Vocalist Angela Bofill returns to Washington to narrate the Angela Bofill Experience, a multimedia event featuring her band, the popular singer Maysa performing the songs that made Angela famous, and jazz flutist Dave Valentin. “Dave was my first crush, an old friend,” Bofill said, speaking from her home in California. “We started out together and it means a great deal to me that he will join me on this tour to play and chat with the audience. My band that’s based in D.C. will be there to back Maysa as she sings my signature numbers, ‘I Try’ and ‘Angel of the Night,’ along with lots of others my Washington fans always loved. Maysa and I first met when we appeared together at [a] jazz festival. I saw then that she is a nice person with a beautiful voice and I don’t know anyone I’d rather hear performing my songs.”

Bofill burst on the music scene in 1978 with “Angie,” her debut album that started her career as a Latin R&B singer. By 2004, she had recorded 11 albums, several of which have been reissued. During those years, she amassed many fans in the Washington area, playing to packed houses each time she came to town. In addition to her many dance hits, the ballad “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter” always brings her to mind.