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| Years_active = {{Start date|1973}} - Present |
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'''Sweet Honey in the Rock''' is an ], ] ] ensemble. |
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'''Sweet Honey in the Rock''' is an internationally renowned ], ] ] ensemble that has risen to fame for the ingenuity and talent of the women who work to blend their voices together in song. They are a ]-winning (and many times nominated) troupe that utilize their voices to speak about their history as women of color, who use their voices alone to entertain, although they also use their songs to educate the public about their past, while addressing current issues. They have together worked from four women to the difficult five part harmony with the sixth member translating with sign language. Although the members have changed over 3 decades, they continue to sing and have helped to produce several children's records as well as those intended for adults. |
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Sweet Honey in the Rock was founded in ] by ] who formed the group out of singers from a vocal workshop she was teaching with the ] Black Repertory Company. Reagon retired from the group in 2004. The name of the group comes from a religious parable from Psalm 81:16 which tells of a land so rich that when rocks were cracked open, honey flowed from them. <ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.sweethoney.com/FAQs.html|title=Frequently asked questions|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref> |
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Sweet Honey in the Rock was founded in ] by ] who founded the group out of singers from a vocal workshop she was teaching with the ] Black Repertory Company. Reagon ]d from the group in 2004. She no longer sings with the group after three decades, but her legacy continues. The name of the group was derived from a song, based on a ] ] from ], which tells of a land so rich that when rocks were cracked open, honey flowed from them.<ref name="FAQs">{{citeweb|url=http://www.sweethoney.com/FAQs.html|title=Frequently asked questions|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref> Johnson has said that this first song in which four women blended their voices was so powerful, that there was no question what the name of the group should be. |
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Sweet Honey in the Rock has received several ] nominations, including one for their children's album '']'' which received the Silver Award from the ]. They won a ] in ] in the category of ] for their version of ]'s "Grey Goose" from the compilation album '']''. |
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Sweet Honey in the Rock has received several ] ]s, including one for their children's album, '']'' which received the Silver Award from the ]. They won a ] in ] in the category of ] for their version of ]'s "Grey Goose" from the compilation album '']''. |
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Sweet Honey in the Rock has been producing music for more than 30 years. Although the members of the group have changed over time, their music has consistently combined contemporary rhythms and narratives with a musical style rooted in the ], ] and ]s of the African-American church. The ensemble tackles difficult five-part harmonies and composes much of their own music. They have addressed topics including ]hood, ], ], ], ], and ]. |
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Sweet Honey in the Rock has been producing music for more than 30 years. Although the members of the group have changed over time, their music has consistently combined contemporary rhythms and narratives with a musical style rooted in the ], ] and ]s of the African-American Church. The ensemble tackles difficult five-part harmonies and composes much of their own music. They have addressed topics including ]hood, ], ], ], ], and ]. |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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*] 2008 Best Musical Album For Children - Experience...101 |
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*] 2008 Best Musical Album For Children - ''Experience...101'' |
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''Still the Same Me'' |
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Sweet Honey in the Rock has been producing music for more than 30 years. Although the members of the group have changed over time, their music has consistently combined contemporary rhythms and narratives with a musical style rooted in the Gospel music, spirituals and hymns of the African-American Church. The ensemble tackles difficult five-part harmonies and composes much of their own music. They have addressed topics including motherhood, spirituality, freedom, civil liberties, domestic violence, and racism.
Over the years, more than 20 individuals have lent their voices to Sweet Honey in the Rock. Beginning as a quartet, the group is now composed of six African-American women (including a professional American Sign Language interpreter who accompanies the group on concert tours).