The Spotlight Series at the George brings in comedians and musicians for a limited series of one-night performances to give you even more entertainment options throughout our season. Spending an evening laughing your head off with your friends in our gorgeous theater is WAY better than just sitting at the house doom scrolling.
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SHO BARAKA | 3.8.2025
Sho is a three-time Billboard charting, award-nominated (Stellar & Dove) artist and founding member of internationally known hip-hop consortium 116 Clique and record label, Reach Records. Sho is now an independent artist with his recent albums being The Narrative, So Many Feelings and Talented Xth.
Sho Baraka has spent the last 17 years traveling the world (5 continents, nearly 20 countries) as a recording artist and speaker. His overseas work has ranged from leading seminars about race relations in South Africa to establishing artist hubs in Indonesia.
Whether he’s in the classroom as a professor, on stage as an artist, in the streets as an activist or in the boardroom as a consultant, Sho is combining his artistic platform with his academic pursuits to contribute a unique perspective in multiple arenas, while attempting to uplift the culture.