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Aja Monet at BIRD

June 19, 2025

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She is a poet, thinker, performer, and above all a voice you don't just hear, but feel. Aja Monet, Grammy-nominated and deeply rooted in soul, blues, jazz, and resistance, comes to BIRD on Sunday 16 November, with her debut album when the poems do what they do.

Expect a show that scratches and soothes, that opens and summons. Together with her full American band, she brings poetry that sings, trembles, and fights somewhere between memory and revolution, between prayer and protest. After the concert, we’ll pull up chairs for an in-depth talk 'Behind The Rhyme' about the power of language, music, and community.

Doors: 14:00
Live Performance: 14:30–16:00
Break in the café: 16:00–16:30
Talk - Behind The Rhyme: 16:30–17:15

Find more information and tickets here.

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Gemeente Rotterdam
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Volkskracht
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Ambassade van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in Suriname
Erasmusstichting
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
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Lira fonds
Versopolis
J.E. Jurriaanse
Gefinancierd door de Europese Unie
Elise Mathilde Fonds
Stichting Verzameling van Wijngaarden-Boot
Veerhuis
VDM
College Fine and applied arts - University Illinois
Rotterdam festivals