The hip-hop-classical fusion duo Black Violin comes to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m. Feb. 27, as part of their ...

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 ...

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 ...

For nearly 20 years, hip hop duo Black Violin has fused classical strings with modern beats, breaking barriers and building community along the way. Members Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste first met in ...

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In 2018, I interviewed Wilner “Wil B” Baptiste of the classical crossover duo Black Violin. He acknowledged that, in 2004, when he and bandmate/childhood pal Kevin “Kev Marcus” Sylvester founded the ...

This is something you won’t see every day at a concert billed as “classical”: a DJ working the turntables. Or a drummer banging out a solo in classic rock ‘n’ roll fashion, set against the backdrop of ...

Big Lux, a larger-than-life musician, is redefining how we perceive the violin and the world. His music reflects a life spanning five continents and multiple war zones. Blending classical training ...

Last week, London-based violinist Daj Jordan quietly uploaded a short cover of Rae Sremmurd's buzzing "Black Beatles" single—and the response was immediate. By the end of the day, a few well-timed ...