By Aria Brent, AFRO Employees Author, abrent@afro.com
Native singer and vocal powerhouse, Gabby Samone is making ready to hit the stage in a private tribute to legendary vocalist, Whitney Houston. Earlier than her large efficiency on Aug. 30 at Keystone Korner Gabby Samone spoke with the AFRO about what followers can anticipate from the present and what this chance means to her.
AFRO: What made you wish to do a tribute present to Whitney Houston ?
GS: I grew up listening to her and watching her. I’ve at all times been impressed by how highly effective her voice was, and the way entertaining she was. She didn’t simply sing, she spoke to us. Her stage presence was wonderful and he or she touched individuals’s hearts, that’s what impressed me to wish to do this.
AFRO: Are you able to focus on how she’s influenced your profession as an entertainer ?
GS: I grew up within the church, and I grew up as this shy lady who didn’t actually know her voice used to sing tremendous gentle and I didn’t know that my voice was highly effective till I began to get just a little older. I began watching Whitney extra and he or she impressed me to sing out. I began to develop my voice extra andI discovered how highly effective my voice was simply from watching her. She impressed me to the touch individuals as a substitute of simply singing.
AFRO: What can company anticipate from the present
GS: They will count on to be entertained, and to really feel Whitney. I’m not making an attempt to be Whitney however I actually wish to give them a present and provides tribute to one of many best artists ever. There’s going to be quite a lot of expertise there that night time. Company needs to be able to have time.
AFRO: What made you wish to collaborate with the opposite corporations and companies concerned on this present ?
GS: Keystone [Korner] is iconic, there’s at all times some wonderful expertise there. It’s no higher place to be to rejoice any individual like Whitney.
AFRO: What’s the greatest factor you wish to proceed to uphold concerning Whitney Houston’s legacy?
GS: I wish to proceed actual music, actual expertise and simply grace and class. It’s not quite a lot of artists on the market which are nonetheless making an attempt to carry on to the grace and class of issues. I simply wish to deliver that again. The ability in individuals’s voices can contact individuals, and the message. I wish to deliver again the message in music as effectively.
AFRO: What songs are going to be sung on Aug. 30 at Keystone Nook?
GS: The setlist has quite a lot of her hits. ‘You Give Good Love’, ‘I Will At all times Love You’ –after all you may’t do a tribute with out that track. I’ll be singing ‘I Have Nothing’,‘The Biggest Love of All.’ I’ll even be singing a number of of her upbeat songs.
AFRO: What does this chance imply to you
GS: This chance means the world to me. I’ve at all times wished to sing her songs to individuals and contact individuals so this chance means loads to me.
