The undisputed Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and music legend Stevie Wonder will be celebrated in a special performance event, 'A Night of Respect & Wonder: Stevie Wonder And Aretha Franklin Sung by AViiDA'.
In this must-see performance, AViiDA conjures soulful interpretations of Stevie and Aretha’s most memorable and signature songs, including 'Natural Woman', 'Think', 'Respect', 'Say a Little Prayer' and 'Chain Of Fools' from Aretha’s catalogue, plus 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered', 'Superstition', 'Master Blaster', 'For Once in My Life' and 'Sir Duke' from Stevie’s masterful collection of songs.
Audiences can also expect to hear other favourites and unforgettable songs from both artists' repertoires.
Paula Parore and Clay Darius formed AViiDA in 2014 and since then haven't looked back. Both accomplished Soul, R&B, and blues singers in their own right, coming together as a musical and life partnership has taken them on a journey that has given their individual and collective vocal styles a new energy.
“Aretha Franklin is the personification of the word DIVA. We all aspire to be as good as her, tell stories as well as her, portray emotions as perfectly as she does with one note,” Paula says.
“If I could have a small portion of the career that Stevie Wonder has had, I would die happy. He has danced across genres and music charts from rock 'n' roll, R&B, gospel to pop and soul, leaving his mark on each of them,” Clay adds.
'A Night of Respect & Wonder: Stevie Wonder And Aretha Franklin Sung by AviiDA' plays Main Room at Connections Nightclub from 21-24 February.
