IU Soul Revue to Perform at City Hall January 26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 21, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Danny Lopez, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349-CITY, lopezd@bloomington.in.gov

Bloomington, IN - Bloomington City Hall will be rocking on Monday, Jan. 26, when the internationally acclaimed Indiana University Soul Revue performs a free concert in the Council Chambers at 4:30 p.m. The performance, scheduled in conjunction with the traveling exhibit Rock, Rhythm & Soul: The Black Roots of Popular Music now on exhibit in the City Hall Atrium, is free of charge and open to the public.

The IU Soul Revue wide ranging repertoire includes R&B, soul, funk and contemporary urban black popular music. Performances feature original compositions along with arrangements of works recorded by Stevie Wonder; Earth, Wind and Fire; Patti Labelle, Kelly Price, D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige, Eric Benet and more. The Revue is a full ensemble featuring male and female vocalists, horns, a rhythm section and strings and dancers.

Since 1971, the Revue has been recognized as one of the finest collegiate popular music ensembles in America. Several musicians and music professionals, such as former Motown Record, Corp. executive Thomas "Beans" Bowles and renowned record producer Michael J. Powell, have expressed their appreciation for the Revue's talent and professionalism. Additionally, several Soul Revue alumni have gone on to careers in the music industry, such as Crystal Taliefero, who has performed with Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp; and James Strong, bassist and band leader for LL Cool J.

Immediately following the performance Professor Portia Maultsby, co-curator of Rock, Rhythm & Soul: The Black Roots of Popular Music and Director of the Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC), will speak about the exhibit. Both the exhibit and performance are sponsored by the City's Community and Family Resources Department in partnership with BEAD (Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District).

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