- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgia Sea Island Singers
- Creator:
- Mendonca, Adrienn
- Date of Original:
- 2005-08-26
- Subject:
- Singers--Georgia--Sea Island
African American singers--Georgia--Sea Island
African American women singers--Georgia--Sea Island
Gullahs--Georgia--Sea Island
Sea Island Singers
Gullah women--Georgia--Sea Island
Drum--Georgia--Sea Island
Musicians--Georgia--Sea Island
African American musicians--Georgia--Sea Island
Women musicians--Georgia--Sea Island
Quimby, Frankie
Merrell, Tony - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Sea Island, 31.18356, -81.34982
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Georgia Sea Island Singers. The Georgia Sea Island Singers are a group of African Americans who travel the world to share the songs, stories, dances, games, and language of their Gullah heritage. Started sometime in the early 1900s and composed of many individuals over time, the current generation of singers includes Frankie Sullivan Quimby; her husband, Doug Quimby; and Tony Merrell. Together they have presented educational programs that testify about the history of enslaved Africans from coastal Georgia and celebrate the rich language, culture, and traditions that developed on and near the Sea Islands of the Georgia coast--in relative isolation from the rest of the South--for more than 200 years.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/georgia-sea-island-singers/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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