Husband-and-wife duo, The War and Treaty, will display their soulful country music at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 11. Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter will be performing music from the latest album, “Plus One.” (Photo courtesy of The War and Treaty)

By Megan Sayles
AFRO Staff Writer
msayles@afro.com

Country duo The War and Treaty are set to perform at D.C.’s Howard Theatre on April 11. Husband and wife Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter will take the stage with their genre-crossing fusion of soul, country and rock as part of their Plus One Tour.

Doors will open at 8 p.m.

“You’re not just coming to watch music— you’re coming to feel it. You’re stepping into a space where love, pain, joy and healing are all happening on the same stage,” said The War and Treaty in a statement to the AFRO. “This is church, this therapy, this is a family reunion and it’s an invitation to join us on this journey of love and healing. You might cry. You’ll definitely leave lighter than you came in.”

Since forming in 2014, The War and Treaty have released four studio albums. The duo has received several Grammy nominations, including Best New Artists and Best American Roots Song in 2024.

Megan Sayles is a business reporter for The Baltimore Afro-American paper. Before this, Sayles interned with Baltimore Magazine, where she wrote feature stories about the city’s residents, nonprofits...