Transatlantic Freedom

Internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Andrea Baker has created Tales of Transatlantic Freedom as a new show in her Sing Sistah Sing! series in collaboration with composer Howard Moody and artistic director John Paul McGroarty. 

In Tales of Transatlantic Freedom Andrea performs an incredible range of rare and beautiful songs from across centuries and oceans, connecting and exploring musical traditions with spoken word and performance.

Tales of Transatlantic Freedom is a powerful piece featuring awe-inspiring music, story and song. Combining gentle movement, poetry, excerpts, performance, piano and song Andrea Baker and Howard Moody accompany audiences on an emotional journey that lays bare the interconnectedness of our musical heritage and our potential for reconciliation. 

Tales of Transatlantic Freedom celebrates and highlights African diasporic narratives from our living musical cultures of folk, blues, jazz, psalm singing, opera as well as the music of Robert Burns. 

Created and first presented at the legendary Pianodrome venue in Edinburgh 2022 Tales of Transatlantic Freedom has been developed by Yard Heads International as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories supported by the Year of Stories 2022 Community Stories Fund being delivered in partnership between VisitScotland and Museums Galleries Scotland with support from National Lottery Heritage Fund thanks to National Lottery players.