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Wu-Tang's GZA to Play Free Concert at South Beach on Sunday

By Nicholas Rizzi | July 17, 2017 2:57pm
 Wu-Tang Clan founder GZA will play a free concert in the borough referred to as Shaolin by the group.
Wu-Tang Clan founder GZA will play a free concert in the borough referred to as Shaolin by the group.
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SOUTH BEACH — Wu-Tangs's coming home to Shaolin.

A founding member of the legendary Staten Island-based group Wu-Tang Clan, GZA, will play a free concert in South Beach on Sunday.

GZA, who was raised in Brooklyn but formed Wu-Tang with his cousin RZA on Staten Island, will perform at South Beach Park on Sunday as part of the City Parks Foundation's SummerStage series of shows, according to organizers.

The performance, on Father Capodanno Boulevard and Sand Lane, will be from 5 to 7 p.m. and is the last of SummerStage's week of free shows throughout the borough.

SummerStage kicks off on Staten Island on Thursday with a performance by Latin freestyle trio TKA at West Brighton's Corporal Thompson Park from 6 to 8 p.m. That show will also have a dance workshop hosted by Conrad Roch.

Other shows in the series include singer Lisette Melendez at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Latin soul singer Joe Baatan with a DJ-set from Felix Hernandez Rhythm Revue from 6 to 8 p.m. and disco singer Evelyn "Champagne" King and Joey Carvello from 5 to 7 p.m.

All the shows, except for GZA's, will be hosted at Corporal Thompson Park, on Broadway between Markham Road and Wayne Street, organizers said.