Friday, May 6, 2011



Tanya Blount, other artists perform at UniverSoul Circus May 7, 2011

May 5th, 2011

By Sarah Hearn DC Gospel Music Examiner
Tanya Blount will appear at the UniverSoul Circus pre-show in Washington, DC, Saturday, May 7th. Blount appears as part of Code Red Musiq's I Am Not Ashamed Tour. Artists Mike Trotter, J. Swagg, Keith McBrown, God’s Femcee and Thom Lourin are also part of the tour. The pre-show begins at 7:00 p.m.
Tanya Blount is a DC native. She made her mark on the music scene by scoring a major record deal when she was 19. She was featured in the film "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit", where she performed a breathtaking duet of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow " with singer Lauryn Hill. Her first album, Natural Thing was release in 1994. Blount and her brother, Willie Blount released their new CD Blount 2 Blount in January by hosting two listening parties in the DC metro area.
The UniverSoul Circus began in 1994. Its mission is to display the diversity of talents that black performers offer.

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