Artist description Through their performances, interwoven with music and narration, The Hallelujah Singers present a miniature dramatization of some of the unique personages, rituals, and ceremonial dimension that played an important part in shaping the Gullah culture and how it's influence lives on in the broader music and culture today.

Music Style Gullah

Musical Influences The people, customs, and rituals of the peoplw of West Africa, The Carribean, Spain, and Portugal

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Artist History Marlena Smalls organized The Hallelujah Singers in 1990 to preserve the melodies and storytelling unique to the South Carolina Sea Islands. Within a short time, this ensemble has become a national art provider, offering cultural enrichment by preserving and celebrating the heritage of the Gullah culture, whose language and traditions have been indelibly linked to West African heritage.

Group Members Marlena Smalls, Tracey McGhee, Sumitra Isaacs, Gladys Barnes, Charles Cherry, Trevor Daniels

Instruments Percussion

Albums Gullah-Songs of Hope, Faith, and Freedom; Joy-A Gullah Christmas; Gullah-Carry Me Home

Press Reviews "In the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia there is a unique culture: very African, very 18th and 19th century, preserved by The Hallelujah Singers. A SPECIAL TREAT!"Maya Angelou

Location Beaufort, South Carolina - USA

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