This event is in the past.It took place on March 19, 2026 at Cal Performances.




Rhiannon Giddens doesn't just play folk and blues, she excavates it. The Grammy winner weaves banjo history, slavery narratives, and the Innocence Project into soaring multi-genre sets that feel part concert, part masterclass.
Multi-genre folk
Musical storytelling
Grammy-winning artist
Cross-cultural collaboration
Tips
🎵"divisions of genre and style wash away in real time" (SF Chronicle)
📚"resident historian and musicologist" giving mini classes on each song
🅿️reserve parking when you buy tickets, campus gets hectic
Rhiannon Giddens
Southside




Rhiannon Giddens doesn't just play folk and blues, she excavates it. The Grammy winner weaves banjo history, slavery narratives, and the Innocence Project into soaring multi-genre sets that feel part concert, part masterclass.
Multi-genre folk
Musical storytelling
Grammy-winning artist
Cross-cultural collaboration
Tips
🎵"divisions of genre and style wash away in real time" (SF Chronicle)
📚"resident historian and musicologist" giving mini classes on each song
🅿️reserve parking when you buy tickets, campus gets hectic
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