Hip-hop meets classical in Black Violin’s musical mix at Jones Hall

Black Violin is the modern incarnation of that simple, but constant, drive to perform. “It’s hard to come from humble ...
The Gazette

Hip-hop duo Black Violin returns to Iowa at Capitol Theater

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A half-decade has passed since the last Black Violin album, "Give Thanks," dropped. But the unique ...
The Daily Gazette

Black Violin mixes hip-hop, rap, classical

TROY — Black Violin is in the business of breaking stereotypes and mixing genres. They’re bringing their sound and their message to Troy Music Hall on April 20. Kev Sylvester and Wil Baptiste, the duo ...
The Morning Sun

Black Violin to mix classical and hip-hop at Wharton Center performance

The Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin, known for their innovative fusion of classical and hip-hop, will take the Wharton Center state at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30. Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus ...
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

Confluence of sound: Black Violin hits the Pablo

Black Violin excels in combining classical music and hip-hop, two genres that at first glance do not seem at all compatible.
WKAR

Musical duo Black Violin on blending hip-hop with classical music: 'Be who you are'

When you think of classical music, chances are you don’t often think of an underlying hip-hop beat. That's where two musicians, Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus come in. The pair has been blending hip-hop ...
Las Vegas Weekly

Black Violin brings classical and hip-hop fusion to the Smith Center

The classical and hip-hop fusion duo Black Violin has quite a list of musical accomplishments. They’ve performed with Alicia Keys, toured with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and played for former First ...
The Bismarck Tribune

Bismarck couple mixes rap with violin

One local musician has a different way of spitting rhymes: rapping along to his wife’s violin. Bismarck couple Josh and Tara Bohlen started rapping and playing together in April as B-L'Attitude, ...
abc7NY

Hip Hop Dancers Find Unlikely Beat With Venezuelan Violinist

NEW YORK -- "In Venezuela, when I make music I get arrested. Here, I make music and people dance." Crowds from all over the world gather on the streets of New York to watch this unlikely mashup of a ...
NPR

Hip Hop Violin

Tavis Smiley interviews violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, whose music mixes classical composition with hip hop beats to create a whole new sound experience. For more information, check ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Violinist and hip-hop to launch 45th season of Visiting Artists

ROCK ISLAND — A residency this week of Indian violinist Nistha Raj and hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon will kick off the 45th season of Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series. Their residency will ...
Houston Chronicle

Street cred: Violin duo blends hip-hop, classical

Brothers Tourie and Damien Escobar were just young boys when they began earning money by playing the violin on New York's subways. While attending Julliard School of Music, they started incorporating ...