Indie Review welcomes artist/writer/speaker Toni Blackman !

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TONI BLACKMAN

Toni is an international champion of hip-hop culture, known for the irresistible, contagious energy of her performances and for her alluring female presence. An award-winning artist, her steadfast work and commitment to hip-hop led the U.S. Department of State to select her to work as the first ever hip-hop artist to work as an American Cultural Specialist. She has already served in Senegal, Ghana, Botswana, and Swaziland where her residencies include performance, workshops, and lectures on hip hop music and culture. She recently toured Southeast Asia with Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Musical Ambassador program and has shared the stage with the likes of Erykah Badu, Mos Def, The Roots, Wu Tang Clan, GURU, Bahamadia, Boot Camp Clic, Me’Shell NdegeoCello, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Jill Sobule and even Rickie Lee Jones. Her first book, Inner-Course was released in 2003 (Villard/Random House). Toni has performed in Eve Ensler’s V-Day Festival, the DODGE Poetry Festival, in Spain at the Barcelona World Social Forum, featured in the CUTTING EDGE Festival in Darmstadt, Germany, featured at SENERAP International Hip Hop Festival in Dakar and toured South Africa as a headliner on the URBAN VOICES Festival alongside the legendary Linton Kwesi Johnson. Toni has collaborated with a host of highly esteemed musicians including Craig Harris, James “Blood” Ulmer, Vernon Reid, Jay Rodriguez and master kora players Papa Susso and Yacouba. She continues to work with artists from around the world.

Highly respected as the founder and director of Freestyle Union, a cipher workshop that uses free styling as a tool to encourage social responsibility, Blackman’s work has held great influence in the world of hip hop activism. This former Echoing Green Fellow has also been a fellow with the Open Society Institute. Toni most recent efforts involved the Freestyle Union initiative I Rhyme Like A Girl which is run in partnership with the New School University’s Institute for Urban Education. Toni has done an extensive amount of work with the Girl Scouts of America and was instrumental in launching “The Girls Hip Hop Project” at the Center for Cultural Exchange in Portland, Maine (a program that provides workshops for teen girls from the Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea and many other places). Her latest efforts are as a teaching artist at Brooklyn Communication Arts & Media High School (BCAM) where she teaches “The Art of Emceeing”.

This multi-talented woman has been listed in ESSENCE Magazine’s listing of “30 Women to Watch,” participated in the 2006 ESSENCE Music Festival, featured in SAVOY Magazine, BOOK Magazine, Newsweek Japan, The Washington Post, and in The New York Times. NHK-Global Japan Television produced a full-length documentary on her work with hip-hop airing it to 11 million viewers on national TV in Japan. She and her work have been highlighted several times on BET, as well as on FOX News and VH1, featured in UPSCALE, VIBE, HONEY, appeared in Tokion magazine and appears in numerous award-winning documentaries including Furious Force of Rhymes, Beyond Beats and Rhymes, and Freestyle. Third World Newsreel and J.T. Takagi produced a documentary short “She Rhymes Like A Girl” exploring Toni’s work.

Indie Review welcomes Antonique Smith !

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ANTONIQUE SMITH

Antonique Smith is a singer, songwriter, actress, and social justice activist, primarily known for her starring role in the blockbuster film, Notorious, as well as her leading role in the Broadway musical, RENT. In 2015, she was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category. Antonique is currently being seen in the TV One original film, "Stock Options". Later this summer, Antonique will co-star in the upcoming Queen Latifah executive produced film, "Deuces" and will have a recurring role in the newly announced FOX drama-series, "Shots Fired", Executive Produced by Gina Prince-Bythewood and Empire's executive producer, Brian Grazer. Heralded as ?an amazing actress with a great career ahead of her?, by the legendary Sidney Lumet, Antonique is following the career path of Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross; pursuing a career in film while also continuing to make her dream of a Grammy-winning recording career into the most amazing of realities. 

 

 

Indie Review welcomes Syleena Johnson !

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SYLEENA JOHNSON

Grammy nominated vocalist and writer Syleena Johnson is one of the greatest singers and performers of her generation. She has scored major R&B hits and been invited to collaborate with the likes of Kanye West, R. Kelly and Musiq Soulchild. Having fought the major label system to allow her true identity to shine forth, Syleena stepped forward with her most anticipated album to date Chapter 6: Couples Therapy, which was released on the Blackbyrd label. Syleena Johnson is also a popular television personality. She’s one of the original cast members the TV One hit reality series R&B Divas Atlanta and recently wrapped up season 3 with co-stars Keke Wyatt, Angie Stone, Monifah Carter, LaTavia Roberson and former 702 lead singer Kameelah Williams. Syleena also appeared with her sisters on OWN’s Iyanla: Fix My Life. In 2015 Syleena and her husband, Kiwane Garris (former professional basketball player), will appear on the new season of WE TV’s, Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars. Chapter 6: Couples Therapy has been made into a film that stars Johnson, directed by Tangie Black Moore of Tier2Films and the other collaborators from the album. Syleena’s passion for health, fitness, and nutrition has also led her to develop a fitness DVD called Mommy’s Got Soul. Constantly on tour and working on exciting projects, Syleena Johnson who is set to release her book, “The Weight is Over”, will show music lovers why she is one sixth of the Daughters of Soul at the ATL Soul Life Music Festival, Memorial Day weekend. The festival will take place in scenic Atlanta, Georgia offering two nights of outdoor, melodically-soulful entertainment. Grammy nominated artists, along with Soul Train nominees will celebrate soul music in its newest and most cutting edge forms, as the genres of Neo-Soul, R&B, Progressive Hip-Hop and extraordinary groups take the stage.

2016 ATL Soul Life Music Fest

THE ATL SOUL LIFE MUSIC FEST

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

May 28 and 29, 2016 @ 7 pm

Wolf Creek Amphitheater 3025 Merk Road, Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia 

Featured artist are:

Syleena Johnson

Kindred the Family Soul

The Robert Glasper Experiment

Lalah Hathaway

Eric Roberson

Anthony David

Goapele

Avery Sunshine

Rahsaan Patterson

Angie Stone

The festival will take place in scenic Atlanta, Georgia offering two nights of outdoor, melodically-soulful entertainment. Grammy nominated artists, along with Soul Train nominees will celebrate soul music in its newest and most cutting edge forms, as the genres of Neo-Soul, R&B, Progressive Hip-Hop and extraordinary groups take the stage !

Indie Review welcomes Kindred the Family Soul !

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KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL

Kindred the Family Soul, also referred to as Kindred, are a duo consisting of the married couple of Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon. Signed to Hidden Beach Recordings, Kindred emerged from the Philadelphia neo soul movement that also includes Jill Scott, who discovered them while the couple was performing at the Black Lily Film & Music Festival. After two years of work on the CD, Hidden Beach issued their debut album ''Surrender to Love'' in February 2003, which included, among others, the songs "Stars" and "Far Away". Their follow-up album was 2005's ''In This Life Together'' its title being a reference to Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee's 1998 book ''With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together'', spawning the single "Where Would I Be (The Question)". The duo were nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Group Band or Duo for ''Surrender to Love'' in 2004 and a BET Award for the BET J Cool Like That Award in 2006. The group's third LP, ''The Arrival'', was released on October 21, 2008. The Group's most recent album was "Love has No Recession" released on Purpose/Shanachie records which featured special guests such as Snoop Dogg, Chuck Brown, Bilal, Raheem Devaughn and others. The beloved Grammy-nominated duo, Kindred the Family Soul is set to headline ATL Soul Life Music Fest, the largest annual Soul Music Festival in the SE region.   This duo is the chosen to close out the second night as the headliner. Fondly known as the First Couple of Soul to some, they are sure to take attendees on a musical journey. Last year’s inaugural festival sold out with a record setting attendance of 5,300 on the first night and over 5,100 on the second. 

Indie Review welcomes Di'TA Monique !

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Di'TA MONIQUE

Born into a family of talented singers, Di’ta has carried the torch in a way that has made her family proud.  Hailing from Rochester, New York, she is a hometown favorite. She has taken her vocal and theatrical talent to stages all across the globe. Having toured for15 years, she has performed with notables such as Yolanda Adams, Kim Burrell, Melba Moore, and many more. Although she would not classify herself in anyone genre, she is known most for her rich vocal tones that are a blend of jazz, gospel R&B and soul.

Indie Review welcomes Kenny Black !

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KENNY BLACK

Lending smooth vocals to an infectious fusion of R&B, gospel, pop, hip-hop, classical soul and country, Kenny Black Jr. continues to prove that there are no boundaries to his talents. Self-proclaimed as the “Music Machine”, Kenny Black’s versatility and golden ear allows his talents to cross ALL music genres. As a gifted song writer, singer, and producer, he greets the industry as a triple threat.

At the age of 3 he picked up his first set of drum sticks. By age of 15 this self-taught musician began to master drums, percussion, organ and the piano. “I wanted to make music all of my life. I used to sneak away to play with my uncle’s equipment,” he recalls. “My grandfather played the guitar and my uncle was a DJ. There’s something about making music that drives me.” The son of pastor, Apostle Kenny and Evelyn Black of Living Water Ministries, Kenny’s respect for the art of soulful music can be traced to his childhood, singing and performing in the church.

His natural, raw melodic and instrument playing skills would be honed while attending a performing arts high school. Now married to his beautiful wife Shenika Black and the father of four boys is Kenny Black “The Music Machine” is a musician at heart and building an empire. He writes his own songs, produces and arranges his own music, and will humbly state that he’s just sharing his god-given talents. And sharing he does.

His talents have graced the works of various artists including: Shyne (Bad Boy), Lil’ Wayne, Pam Long (Bad Boy recording artists TOTAL), Jaheim (2007) and “I pride myself is creating music that compliments and accompanies an artist’s, not over power it.” ”Kenny Black” founded “Delray Music Group” in honor of his cousin Shawn (DelRay) Searight and his personal vision to create great music. With Shawn’s untimely death, Black felt that the baton was passed to him to continue the pursuit of impacting the music industry. In 2014 Kenny also brokered a deal with YouTube networkers to have his own youtube channel called “Delray Tv” where he gives his fans and audience an inside look on” Kenny Black” and the “Delray Music Group” family. ”Kenny Black” was the architect behind Desiree Coleman-Jackson’s 2009 Gospel album; producing the entire project.His masterful sound also lead to the creation theme songs for Grammy Award winning, Hezekiah Walker’s ‘Afternoon Praise’ as well as Hezekiah Walker’s “Sunday Morning Celebration” and Liz Black's "Sunday Praise" .

Deep admiration for his Uncle Ron, a DJ who worked with pioneers like Grand Master Flash, and artists/producers like Joe, R.Kelly, Rodney Jerkins, Dr. Dre, The Winans, and Hezekiah Walker played a major role in shaping “Kenny” as an all-around musical talent. Kenny Black has performed at churches, various local venues, and was blessed to be selected as back-up drummer for “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” tour. 2011, his drumming skills and natural talents were again recognized while on tour with Faith Evans.

Kenny’s contribution to Marvin Sapp’s 2010 award winning album “Here I Am” labeled him as a, Stellar, BET, Dove award winning Producer and Songwriter for the songs he wrote and produced titled “Wait” and “More than a Conqueror”.

“Good music is good music. If you feel in your heart, your music should reflect it,” states Black. This is evident in his distinct blend of smooth sultry vocals and heartfelt lyrics with full bodied soulful, driven tracks. Kenny’s humbleness and praise to his gospel roots can be heard on a heartfelt, feel good song, “Do Me Like You” on Marvin Sapp’s 2014 released album, I’m Still Standing.

In 2015 Kenny became the newest artist of the Valor Drumstick family, with a full drumstick endorsement. It is because of Kenny’s unique style of drumming that stands him out from the rest. He (Kenny) couldn’t be more humbly blessed to share this endorsement platform with other celebrity drummers. 

Currently you can find Kenny Black touring with R&B legends “Total”, as the Drummer, Musical Director, and Programmer. Kenny proves that every stage that he is on, people gravitate to his likeable personality. So much so, people are screaming for him on stage just as much as they are screaming for Total.

It is endless to what “Kenny Black” aka “The Music Machine” can do. He proves it each time his name and Talents are brought to the forefront. There is nothing Kenny Black can’t do. Selfassured, yet down-to-earth, Kenny Black “The Music Machine”, singer/songwriter/producer is taking on the world with his style, skills, and passion.