Black Voices was established in Birmingham, England in 1987. Steeped in the traditions of the black church, the group has evolved into one of the finest a cappella quintets in Europe. With a diverse repertoire embracing gospel, spirituals, jazz, Caribbean and African folk, the company has been successfully touring around the world for the past two decades. The music of Black Voices continues to entertain, inspire and challenge people of all races, cultural persuasions, ages and gender.
Proud of their humble roots, Black Voices is known internationally for its unique and diverse brand of a cappella and remains the UK’s only thriving female a cappella group. Through their work with the British Council, Columbia Artists and a range of agents across Europe, the group has done and continues to do much to promote Birmingham, the UK, black women and a cappella singing on a
world stage.
Black Voices has released eight CDs to date.
To find out more, visit the Black Voices website.
Caliche has been one of the leading groups promoting the music and culture of South America in Britain since 1986. Caliche play instruments such as panpipes, flutes, charangos and mandolins which evoke the magic of the Altiplano scenery, cradle of the Inca civilisation.
The wind instruments of the native South Americans, strings of the Spaniards and rhythms of the coastal black communities have combined to produce one of the world’s riches folk traditions.
Caliche’s music expresses the joys and sufferings of the campesinos of the Andes and the shanty-town dwellers of the great Latin American cities.