Category: Music

Shanell Verandez: A Simple Lady With a Complex Soul

Text by Shanell Verandez, Copyright 2022 . Photography by Tony Ward. Copyright 2022 . Assistant to Photographer: Anthony Colagreco . Creative Director: KVaughn . A Simple Lady With a Complex Soul . “I am an Afro Cuban-Brazilian Opera Singer/Violist/Model straight outta of Philly, Pa. Born and raised a Musician with a degree in Music Performance… Continue reading Shanell Verandez: A Simple Lady With a Complex Soul

Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month

Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2022 . Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month . When I received the call from George Pitts, picture editor for Vibe magazine in the Fall of 1994, I didn’t know who Keith Murray was.  Most of the public didn’t know either until he released his first… Continue reading Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month

Bob Shell: The 60’s

  Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 The 60’s . In the summer of 1966 I moved to Washington, DC, to take a job I’d been offered at the Smithsonian Institution as a biological illustrator. I’d been making detailed paintings and pen and ink drawings of insects, birds, and animals since grade school. I was… Continue reading Bob Shell: The 60’s

Vibe Rouvet: The Latest From France

  Vibe Rouvet: The Latest From France Press Release . Vibe Rouvet began her studies in private lessons starting at the age of eleven with the renowned vocal instructor Marie Claude Cinelly. Vibe learned about opera singing from a master and had her first stage appearances in churches as well as some concert halls in… Continue reading Vibe Rouvet: The Latest From France