SABRINA FRANCIS
& the love for music
So much can happen in twenty years
Sabrina Francis has been singing all of her life.
A talent nourished from birth by her mother
and role model Donysia Domerge, who is also
a singer and great songwriter, and her very
supportive father, who loves music as much as
anybody else in her family. Mind you, she
wasn’t forced to practice the piano 8 hours a
day or write entire symphonies, but she and at
least four siblings were all taught how to
appreciate the simple beat of a drum, to savour
the feeling that can come from a group of
harmonized voices, and to take pride in the
gratification that can come from expressing
yourself with a pen. Through-out the years,
Sabrina’s had a number of small but
memorable opportunities to share her voice
with Grenada, she and her sisters enjoyed
singing together wherever they could and
always had the welcomed support of God,
family, friends and even complete strangers. A
complete stranger was exactly what Dieter
Burkhalter was to Sabrina when they met in
November of 2013, but he, with his love for
music and adventure, thought that she had
something worth sharing. So step by step, song
by song, one encouraging speech after another, he was the one that convinced her to
devote serious time and energy into improving her talent, to do something with her
voice, and knowing absolutely nothing of what the future holds for her, that is exactly
what Sabrina intends to do.
CD: Think in Colour
Sabrina’s album feels like a cold shower at the end of a long
day. The lyrics of her songs speak to something we can all
understand. The pains of growing up and the lessons we learn
from those pains. In some ways it is a refreshing reminder that
this life is not always perfect but there is always beauty to be
found somewhere in it.
Produced by Samuel Bauer, Recorded on the Lightship
Vaestra Banken in Grenada W.I.
Sabrina Francis - Vocals, Jeremy Hector - Guitars,
Keane Jules - Bass, Dieter Burkhalter - Keys, Samuel Bauer - Drums & Percussion
Meet the band …
For The Love Of Music: Sabrina Francis (Vocals), Dieter Burkhalter (keys), Alesia Aird
(Guitar) Keane Jules (Drums). Four artists from very different back grounds brought
together by one common interest. “The Love of Music” was their first project together
once they met in 2014, they’ve had some slight modifications since then, but has kept
that same slow soothing light sound. They call it Acoustic Soul from the West Indies,
needless to say they’re among the minority in a country that thrives on soca & reggae
music. Despite this small set back, they’ve been very well received by locals and
foreigners alike, because everyone can use some good soulful music at the end of a
hard day.
They’ve done approximately 200 shows up till now including a short tour in Switzerland
and plan to do so much more in the near future. So keep an ear out, this quartet brings
new life to the words “upcoming act”.
See links:
http://www.sabrinafrancis.com
https://www.facebook.com/Sabrina473/
Youtube:
Live at the Pure Grenada Music Festival: https://youtu.be/YoA1LvBkF50
Video clip ECHO: https://youtu.be/dd1zyxFpIYw
Live at the beach; https://youtu.be/LZ3T25qHX2g
Contact: [email protected], phone +1 473 444 2400