Sing Sistah Sing! Stories and Song on the History of Gospel and Jazz Music
Join internationally-renowned mezzo soprano Andrea Baker for a free performance of excerpts of her award-winning show 'Sing Sistah Sing', followed by stories and Q&A!
About Sing Sistah Sing! Stories and Song on the History of Gospel and Jazz Music
Join internationally-renowned mezzo soprano Andrea Baker for a free performance of excerpts of Andrea’s award-winning show Sing Sistah Sing, a joyful, soulful celebration of the African American female voice.
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In this the one-off chance to catch a mini performance from Andrea will sing and share stories, with a link to Scottish, Black and LGBT history. Followed by a Q&A and an optional opportunity for audience members to share their stories and explore the idea of telling their own original story through music and spoken word. Andrea Baker is one of the artists featured in OMOS - an exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy of a new moving image work that pays homage to untold Scottish Black History, and celebrates Black excellence and performance in Scotland.
Andrea Baker
Hailed as a "stupendous and heartrending" talent (Bild Zeitung), American-Scottish mezzo soprano Andrea Baker is internationally renowned for her "enchantingly powerful" performances (Das Orchester). An operatic trailblazer, she was the first African American to take the role of Carmen in Australia, at Sydney Opera House, and the first to perform the roles of Fricke, Erda, and Waltraute in Wagner's Ring in China.
Supported by Year of Stories 2022, City of Edinburgh Council and National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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