The Benita Charles Trio @ Corkscrew Wines Brooklyn
The Power of Music: A special thanks to all who attended our show at Corkscrew Wines Brooklyn for the 13th annual Make Music New York festival. It truly was a night to remember and one of our best shows to date.
One of the things that made this an exceptional show is the audience engagement we had. We literally had the whole street singing along with our songs. In addition to my original song, the Freedom Song. The crowd also sang along to the cover song I do "Work To Do." They were attentive and hanging on to every word and note. The crowd stayed through the full performance and requested an encore! Additionally, they even gave me valuable feedback at the end to make my show even better. It was so appreciated because it was given with love.
One of the best compliments we got is the fact that even though we are a trio, we sounded like a full orchestra band and that we sounded very tight and in sync with each other.
The highlight of the night was when one of the audience members approached us to tell us his mother, who was wheel chaired bound and passing through reacted to our music. She was told that she would die on Tuesday but she was determined to see her grandson's graduation and insisted on going. Her nurse was pushing her wheel chair past us when they stopped and listened to our song, "Work To Do." Her son told us that she reacted to the music and he was so excited about that! That touched my heart in such a way. Before he left, he said, "Work! Work!" I can't explain the joy I felt in knowing that our music reached her to give a reaction. That was the first time that had ever happened and it was truly a miracle. The power of music is incredible!!!
A special thanks to the owner of Corkscrew Wines Brooklyn, Karin Holm Torres for requesting us and her staff for being so accommodating! They truly made us feel so welcomed. She said she wants us back. I'm looking forward to more collaborations. Karin wrote a wonderful Instagram post about me: "We now have the amazing sounds and tunes of @benitacharlesmusic she is rocking Myrtle ave!!!" That was so awesome!
A special thanks to my band: Peter Archer (guitar) and Cheo (percussion) for their musicianship and professionalism. It's always a pleasure and thank you for the music!
Thanks to all the new fans we made and our faithful fans. You truly make this journey so worth it!
Last night's show was a message to me that I am on the right journey to changing the world through my music! I'm going to continue to "Let My Light Shine!"
