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Silk Sonic, the super-duo made up of Bruno Marsand Anderson .Paak, kicked off their Las Vegas residency at Park MGM’s Dolby Live on Friday night with a production that was as smooth as the velvet jackets worn onstage by the two stars. “Opening night!” .Paak shouted early on. “You didn’t …

The centerpiece of Leela James’ new album, See Me, is the title track, an arrestingly forlorn piano ballad built with snapping fingers and rich, Jam & Lewis-style chords — think of their work on New Edition‘s “Boys to Men.” That 1988 cut was a plea for understanding from a group …