Florida Duo 'Black Violin' Meshes Hip-Hop And Classical Music
Black Violin's new album is called "Take The Stairs."
When violinist Kev Marcus and violist Wil B met on the first day of their high school orchestra class, they decided to take the classical music they were learning to the next level.
“It was as always just completely classical, classical, classical, classical, classical,” Marcus says. “We started experimenting and finding our own voice … and that’s why we still play, because every time we pick up the instrument, it truly is like an extension of ourselves instead of us reading Bach or Beethoven.”
The classicly trained duo — whose real names are Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptist — formed Black Violin and found their
