Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Green Day and Alanis Morissette set the tone at the FireAid benefit with songs of hope and resilience.
Then came Anderson .Paak, who turned the stage at the Kia Forum into a California celebration, bringing out legendary musician Sheila E.
and Dr. Dre to chip in on both his songs and a few of Dre’s. Billie Joe Armstrong was on hand to introduce .Paak, an Oxnard native, who kicked up the energy to full gear during his four-song set.
Sheila E., a Prince collaborator and the anointed Queen of Percussion, appeared to bolster renditions of “Put Me Thru” and “Come Down,” with Paak starting out behind the kit and moving to the front of the stage.
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