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Robbi Hall Kumalo
For more than 25 years, Robbi K has been performing and working to develop young audiences, producing joyous and exhilarating programs for all ages. Robbi K has developed a new kind of artistic presentation successfully combining music, theater, and culture with a worldview that makes a dramatic break from the Euro-centric norm. She’s been a major force in bringing a sense of the world community to children’s entertainment. She brings with her Lincoln Center for Aesthetic Education Professional Teaching Artist training and earnest communication skills to enhance her performance - be it storytelling to the young or improvising with adults. With a strong message about being of good character, young audiences exposed to her work not only continue to sing her songs, but hopefully are inspired to become more loving and open-minded participants in the global community.
Awards
Robbi K has recorded with many artists, has released three award-winning children's CDs: Set It Free, Keep the Beat! (Honored with a Parents’ Choice Award), & Music Makes Me Happy - recipient of a 2007 Parents’ Choice Silver Award and an iParenting Award of Excellence. A few other Parents' Choice awards received for compilations as well as, Community Citations & numerous Recognitions.
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The Music Of Nina, Miriam & Great Ladies Of Piano Featuring Robbi Kumalo at Rockwood Music Hall on May 20
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Robbi Hall Kumalo
Jazz has not one Great Lady, but a few including impassioned performance artist Robbi Hall Kumalo who pays homage to many of them in Ladies of Piano: My Great African-American Songbook.” Kumalo includes Miriam Makeba with her clicking tongue & breathy syncopations, rocked our world with ancient rhythms & stories of South Africa. Kumalo connects to the spirit of Nina Simone who lit the world on fire with a vibrato that stirred souls and moved mountains. Experience the African-American Songbook's ...
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Primary Instrument
Vocals
Location
New York City
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
Please visit my website for complete info on my teaching work. www.RobbiKumalo.com
Clinic/Workshop Information
Please visit my website for complete info on my teaching work. WWW.RobbiKumalo.COM
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Music
Los Niños
From: Second TakeBy Robbi Hall Kumalo
Speak To Me
From: Montana Bound, In Front of My...By Robbi Hall Kumalo