Black Violin
Named after an album by swing-era violinist Stuff Smith, Black Violin is a violin- and viola-playing hip-hop duo from Florida. It consists of classically trained musicians Kevin Sylvester (Kev Marcus) and Wilner Baptiste (Wil B), who incorporate a variety of genres into their distinctive string fare. After making their full-length recording debut with Black Violin in 2008, they topped the Billboard classical crossover chart and hit the R&B Top Five with their third album and major-label debut, 2015's Stereotypes.
Sylvester and Baptiste met as high school students in a Fort Lauderdale performing arts program and formed the group after attending separate universities. Quickly gaining a reputation for their dynamic performance style, the duo received national exposure after an appearance with Alicia Keys at the 2004 Billboard Awards and winning the talent show Showtime at the Apollo in 2005. Amid mixtape releases, they issued their eponymous debut album in 2008 and Classically Trained in 2012. In the meantime, the duo earned support spots on tours for, among others, Wu-Tang Clan, Ciara, Aerosmith, and Kanye West. In 2014, they signed with Universal Music Classics, which released their third long-player, Stereotypes, in 2015. It not only debuted at number one on Billboard's Classical Crossover Albums chart but reached number four on the Top R&B Albums chart.
After parting ways with Universal, Black Violin issued Take the Stairs back on their own Di Versatile Music Group label in 2019. A collaboration with producer Phil Beaudreau, it went to the top of the classical and classical crossover album charts on its way to becoming a Top 25 independent album. 2020 brought the group's first holiday-themed release in the full-length Give Thanks album.
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Discografia
16 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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Stereotypes
R&B - Pubblicato da Black Violin il 18 set 2015
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Take the Stairs
Classica - Pubblicato da Di Versatile Music Group il 1 nov 2019
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Black Violin (Rediscovered)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Pubblicato da Di Versatile, Inc il 4 dic 2007
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Classically Trained
Pop - Pubblicato da Di Versatile Music Group il 30 ott 2012
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Give Thanks
Canzoni di Natale - Pubblicato da Di Versatile Music Group il 20 nov 2020
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Black Violin (Live in Los Angeles, CA, 2020)
Soul - Pubblicato da Jam in the Van il 21 ago 2020
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Dreamer (Live in Los Angeles, CA, 2020)
Soul - Pubblicato da Jam in the Van il 7 ago 2020
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Stereotypes
R&B - Pubblicato da Black Violin il 18 set 2015
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One Step
R&B - Pubblicato da Di Versatile Music Group il 4 ott 2019
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We Are One
Pop - Pubblicato da Single Lock Records il 30 set 2022
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Showoff (Single)
Classica - Pubblicato da Di Versatile Music Group il 23 ago 2019
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Time To Shine (Morning Edition)
Classica - Pubblicato da Di Versatile Music Group il 17 feb 2021
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Celebra feat. De La Ghetto
Classica - Pubblicato da Di Versatile Music Group il 13 nov 2020
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Give Thanks
Classica - Pubblicato da Di Versatile Music Group il 16 ott 2020
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Triumph
Hip-Hop/Rap - Pubblicato da Di Versatile, Inc il 17 mag 2011
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Ringtones
Hip-Hop/Rap - Pubblicato da Di Versatile, Inc il 18 dic 2007
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