A World-Class Celebration of 'What it Means to be Free'
Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival 2022
July 16, 2022
Featured Artists
Artists subject to change.
Jaylin Brown (Virginia)
Noah Kellman (NYC)
Richie Melito (SYR)
We Have
National and International Musicians & Vocalists
The Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival concert takes place annually in July and is part of the New York Dance Festival! The concert is a national gift and shares the “A Soundtrack for Harriet Tubman” with open hearts around the globe. Leading musicians collaborate to celebrate “What It Means to Be Free!” and the entire undertaking is a wondrous and inclusive community building event. We also present the National Harriet Tubman Freedom Awards.
We Present
World-class Performance
The annual concert headlines “A Soundtrack for Harriet Tubman” a revived score from a 1993 Harriet Tubman Musical composed by Sean McLeod and today is played by acclaimed musicians to give Harriet’s life a soundtrack, and presents local and regional artists who’s music inspires the voice of freedom. The Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival is an open air (free to the public) concert of blues, jazz, and gospel music played in celebration of Harriet Tubman’s legacy and “What it means to be free!”.
We Share
A powerful message of Freedom
The Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival shares a powerful message of Freedom. This event is poised to be the next Global Citizens Festival! The Global Citizens Festival is a movement to end extreme poverty, and the Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival is a global “Celebration of What It Means to Be Free”!
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Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival on Tour
Around the Nation
Check out highlights, guest artists, and communities around the Nation that have experienced the Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival on Tour. See their cultural experiences and how their community was impacted.

2019 Harriet Tubman Freedom Awards

Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival 2018 – This Little Light of Mine
Year Old Music
People touched
Cities Toured