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Bemærk: Koncerten foregår på Stairway i Vanløse

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The Staples Jr. Singers er gospel og soul direkte fra Aberdeen, Mississippi. Efter genudgivelsen af deres første og eneste album “When Do We Get Paid” på David Byrnes Luaka Bop pladeselskab, er familiegruppen genopstået og spiller nu koncerter for første gang siden 1970’erne. Til juli rammer de ALICE på Stairway som en del af Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

The Staples Jr. Singers er en gospelgruppe fra Aberdeen, Mississippi. De var en del af den fortrop af soul- og gospel-kunstnere i 1970’erne, der brød med traditionen og som mange af tidens gospelgrupper, var de et familieband. Da de startede i 1971 var gruppens nulevende medlemmer, de tre søskende Annie, A.R.C. og Edward Brown, blot 11, 12 og 13 år. De navngav sig selv efter deres idoler The Staple Singers og spillede til talentshows og på klubber efterhånden som deres popularitet voksede. Siden turnerede gruppen fra deres hjem i Aberdeen, Mississippi og tværs over bibelbæltet for at sprede deres soulede gospel-lyd og sælge deres første og eneste album “When Do We Get Paid” (1975).

I år blev “When Do We Get Paid” genudgivet på David Byrnes Luaka Bop label, til stor begejstring og medieopmærksomhed. Et ukendt gospel-album uden for sydstaternes gospel-kredsløb, som blev indspillet første gang i 1975, og som nu endelig får den opmærksom og anerkendelse det fortjener. Albummet trækker både på funk og blues i sine hengivne, soulede gospelsange, som leveres med gåsehudsfremkalende vokaler. Tre generationer og 40 år senere er de tre originale medlemmer af The Staples Jr. Singers nu samlet igen for at spille koncerter. Og tag ikke fejl - Annie og Edward Brown synger stadig ligeså smukt.

Sagt om “When Do We Get Paid”

9/10 “It’s a recording of fragile beauty and turbulent groove.” — Popmatters (US)

“Their astonishingly world-weary music deserves your attention” — Uncut (UK)

"Every note is perfectly placed, and the record is as raw as the emotions that went into it.” — Bandcamp (US)

“Passionate songs of the civil rights struggle… [that] can finally hit a deserved bigger audience” — Scottish Daily Express (UK)

NB: Koncerten var oprindeligt planlagt til afvikling i februar med Bremer/McCoy som dj's, men er rykket til 5. juli 2023 uden dj-act. Billetter er fortsat gyldige til den nye dato, men ønsker du at få billetten refunderet i stedet, kan du gøre dette ved at skrive til pr@alicecph.com senest en måned før.

In English

The Staples Jr. Singers is gospel-soul straight from Aberdeen, Mississippi. After the re-issue of their first and only album "When Do We Get Paid" on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label, the family group have re-emerged and are now playing concerts for the first time since the 1970s. In July, they will hit ALICE at Stairway as a part of Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

The Staples Jr. Singers were part of a vanguard of soul gospel artists in the 1970s that broke from tradition to testify with the groove, writing songs that were stone cold soul. Like many gospel acts of the time, they were a family band: the siblings Annie, A.R.C., and Edward Brown from Aberdeen, Mississippi. When they started in 1971, the group's current members were just 11, 12 and 13 years old. They named themselves after their idols The Staple Singers and played talent shows and clubs as their popularity grew. The group started touring from their home in Aberdeen, Mississippi and across the Bible Belt to spread their soulful gospel sound and sell their first and only album, When Do We Get Paid (1975).

This year, "When Do We Get Paid" was reissued on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label, to great excitement and media attention. An unknown gospel album outside of the southern gospel circuit, first recorded in 1975, now finally getting the attention and recognition it deserves. The album draws on funk and blues in its devotional, soulful gospel songs, delivered with goosebump-inducing vocals. Three generations and 40 years later, the three original members of The Staples Jr. Singers are now gathered again to play concerts. And we can assure you that Annie and Edward Brown still sing just as beautifully as they did back then.

Said about "When Do We Get Paid"

9/10 “It’s a recording of fragile beauty and turbulent groove.” — Pop Matters (US)

“Their astonishingly world-weary music deserves your attention” — Uncut (UK)

"Every note is perfectly placed, and the record is as raw as the emotions that went into it." — Bandcamp (US)

“Passionate songs of the civil rights struggle… [that] can finally hit a deserved bigger audience” — Scottish Daily Express (UK)

ALICE at Stairway
While the concert hall at Nørre Allé 7 is getting a new ventilation system, ALICE is moving into the music venue Stairway in Vanløse on January 1. 2023.

The concerts are a part of Vinterjazz – a nationwide festival taking place between February 2.-26. More info via www.jazz.dk

ALICE at Stairway
While the concert hall at Nørre Allé 7 is getting a new ventilation system, ALICE is moving into the music venue Stairway in Vanløse on January 1. 2023.

Please note: The concert was initially scheduled for February 2023 with Bremer/McCoy as dj act but has been postponed to July 5th without a dj act. Tickets remain valid for the new date, but if you’d prefer a refund please write to pr@alicecph.com no later than one month before.