ChinahBlac Headlines The Rendezvous 2009 Finale

4. December 2009 by admin.

The final event of The Rendezvous live music series for 2009 will take place on December 14^th and feature critically acclaimed Soul artist ChinahBlac. Performing as a special guest during the evening will be Harlem native Mika.

The Rendezvous, produced by InJoy Enterprises and taking place monthly at Shrine World Music Venue, has been the leading live music event in Harlem featuring Independent Soul, R&B, Hip Hop and Urban Rock artists for nearly 5 years. Some of the artists who have performed just in the last year include Planet Ubiquity, Monet, Kojo Modibo Sun, Sun Singleton, Nakia Henry, Queen Aaminah, Brown Baby Girl, Shae Fiol, Steve Wallace, Maya Azucena, Silya, and The Revelations featuring Tre Williams. The Rendezvous ends its 2009 performance schedule with a double barreled dose of Soul Sistas on December 14^th.

ChinahBlac has served a supporting role for several artists for the past fifteen years. Once a background singer for the Dave Matthews Band, she was later the vocal director for Erykah Badu and also recorded with Jill Scott on the latter’s The Real Thing album. Her reputation has grown over this decade, resulting in backing vocal work for Ne-Yo, N’dambi, Heather Headley, Dave Hollister, Kelis and Bilal. Earlier this year she released her first solo project Introducing Eugenia Shata, which has received rave reviews.

Mika is a singer, songwriter who has been providing backing vocals to many of the artists in the soul music community for a number of years and over the last couple of years has been performing as a lead singer first with the Aston Gibson Band and then as a solo artist. Mika is currently putting the finishing touches on her debut solo cd.

 The Rendezvous traditionally takes place on the last Monday of Every Month at Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. between 133rd & 134th Streets in the World Famous Community of Harlem, NY. In light of the holiday season, this month’s show has been moved to December 14^th. Admission is $10.00 at the door. Doors open at 7PM. and performances begin at 8:00PM.

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