One of the key moments featured in the exhibition "New York, New Music: 1980–1986," on view at the Museum through September 18, 2022 focus on the Talking Heads sold-out concert at Wollman Rink in Central Park on August 27, 1980. The band had just finished mixing their fourth studio album, Remain in Light, which pushed their music in new directions. They were now fusing “new wave” rock and roll with Afrobeat—a combination of American funk and jazz with West African polyrhythms. For the first time, the band expanded beyond the classic quartet of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth, bringing in an array of musicians including guitarist Adrian Belew, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, bassist Michael “Busta Cherry” Jones, percussionist Steve Scales, percussionist and backup singer Dolette McDonald, and backup singer Nona Hendryx. The Central Park show—with a crowd of nearly 20,000—was only the second time this lineup played together live. The group imbued a new collective spirit into the Talking Heads’ music.