“We really help build each other’s crafts, being there for emotional support, also expanding each other’s horizons. We like to take trips together and bond continuously, which is important if we’re going to have a business together,” Abbey added.
While the Tribe Eternal members pitch in for whatever the group may need, most have specific titles. Abbey, who holds a Bachelor’s degree from Clark Atlanta University and a Master’s in teaching from Pitt, is an audio engineer, emcee, and handles the group’s grant writing. Kent, a Penn Hills High School graduate who attended the Columbia College of Chicago’s vocal jazz and radio broadcasting program, is a singer/songwriter, a visual artist, and is dabbling into rapping here and there. She said her single, “Outside,” is her biggest to date, released a few months ago.
So what’s “Outside” about?
“It’s like a jazzy, nice, polite way of telling someone off,” Kent said with a chuckle. “It’s like, if you wanted to tell someone off with jazz and Hip-Hop beat infused, that’s what it is.”
Other members of the group include Sydney Davis, a model and fashion designer who has been featured in many fashion shows, Kevin Howard out of Arizona, and A.K., the graphic designer in Atlanta.
Pre-sale tickets to Writings on the Wall 4 at Flow Lounge, Saturday, Aug. 5, are available for $5 with the purchase of a Tribe Eternal compilation CD, by visiting www.wotw4.eventbrite.com. Tickets are $10 at the door. Doors open at 9 p.m. For more details concerning the group, E-mail tribeeternalmusicgroup@gmail.com. Videos from the group can be viewed on YouTube, search “TribeEternalTV.”
At their Writings on the Wall events, one will see quality performers, Abbey said. “We really want to find artists who have taken the steps to take their careers serious. We want people that know, ‘This isn’t a hobby anymore, this is how I’m trying to feed myself for the rest of my life.’”
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