Sudan Archives

Sudan Archives
Brittney Denise Parks wearing a black top, playing violin onstage
Sudan Archives performing in 2019
Background information
Birth nameBrittney Denise Parks[1]
BornCincinnati, U.S.
OriginLos Angeles, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Violinist
  • singer
InstrumentsViolin, vocals
LabelsStones Throw
Websitesudanarchives.com

Brittney Denise Parks, better known by her stage name Sudan Archives, is an American violinist, singer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.[3] Parks learned to play the violin by ear as a young child in Cincinnati, Ohio.[4]

Signed to Stones Throw Records,[5] Parks has released two studio albums to date: Athena (2019) and Natural Brown Prom Queen (2022). She won two Libera Awards in 2023, for Best Breakthrough Artist/Release and Best R&B Record.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference irishtimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Nechamkin, Sarah (March 12, 2019). "Meet Sudan Archives, the Electro-R&B Violinist Who's Mesmerized By Jellyfish". Interview. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Thompson, Stephen (March 1, 2018). "The Austin 100: Sudan Archives". NPR. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Kalia, Ammar (September 9, 2022). "Sudan Archives: 'In so many places in the world the violin brings the party'". The Guardian. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Lobenfeld, Claire (July 12, 2017). "Sudan Archives is the experimental violinist channeling '90s R&B and Afrobeat for Stones Throw". Fact. Retrieved September 4, 2019.