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Sonya Townsend was born January 19, 1971 in the small town of Jasper, Texas. At age three Sonya was baptized, and from that point her passion for God grew. During her school days she attended “Head-Start” and also was in the church choir and consistently participated in her local church’s activities. Sonya’s primary influences range from Gladys Knight to Hall and Oates and from Howard Hewitt to Shalamar, Shirley Caesar, the Reverend James Cleveland, Walter Hawkins and many others. “There is something about the human voice that no one can really imitate. It carries a certain uniqueness that sticks with...

Sonya D. Kitchell (born March 1, 1989 in Ashfield, Massachusetts[1]) is an American singer and composer. Kitchell formed her first band and began writing music in 2001. In 2004 Sonya signed with Velour Records and was named the second Starbucks Hear Music Artist, releasing her first Internationally selling Record: “Words Came Back to Me” on Velour Records, touring globally to Japan, Europe and many times across the US in support of the album. Sonya has appeared on numerous late night TV shows including Late Night with David Letterman, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CNN, CBS and garnered rave...

Sonya Hunter and "Sun in Mind" j. poet, Contributing Editor, Pulse Magazine Sonya Hunter is a rare artist, a singer/songwriter who bravely diverges from the conventions of her chosen genre to forge her own unique vision. Hunter has been experimenting with what she calls "jazz-infused folk-rock" for quite a while, and her sound comes into fruition on her new Innerstate disc "Sun in Mind." "Several years ago, I started bringing in some players from the local jazz scene, and found that sax and trumpets went just fine with my more country-ish leanings," Hunter says, explaining the process that eventually led...