The twenty-five year old singer-songwriter Jessica Rose is a ‘power-house’ of talent, endowed with a rich, soulful, jazzy voice. She is presently a lead vocalist in the contemporary vocal ensemble the Marlon Legall Voice Project where she continues to grace each stage with her repertoire of Indie Soul, Alternative and Caribbean Jazz compositions
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Abianna Fenty is a gospel vocalist and musician in the BCC music programme. She uses her gift of singing to minister in church events across Barbados. In addition to being a Grade 8 classical violinist, Miss Fenty specialises in jazz music and has been featured by The Barbados Jazz Society. She received the “Norma Holder Prize for Music” for the highest GPA in her year group and she currently has an all A profile. This is just the beginning for Abianna and as stated by the Associate Times, “eyes will be on her in 2024”.
Marilyn
is a pianist, organist and accompanist. She studied music at Combermere School, furthering her studies at the BCC, achieving an Associate
Degree in Music. She is also an Associate of the Trinity College of London. Marilyn
won the first Barbados National Youth Piano Competition, hosted by the National
Cultural Foundation and the Brazilian Embassy in 2006, where she was also
awarded the Heitor Villa Lobos Prize in the Advanced Category and the Janice
Millington award for performing the Best Caribbean Composition. Marilyn sings
with the Myriad Singers of Barbados and is Musical Director of
the Church of Christ the King. She has accompanied choirs on tour to the USA, Canada and the Caribbean.
Andreen is a 28-year-old Barbadian jazz vocalist. She appreciates
the genre's intricate melodies and its unique styles. Jazz holds
historical importance and thus carries an important message she hopes to
convey as she performs.
She's performed in the Grenadines, Thailand and Hong Kong.
The 17-year-old steel pannist had a passion for playing from a young age. She attended The Alleyne School and has graced many stages such as The Humanitarian Awards, The Declaration of Independence Republic Ceremony, The Black Feminist Forum and Pandemonium, just to name a few. She is a lead pannist in the Barbados National Steel Orchestra; the all-female band, Déjà Vu Barbados; and Phoenix Stee
Darren is a saxophonist
of 9 years who begun his musical journey at the alleyne school where he
played the alto saxophone and later picked up the tenor saxophone. He is
currently attending the Barbados Community College(BCC) where he is
expanding his musical knowledge and talent so that he can become a
great and well respected musician in Barbados and hopefully in other
islands and countries.
