Flip the Script: R&B Favorites from the Other Side, by Shana Blake and Colby Dobbs

The ladies take on the legends and the gents tackle the divas.  Join us for a playful night of musical role-reversal where we explore what happens when timeless classics change perspective.  

 

Featuring the dynamic pairing of Shana Blake and Colby Dobbs, this performance breathes new life into soul, jazz, and R&B hits with fresh interpretation and undeniable chemistry. Familiar melodies meet unexpected emotion in a show that challenges tradition while celebrating connection.  By crossing the vocal divide, we discover that while heartbreak, desire, and triumph each have their own voice, ultimately they’re universal.

 

 

Homegrown in Charlotte, North Carolina, Shana Blake has been influenced by a wide variety of genres and musical experiences throughout her life — the Charlotte Folk Society jams and church music she grew up on, the various collaborative projects she’s been a part of, the vast catalogue of studio recordings to which she’s leant her vocals, the plethora of bands she’s performed with, and beyond — she applies that diversity to her unique adaptations of cover songs, as well as to her own songwriting. Her original song, “This Is Your Day”, was adopted as an anthem for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and her song, “Springer” earned Shana a spotlight performance on the Jerry Springer Show. She uses her platform as an artist to share messages of unity, love, healing, personal empowerment and inspiration, a calling that she’s very passionate about, both on stage and off. She has a vibe that’s free-spirited and fresh, yet familiar, and she always puts the ‘fun’ in funky!