And hip-hop fans might be more inclined to explore classical music through the duo’s performances, he adds, noting “classical music is kind of fading away” with younger audiences.

“I remember we would listen to certain hip-hop songs on the radio that had, like, a little violin melody, and we would come back to school and just play it.

Any music act with a unique sound — such as Black Violin’s fusion of classical music and hip-hop — is bound to sound familiar from album to album. But violinist Kev Marcus has no problem ...

Any music act with a unique sound — such as Black Violin’s fusion of classical music and hip-hop — is bound to sound familiar from album to album. But violinist Kev Marcus has no problem ...

Most of the other songs demonstrate the duo’s ability to blend hip-hop, classical instrumentation and melody in fairly equal measures.

In high school in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Kevin Sylvester and Wil Baptiste — both classically trained violin players — began experimenting, combining that instrument with hip-hop beats. “We ...

“But a Black Violin show is a party.” Joined by DJ SPS and drummer Nat Stokes, Marcus and Baptiste spent the next two hours driving the point home, fusing elements of classical music and hip-hop.

If you believe in stereotypes, classical music audiences and hip-hop fans don’t have much in common. Black Violin, a group formed by violinist Kev Marcus and violist/singer Wil Baptiste, expl… ...

Two Black violinists continue to take the world by storm with their fusion of classical music and hip hop performed as the duo Black Violin. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shared a profile of ...

Black Violin's Wil Baptiste blends hip-hop and classical to transform how we experience string music.

Imagine a strong hip-hop beat overlapping a rich, classical melody and transforming into a gritty, classical ensemble. That is the essence of the classical duo Black Violin. Black Violin, a duo ...

Black Violin, who blend hip-hop and classical into their music, will be performing at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk on Feb. 20.