AISHA KAHLIL - Now, 27 years later, Kahlil is still singing with Sweet Honey in the Rock "Grammy Award Winning Acappella Group"

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AISHA KAHLIL - Now, 27 years later, Kahlil is still singing with Sweet Honey in the Rock "Grammy Award Winning Acappella Group"

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In 1981, Aisha Kahlil was working at a vegetarian restaurant in Washington, D.C., when a member of the a cappella vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock came in to eat.

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"I had come to Washington preparing for a tour in Europe and Africa that
fell through," Kahlil said in a phone conversation. "So I taught dance
and theater and got a job in a restaurant. One of the members of Sweet
Honey in the Rock came in and asked if I was interested in auditioning
for the group."

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Now, 27 years later, Kahlil is still singing with Sweet Honey in the
Rock -- a vocal ensemble with roots in the 1960's Civil Rights Movement.
Kahlil, an upstate New York native, always loved singing and
performing.

"I've been singing since I was young. I sang in my high school choir,"
Kahlil said.

She is an experienced jazz vocalist and African dance and song artist.
In 1994, Kahlil was named best soloist in a cappella music by CASA
(Contemporary A Cappella Society of Music) for her performance of "See
See Rider" and "Fulani Chant," a song without words. She has composed
some of the group's most experimental work including "Fulani Chant" and
"Wodaabe Nights" which was a part of the score for the 1998 PBS film
series "Africans in America." She also made an appearance in the 1998
movie "Beloved" with Oprah Winfrey.

"It was an interesting experience. It was great working with Oprah," she
said.

Kahlil is considered Sweet Honey in the Rock's strongest blues singer.
The group's music draws its inspiration from many sources including
blues, spirituals, traditional gospel hymns, rap, reggae, African
chants, Hip Hop, and jazz. All of the group's songs are sung a cappella,
meaning there is no instrumental music to accompany them. They are one
of only a few female groups that sing entirely a cappella. A feat that
can be tough for singers.

You have to be right on pitch at all times and your timing has to be
perfect," Kahlil said. Also, you have to sing for two hours straight
without a break. It can be difficult.

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I have always believed art is the conscience of the human soul and that artists have the responsibility not only to show life as it is but to show life as it should be. … Sweet Honey In The Rock has withstood
the onslaught. She has been unprovoked by the 30 pieces of silver. Her
songs lead us to the well of truth that nourishes the will and courage
to stand strong. She is the keeper of the flame~~~Harry Belafonte

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