- Feel the rhythm of the world on tonight's "Detroit Performs."

We are featuring performances from the 2026 Concert of Colors Festival.

This year, the Concert of Colors celebrated its 35th year and honored the memory of the festival's founder, Ishmael Ahmed.

Please enjoy these electrifying performances from the 2026 Concert of Colors Festival on "Detroit Performs."

- [Announcer] Funding for "Detroit Performs" is provided by the Kresge Foundation, the Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation.

Gregory Haynes and Richard Sonenklar And by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

(upbeat music) (upbeat reggae music) (upbeat reggae music continues) ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ And when soldiers came ♪ ♪ Them say them come to make us tame ♪ ♪ And from that day until now on ♪ ♪ We were jeered and laughed to scorn ♪ ♪ Things used to be ire ♪ ♪ Before the soldiers came ♪ ♪ Things used to be nice, so nice now ♪ ♪ The soldiers ♪ ♪ Things used to be ire ♪ ♪ Things used to be nice before the soldiers came ♪ ♪ Our country them did enter, yeah ♪♪ ♪ Trodding left right and center ♪ ♪ One moment at peace with Nature ♪ ♪ Now victims of a massacre ♪ ♪ We got our spears ♪ ♪ We got our shields ♪ ♪ But their guns were greater ♪ ♪ Prepare for a slaughter ♪ ♪ Give I back I witch doctor ♪ ♪ Give I back I Black Ruler ♪ ♪ Me no want no dictator ♪ ♪ Me no want no tyrant on yah ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ (upbeat reggae music continues) ♪ Way down ♪ ♪ Way down ♪ ♪ Way down in Africa ♪ ♪ Where the backra still rules day after day ♪ ♪ The Black Man is suffering now far more ♪ ♪ Than when he was a slave ♪ ♪ Is there a need for war ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Peace my brethren, hear them bawl ♪ ♪ Bodies in mutilated condition ♪ ♪ Faces scarred beyond recognition ♪ ♪ If this what civilization means to me ♪ ♪ Then ♪ ♪ Give I back I witch doctor ♪ ♪ Give I back I Black Ruler ♪ ♪ Me no want no dictator ♪ ♪ Me no want no ♪ ♪ Me no want no ♪ ♪ Just me want ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ Dutallee ♪ ♪ We want Dutallee ♪ ♪ We cry for Dutallee ♪ (upbeat reggae music continues) ♪ Dutallee ♪ (upbeat reggae music) (electric guitar music) ♪ Roots music ♪ ♪ You can't refuse it ♪ ♪ Don't try abuse it ♪ ♪ Or even use it, yaw ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ On top of the world ♪ ♪ 'Cause we got the herb ♪ ♪ A good name is better ♪ ♪ Than diamonds and pearls, I say ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors, I say ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white suppressors ♪ ♪ Yeah, death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ What about the half ♪ ♪ That's never been told ♪ ♪ They're looting my silver ♪ ♪ And robbing my gold ♪ ♪ I say death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ We searching for justice ♪ ♪ Contention in the streets ♪ ♪ Dem deh 'pon the pulpit ♪ ♪ Bare muckery dem preach, I say ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Tramp them down ♪ ♪ Rasta say ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white aggressors, yeah ♪ ♪ For the laws you're enforcing ♪ ♪ Today you must pay ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ I say death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Oh ay oh ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Stop them ♪ ♪ Seize them ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To the bridge now hey!

Me say ♪ ♪ All night and all day ♪ ♪ Me deh 'pon me bending knees ♪ ♪ A cast the evil spells away ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Chant them down ♪ ♪ I says death, to Black and white aggressors ♪ (electric guitar music) ♪ 'Cause they've got the power ♪ ♪ To pile on the pressure ♪ ♪ Dem are blood suckers, iniquity workers yeah ♪ ♪ Death ♪ ♪ Iniquity workers yes ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ (upbeat reggae music continues) (upbeat reggae music continues) ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ ♪ Death, to Black and white ♪ ♪ To Black and white oppressors ♪ (upbeat reggae music continues) - One, two!

(upbeat reggae music) (upbeat reggae music continues) ♪ I say don't get disillusioned ♪ ♪ By this racist institution ♪ ♪ Big X, big X, big X ♪ ♪ Big X, big X, big X, big X ♪ ♪ Big X, big X ♪ ♪ Blah blah blah blah ♪ - We have a problem.

We-we-we-we have a problem.

La-la-ladies and gentlemen, we have a problem.

- Yeah, can you believe it?

We do have a problem because in this year, 2026, 2026, we still happen to be rocking against racism.

(audience cheering) But we in this confined environment this evening, we know better than that because as long as we're lovers of reggae music, that equates us rocking against racism.

(audience cheering) Rocking against fascism.

(audience cheering) Against Nazism, (audience cheering) against prejudice, (audience cheering) against injustice, against police brutality.

(audience cheering) Yeah.

We got two more things in common y'all.

One, we're looking for peace, (audience cheering) like how it should be in places like the Middle East where peace is so desperately needed right now.

And what we all want from mankind is prosperity.

(audience cheering) (upbeat reggae music) ♪ I says don't get disillusioned ♪ ♪ By this racist institution ♪ ♪ The bigots are out there with their weapons too ♪ ♪ Yes they're aiming just to gun down our children ♪ ♪ So let me tell you this time around ♪ ♪ Yes this time around ♪ ♪ Yes we're gonna draw yes, this line right now ♪ ♪ Draw this line right now ♪ ♪ Our common goal is to stand our ground ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ You've got the city on lock down ♪ ♪ Don't shoot!

I've got my hands up ♪ ♪ Don't shoot!

I've put my hands up ♪ ♪ Should I ♪ ♪ What do you want from me ♪ ♪ Don't shoot!

I've got my hands up ♪ ♪ Don't shoot!

I've put my hands up ♪ ♪ No doubt eh ♪ ♪ I'm choking I can't breathe eh ♪ (upbeat reggae music continues) ♪ Curfew, curfew ♪ ♪ Do I lay dead as a victim ♪ ♪ Another statistic to the system ♪ ♪ All kinds of crazy shit runs through my my my mind ♪ ♪ Will I live to raise my children ♪ ♪ 'Cause let me tell you this time around ♪ ♪ Yes this time around ♪ ♪ Yes we're gonna draw yes, this line right now ♪ ♪ Draw this line right now ♪ ♪ Is this defiance that's got me bound ♪ ♪ You've got this whole town on lock down ♪ ♪ Don't shoot!

I've got my hands up ♪ ♪ Don't shoot!

I've put my hands up ♪ ♪ Should I ♪ ♪ What do you want from me ♪ ♪ Don't shoot!

I've got my hands up ♪ ♪ Don't shoot!

I've put my hands up ♪ ♪ No doubt eh ♪ ♪ I'm choking I can't breathe eh ♪ ♪ I'm choking I can't breathe eh ♪ ♪ I'm down on my bending knees ♪ ♪ I beg you don't taser me ♪ ♪ Curfew ♪ ♪ Curfew ♪ ♪ Curfew ♪ (upbeat reggae music) ♪ My people are in a mess ♪ ♪ Suffer and turn them back ♪ ♪ But nobody wants to know ♪ ♪ Suffer and they call it slack ♪ ♪ 'Cause when you're down and out and oppressed ♪ ♪ Suffer and they turn their back ♪ ♪ You've got to fight your battles ♪ ♪ From the lowest of the low ♪ ♪ Suffer and they come in slack ♪ ♪ So keep your distance and take your stance ♪ ♪ Keep your distance, yah and take your stance ♪ ♪ 'Cause this could be your utmost chance ♪ ♪ This could be, this could be ♪ ♪ Your utmost chance ♪ ♪ You've had all night and day ♪ ♪ To consider and pray ♪ ♪ All night, all day, consider and pray ♪ ♪ You've brought fire on my head ♪ ♪ And now you must pay ♪ ♪ Fire on my head 'cause you must pay ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Where my people suffer ♪ - Detroit how you feeling?

♪ Take Rastaman culture for instance ♪ ♪ Suffer and they turn them back ♪ ♪ Dem think is political joke ♪ ♪ Suffer and they call it slack ♪ ♪ But we people know better then that ♪ ♪ Suffer and they turn their back ♪ ♪ Because what keeps us together ♪ ♪ Is Jah love we promote ♪ ♪ Suffer and they call it slack ♪ ♪ I and I know the truth of it all ♪ ♪ I and I, I and I know the truth of it all ♪ ♪ 'Cause we have smashed our heads against that wall ♪ ♪ Smashed our heads against that wall ♪ ♪ And now I say we must create a scene ♪ ♪ Oy, oy, create a scene ♪ ♪ We must recapture our culture ♪ ♪ By any means ♪ ♪ Recapture our culture, recapture our culture ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Where my people suffer ♪ ♪ Count the times we've been let down ♪ ♪ And left us in despair ♪ ♪ Woe betide that evil man ♪ ♪ Who giveth not a care, oh ♪ ♪ Check yourself just one more time ♪ ♪ To reassure your mind ♪ ♪ 'Cause those who are chosen by the father's hand ♪ ♪ Must not get left behind ♪ ♪ Rasta say, guidance ♪ ♪ But Backrah say different still ♪ ♪ Rasta say, guidance ♪ ♪ But Backrah say different still ♪ ♪ Rasta say, guidance forever ♪ ♪ But Backrah say different still ♪ ♪ Rasta say, guidance everlasting ♪ ♪ But Backrah say different still ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Jah love will carry I home ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Jah love will carry I home ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Jah love will carry I home ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ ♪ Babylon makes the rules ♪ (upbeat reggae music continues) (audience cheering) (upbeat reggae music) ♪ Your love is a life for I ♪ ♪ Realized that so much ♪ ♪ When I first met you ♪ ♪ That was some time ago ♪ ♪ From then until this ♪ ♪ Resist, no, no, no, close to you, see ♪ ♪ Yes, right from the start ♪ ♪ Oh, no, no, no, could never part ♪ ♪ Oh, I hear from that thought ♪ ♪ I wanna live in your house ♪ ♪ I wanna live in your house ♪ ♪ I wanna live in your house ♪ ♪ Your house ♪ ♪ I wanna live in your house ♪ ♪ You say dry your nose ♪ ♪ Wipe that tear drops from your ♪ ♪ Tears from your eyes ♪ ♪ Was in a sticky situation, ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Came with a solution, solution ♪ ♪ Was a revelation to hear ♪ ♪ Triumphant calling ♪ ♪ Triumphant trumpets ♪ ♪ Spap spa da dap pap spa spa ♪ ♪ Spap spa da dap pap ♪ ♪ Spap spa da dap pap spa spa ♪ ♪ Spap spa da dap pap ♪ ♪ Spap spa da dap pap spa spa ♪ ♪ Spap spa da dap pap ♪ ♪ I wanna live in your house ♪ ♪ I wanna live in your house ♪ ♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ ♪ Sticky situation, ooh ♪ ♪ Came with a solution, solution ♪ ♪ Was a revelation to hear ♪ ♪ Triumphant calling ♪ ♪ Triumphant trumpets ♪ ♪ Spap spa da dap pap spa spa ♪ ♪ Spap spa da dap pap ♪ ♪ I wanna live in your house ♪ ♪ I wanna live in your house ♪ ♪ Jah wanna live in your house ♪ ♪ I wanna live in your house ♪ ♪ To make I home ♪ ♪ To make I home ♪ ♪ To make I home ♪ ♪ To make I home ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, I wanna, I wanna ♪ ♪ I wanna, I wanna ♪ ♪ Yes, I wanna, I wanna ♪ ♪ I wanna, I wanna ♪ (audience cheering) - [Announcer] Funding for "Detroit Performs" is provided by the Kresge Foundation, the Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation, Gregory Haynes and Richard Sonenklar and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

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