Jackson-Olin High School
The Jackson-Olin High School marching band, the "Mean Green Marching Machine" (MGMM) is known for its showmanship and entertaining musical performances. Currently, directed by Kendrick Fitzpatrick, MGMM is an innovative group of young people from around our city with a passion for music and performance. ​
Sahi On Ko Djony
West African Dance and Drumming. Our mission is to LEARN, PRESERVE, AND PRESENT Traditional Dance, Music, and Folklore of West Africa and the African Diaspora. We will provide traditional dance, music, and songs and will give those attending the opportunity to be a part of the rich and exhilarating energy of that experience.
Pynk Beard
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PYNK BEARD is the brainchild of songwriter Sebastian Kole, a multiple-time Grammy nominee, BMI and Spotify Secret Genius award winner. Raised a preacher’s son in Birmingham Alabama, who grew up directing the church choir while moonlighting in country bands, PYNK BEARD has returned to weaving Country Soul and Gospel influences with bold, anthemic choruses. His music transcends genres, blending emotionally charismatic lyrics with modern production to create a soundscape that’s both fun and heartfelt, and live performances that remain both rodeo or arena-worthy. With a singular aesthetic and a compelling stage presence, PYNK BEARD is redefining the boundaries between country and soul music.
Firetown Bluegrass
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FireTown is band from central Alabama specializing in 100% organic, non-GMO, gluten-free Bluegrass passed down from the likes of Jimmy Martin, Alison Krauss, and Tony Rice.
Sahi On Ko Djony
Pronounced (sah-hee on co jonee) is a community-based Educational Program that exposes its
participants to the captivating and magical charisma of West African drumming, dance, and
folklore. The name is a term derived from the Fulani culture of Guinea, West Africa, which
means “The Time Is Now!” Our mission is to Learn, Preserve and Present the culture of West
African Dance, Drumming, and Folklore.
Curley Taylor
His bluesy, soulful vocals and the band's hard driving Zydeco beat blend to create high-energy dance music for all audiences. Curley's music is true to its roots in Zydeco and Blues, but contemporary enough to appeal to a broad range of music lovers. Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble tour extensively throughout the US, playing festivals and clubs from New York to San Diego and from Florida to Seattle. Often playing to audiences who have never heard Zydeco music before, they make fans wherever they go.
Chad Fisher Group
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Chad Fisher began his career playing the trombone in the rich soul, blues, and jazz scenes of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Early on this led to performing regionally and nationally with soul legends The Temptations, Four Tops, The O’Jays, legendary Alabama musicians The Swampers of Muscle Shoals, and many others. In 2015 Chad joined Birmingham’s own St. Paul and The Broken Bones and has since toured the nation and the world, contributing to four studio albums, and performing on NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, MTV, and TBS in features on The Late Show, Conan O’Brien, and Austin City Limits. In addition the band has performed with Elton John and opened concerts for The Rolling Stones. Chad can be heard providing horns for songwriter Jason Isbell's record Live in Alabama and appeared in concert with Isbell on Live at Lincoln Center on PBS. His own band includes some of the top musicians on the Alabama music scene today, regularly wowing audiences throughout the state and the south playing legendary venues like Tipitina’s and Snug Harbor in New Orleans. In 2012 the band performed a sold out concert at The Lyric Theater in Birmingham. The first live music performance there in over half a century.
Sahi On Ko Djony
Pronounced (sah-hee on co jonee) is a community-based Educational Program that exposes its
participants to the captivating and magical charisma of West African drumming, dance, and
folklore. The name is a term derived from the Fulani culture of Guinea, West Africa, which
means “The Time Is Now!” Our mission is to Learn, Preserve and Present the culture of West
African Dance, Drumming, and Folklore.
Albert White with Sugar Harp
Albert As a teenager, Albert White began playing with his uncle, the legendary R&B performer Piano Red. Since then, Albert has performed with Joe Tex, Ray Charles, and many other artists during his half-century as a blues and R&B musician. began playing guitar in the late ‘50s with his legendary uncle, Piano Red, and his group.
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When Charles Burroughs was 8 years old, his great-grandfather would simultaneously blow harp and strum on a handmade guitar formed from an orange crate and broomsticks. Charles would say, "Grandaddy I need to do that.":
If you witness what Charles describes as his "down in the gutter, back alley, storytelling blues" today, you'll know he inherited his great-grandfather's creativity and musical talent. In the decades since he first picked up the harmonica, he has more than earned his moniker, Sugar Harp.
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Kyshona
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Kyshona is an artist ignited by untold stories, and the capacity of those stories to thread connection in every community. With the background of a licensed music therapist, the curiosity of a writer, the patience of a friend, the vision of a social entrepreneur, the resolve of an activist, and the voice of a singer - Kyshona is unrelenting in her pursuit for the healing power of song. She lends her voice and music to those that feel they have been lost, silenced, forgotten or alone. Through her organization Your Song, she facilitates therapeutic songwriting sessions with groups and individuals in hopes of reconnecting those who are divided. Of her past releases, one fan reviewer wrote: “Amidst these hard, divisive times this set of songs is a salve for the grief many of us are feeling about resulting loss of family, friends, and community.”
Sahi On Ko Djony
Pronounced (sah-hee on co jonee) is a community-based Educational Program that exposes its
participants to the captivating and magical charisma of West African drumming, dance, and
folklore. The name is a term derived from the Fulani culture of Guinea, West Africa, which
means “The Time Is Now!” Our mission is to Learn, Preserve and Present the culture of West
African Dance, Drumming, and Folklore.
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