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THE PERFORMERS
These amazing people contributed!
Rissi PalmerSouthern soul icon, singer-songwriter Rissi brings her country / R&B talents! Rissi Palmer's gift lies in reaching across boundaries. One of our most compelling singers, she is at home in R&B but made her mark in country, bringing the entire spectrum of popular music to bear on music she calls “Southern Soul.”
Check out her website here! |
Violet BellLizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez of Violet Bell bring their soulful take on southern folk. "Music belongs to all of us. Music is part of what it is to be human. Music is taking us down a path of new possibilities."
Check out their website! Youtube |
NantahalaNantahala is an indie folk band from the North Carolina Piedmont. Their harmony-rich music draws from mountain roots, soul and modern country with influences ranging from Dolly Parton to Tom Waits.
Check them out here! and on Youtube Spotify |
Mike EdwardsSinger, songwriter and composer with TheloniousNC, an a capella group. Mike brings a heartfelt song from his home to share, and hopes that "...the vibe can help us all survive!"
Check out TheloniousNC online! |
Serena WileyThe velvety, smooth voice of Serena Wiley is emerging not only as a vocalist but, a tenor saxophonist, whose light is a part of the greater whole. Her light is intertwined with poetry, lyrics, soulful instrumental compositions, and perfect imperfections.
Check out her website! |
Grand ShoresWhile lulling listeners into a state of serenity, Gabriel Pelli (Onyx Club Boys, The Old Ceremony) and Will Ridenour (Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba, Zegota) move nimbly across musical traditions. Blending Americana with West African folk, and with instrumentation ranging from fiddle to kora, Grand Shores fuses their original sound with a contemporary aesthetic that draws widely from folk and indie, jazz and punk.
Check them out online! Youtube |
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AND our Master of Ceremonies!!
Carlos Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet from New York City. He is the author of Fractures (University of Wisconsin Press, 2020), selected by Natasha Trethewey as the winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, and a star of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. We thank Carlos for hosting this amazing event! |
Photo credit: Friends & Lovers Photography
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