Stevie Wonder gets into the moment at the Global Soul concert at the Hollywood Bowl, part of KCRW-FM (89.9)’s annual World Music Festival series. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Ghana musician Rocky Dawuni’s Afrobeat bombast is on full display at the Global Soul show. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Nigerian guitarist Bombino gets his licks in. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
New York‘s current queen of soul revivalists, Sharon Jones, began the show’s penultimate set by Amy Winehouse‘s recent passing (both singers shared the same backing band). She played a five-song set. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Charles Bradley, Brooklyn’s “Screaming Eagle of Soul,” got the night’s first spontaneous standing ovation with his emotive intensity and James Brown-inspired stage chops. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Stevie Wonder at the Hollywood Bowl. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Bombino at the Bowl. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
L.A.’s eclectic Latin rocker Ceci Bastida makes an appearance at the Global Soul show. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Grace Potter of Vermont‘s Nocturnals at the Bowl. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Ceci Bastida (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Mia Doi Todd takes her folk pop style to the Global Soul concert. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Rocky Dawuni (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The gospel gravity of the Soul Seekers adds to the eclectic acts at the Bowl. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Janelle Monáe performed a sublime rendition of the Nat King Cole classic “Smile.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Atlanta’s Janelle Monáe takes a page from the stage antics of James Brown and Solomon Burke. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
