Black Voices

Bio:

Black Voices are the UK’s leading female a cappella quintet. Established in 1988, they have steadily built an international reputation for delivering inspiring, quality vocal performances and workshops. All born and bred in Birmingham - England, Black Voices have developed their own unique brand of a cappella with an ever growing repertoire that includes Gospel, spirituals, traditional African and Caribbean, pop, as well as jazz and their own creative fusions. Black Voices has forged its own dynamic way of distilling and re-presenting its music from an African-Caribbean, black British perspective. The group presents a cappella, both sacred and secular. Since the group’s informal beginnings in 1988, Black Voices have steadily built a reputation for delivering vocal music that eradicates barriers of age, race, gender or religious persuasion. All the members of Black Voices came through the black church and this firm grounding has aided their development in becoming a very popular, professional performance company. Black Voices have performed for the Pope, many presidents, kings and queens as well as the general public all over the world. Black Voices love to sing, and their enjoyment of their craft is infectious. Black Voices have performed in every continent and in numerous countries across the globe. Their sound is refreshing and their messages uplifting and full of hope and love. Their eagerness to experiment and diversify has meant that many composers and arrangers have been able to add new threads of colour to the rich tapestry of songs that make up Black Voices’ ever growing repertoire. Whatever your musical taste, you’re sure to find something in Black Voices concert that will inspire and move you!. Members: Carol Pemberton (Musical Director), Sandra Francis, Celia Anderson, Shereece Storrod, Evon Johnson-Elliot, Jennifer Wallace and Genevieve Sylva. We perform as an all female quintet

Influences:

Our individual influences range from stalwarts of the jazz world, R & B, African & Carbbean folk, Gospel and Classical. We have been fortunate to support many of the people we have looked up to in concert including: Ray Charles Nina Simone Winton Marsalis and Take 6 In terms of a cappella, we admire the work of Take 6 and Sweet Honey in the Rock.

Sounds Like:

Over the last 25 years, Black Voices has worked hard to produce its own unique brand of a cappella - a sound that is unmistakably our own.

Record Label:

Black Voices