“Playful and powerful in equal measure.” – Around the Town Chicago
For nearly two decades, the two-time Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin has been merging string arrangements with modern beats and building bridges in communities along the way. Members Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste first met in high school orchestra class. Now they sell out headline performances at the most prestigious venues in the U.S., prompting NPR to declare that “their music will keep classical music alive for the next generation.” Their latest album Full Circle bursts with indelible melodies, boom-bap rhythms, rich orchestration, and lyrics full of hope and persistence, revealing the range and depth of a project the members call “more a movement than a brand.”
