Kindred the Family Soul
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Kindred the Family Soul, also referred to as Kindred, are an American
R&B
, soul
, and neo soul
duo consisting of the married couple of Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon. Signed to Hidden Beach Recordings
, Kindred emerged from the Philadelphia neo soul
movement that also includes Jill Scott
, who discovered them while the couple was performing at the Black Lily Film & Music Festival.
After two years of work on the CD, Hidden Beach issued their debut album Surrender to Love in February 2003, which included, among others, the songs "Stars" and "Far Away". Their follow-up album was 2005's In This Life Together—its title being a reference to Ossie Davis
and Ruby Dee
's 1998 book With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together—, spawning the single "Where Would I Be (The Question)".
The duo were nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Group Band or Duo
for Surrender to Love in 2004 and a BET Award
for the BET J Cool Like That Award in 2006. The group's third LP, The Arrival, was released on October 21, 2008.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
, soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, and neo soul
Neo soul
The term neo soul was originally coined by Kedar Massenburg of Motown Records in the late 1990s as a marketing category following the commercial breakthroughs of artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and Maxwell...
duo consisting of the married couple of Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon. Signed to Hidden Beach Recordings
Hidden Beach Recordings
Hidden Beach is an American independent record label specializing in Urban Alternative, R&B, Soul, Inspirational and Contemporary Jazz music genres...
, Kindred emerged from the Philadelphia neo soul
Neo soul
The term neo soul was originally coined by Kedar Massenburg of Motown Records in the late 1990s as a marketing category following the commercial breakthroughs of artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and Maxwell...
movement that also includes Jill Scott
Jill Scott
Jill Scott is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter, poet, and actress. In 2007, Scott made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and in Tyler Perry's feature film, Why Did I Get Married? That year, her third studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, was released on...
, who discovered them while the couple was performing at the Black Lily Film & Music Festival.
After two years of work on the CD, Hidden Beach issued their debut album Surrender to Love in February 2003, which included, among others, the songs "Stars" and "Far Away". Their follow-up album was 2005's In This Life Together—its title being a reference to Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis was an American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist.-Early years:...
and Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee is an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and activist, perhaps best known for co-starring in the film A Raisin in the Sun and the film American Gangster for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.-Early years:Dee was born Ruby...
's 1998 book With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together—, spawning the single "Where Would I Be (The Question)".
The duo were nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Group Band or Duo
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Group Band or Duo
The Soul Train Music Award winners for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male See also Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year and Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female...
for Surrender to Love in 2004 and a BET Award
BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET...
for the BET J Cool Like That Award in 2006. The group's third LP, The Arrival, was released on October 21, 2008.
Albums
- Surrender to Love (2003)
- In This Life Together (2005)
- The Arrival (2008)
- Love Has No RecessionLove Has No Recession"Love Has No Recession" is the fourth studio album by R&B duet, Kindred The Family Soul. It was released on July 26, 2011 by Shanachie Records.-Background:...
(2011)
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
U.S. R&B Airplay | U.S. Adult R&B | U.S. R&B Recurrents | U.S. R&B Recurrent Airplay | |||
| 2003 | "Far Away" | 53 | 52 | - | 6 | 6 | Surrender to Love |
| 2004 | "Stars" | 101 | - | - | 10 | 9 | |
| 2006 | "Where Would I Be (The Question)" | 41 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | In This Life Together |
| "Woman First" | 112 | - | 22 | - | - | ||
| "Thru Love" | - | - | 33 | - | - | ||
| 2008 | "House of Love" | 86 | - | 26 | - | - | The Arrival |
| 2011 | "Magic Happens" | 99 | - | 36 | - | - | Love Has No Recession |
External links
- Official website
- Kindred the Family Soul on the Hidden Beach Recordings website
- Interview with Tavis Smiley
- Kindred Live @ Jazz Cafe, London. UK Vibe Gig Review by Michael 'The Dood' Edwards
- http://www.unratedmagazine.com/articles/Archive/2011/Kindred_the_Family_Soul_110318.cfmInterview with Fatin Dantzler, March 2011 UnRated MagazineUnRated MagazineUnRated Magazine was founded in 2001 in Chicago. Starting with a handful of writers and photographers, in 2009 the music magazine features over 30 journalists from all over the world. The content published by the magazine consists of music reviews, features, interviews and photography of the...
] - http://youtube.com/watch?v=KpeNGpu9Lv4Kindred performing I AM with Jazmine SullivanJazmine SullivanJazmine Marie Sullivan is an American recording artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is also the protégé of rapper Missy Elliott. Her debut single "Need U Bad" reached number one on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while her second single, "Bust Your Windows" peaked at number four...
(Live)] - Kindred performing live at The Five Spot in Philadelphia, PA
- IN THIS LIFE TOGETHER electronic presskit