Kindred the Family Soul, also referred to as simply Kindred, is an

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duo consisting of married couple Fatin Dantzler (born in 1973 in

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) and Aja Graydon (born September 25, 1978 in

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). Signed to

Hidden Beach Recordings Hidden Beach is an American independent record label known for R&B, soul, inspirational and contemporary jazz genres. Hidden Beach was formed in 1998 by Steven McKeever and holds a distribution deal with Universal Music Group. History Steven ...

, Kindred emerged from the

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neo soul movement that also includes Jill Scott, who introduced them to her then label president Steve McKeever of Hidden Beach Recordings while the couple was performing at the Black Lily Showcase in Philly weekly back in 2000. Kindred would go on to sign their first recording contract with the label. After two years of work on the CD, Hidden Beach issued their debut album '' Surrender to Love'' in February 2003, which included the single " Far Away". Their follow-up album was 2005's ''In This Life Together''—its title being a reference to

Ossie Davis Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, until his death. He and his wife were named to the NAACP ...

and

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's 1998 book ''With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together''—, spawning the single "Where Would I Be (The Question)". The duo were nominated for a

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for Best R&B/Soul Album, Group Band or Duo for ''Surrender to Love'' in 2004 and a

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for the

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Cool Like That Award in 2006. The group's third LP, ''The Arrival'', was released on October 21, 2008. In 2011 the group released the LP ''Love Has No Recession'', which featured many guest artists including the late Chuck Brown, Snoop Dogg, Raheem Devaughn, BJ the Chicago Kid, and Bilal. That record spawned the top 40 Urban AC single "Magic Happens". In 2014, the group released ''A Couple Friends''. In 2016, they released ''Legacy Of Love'' which includes the hit single “All My People”. Kindred is currently preparing to release new Music in the year 2020 also hugely focused on their interview and performing series Kindred Presents. In 2021, they released "Auntie & Unc" which features their single "Break It Down".

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

*
Kindred the Family Soul on the Hidden Beach Recordings website
* {{Authority control African-American musicians African-American musical groups Contemporary R&B duos American musical duos Married couples Family musical groups Musical groups established in 2002 American neo soul singers Musical groups from Philadelphia American soul musical groups 2002 establishments in Pennsylvania Ballad music groups Male–female musical duos