Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage (aka “The Freight”) will feature five-time Grammy Award-winner and global music icon Angélique Kidjo when its annual benefit concert returns Oct. 9 this year.

Joining Kidjo will be Bay area-based Brazilian singer-songwriter Badi Assad. Proceeds from ticket sales, a live auction and donations will support ongoing operations and The Freight’s Golden State of Song education program. With music as the primary focus, local connections will be a major talking point and evidenced by food provided at cost for the event by 5th House Catering and attention given to Golden State of Song and local artists and educators who lead The Freight’s community and school classes, workshops and other programs.

“We are trying to raise the money needed to keep our programming growin

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