Sweet Honey in the Rock celebrate 50 years with Keystone Korner

Sweet Honey in the Rock celebrate 50 years with Keystone Korner show

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The Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock celebrated their 50-year anniversary in November. Their current roster includes vocalists Carol Maillard, Louise Robinson, Aisha Kahlil, Nitanju Bolade Casel, and Navasha Daya, with Romeir Mendez on upright acoustic/electric bass, and American Sign Language interpreter, Barbara Hunt. Carol Maillard, a founding member of Sweet Honey in the Rock, joins Midday to look ahead to weekend performance Saturday and Sunday at the Keystone Korner Jazz Club in Baltimore. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

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