More than just house, Silver Room Block Party returns to showcase Black art: 'It was always about community'

The Silver Room Sound System Block Party made its official return on Saturday, demonstrating a wide range of Black art at the Salt Shed. Performers ran the gamut from Piwa, a young, alternative Zimbabwe artist, who sang an unexpected but delightful cover of Betty Davis’ 50-year-old funk song “Nasty Gal," to the newly formed Black Opera Ensemble, which belted out everything from African American spirituals to traditional opera selections by Mozart and Georges Bizet. Later, the same stage would…