2/24/18 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Black Violin with The Original Harlem Globetrotters

Black Violin with The Original Harlem Globetrotters performing the team’s signature song the Sweet Georgia Brown.

The Harlem Globetrotters an exhibition basketball team combining athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. For over ninety years they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 122 countries and territories. The team’s signature song is Brother Bones whistled version of Sweet Georgia Brown. 

Black Violin, the classically trained duo, embody hip hop and classical sensibilities, which produced their unique, distinctive style.  Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste, who go by the stage names Kev Marcus and Wil B, respectively, play a variety of music (relying heavily upon classical music), but are often categorized as hip hop because of the changes to the rhythm and beats.

Black Violin and Harlem Globetrotters- Sweet Georgia Brown

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