Kindred The Family Soul Biography
Kindred the Family Soul is a vocal duo from Philadelphia consisting of husband and wife Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon. Both began as solo performers. Dantzler was born in Philadelphia and got his start in the music business writing songs for Pebbles and Bell Biv DeVoe. Graydon, from Washington, D.C., had a solo deal at the age of 15. The two united and began writing songs, but then married and started a family, necessitating the steady income of work outside the music business. After a time as an appliance salesman, however, Dantzler went back to trying to make it on the local scene. He and Graydon began performing at the Black Lily club, where they caught the attention of Jill Scott, who took them to her label, Hidden Beach Recordings. They were signed and spent the next two years working on their debut album, Surrender to Love, which was released in February 2003. Focusing on their honesty-sincerity-truth-love maxim, this pair, backed by their ten piece band, infuse 70's flavor with soul, gaining a contemporary stamp of approval. Surrender To Love was named one of the "Best Albums of 2003" by USA Today, People Magazine, Echoes and Blues & Soul.
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