Milly The Old School Reggae Singer! Photo

Photographer’s Note

Milly (pictured here) and Pearl are two old style reggae singers who have had their share of exposure on disc and the media in times gone by. Now they both sing with the Amika choir in Leicester - my wife is also a member.

I was invited to attend their latest concert in support of fund raising for the Special Olympics which is taking place in Leicester this summer. I thought it was just the choir but there were so many other surprises too!! Pearl and Milly were one of them - fantastic!

Photographed at Leicester African-Caribbean Centre.

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lebjohnson (507) 2009-05-04 18:37

Wonderful light and POV, and perfectly captured moment equals a superb portrait. The surprise to me is the location, I would have thought this was somewhere in the US, but that's a little thoughtless since music is everywhere. I hope the fund raising was very successful.
Regards,
Lois

Dpbours (220) 2009-05-04 22:45

Hello Kev,

Very nice!! She looks so strong, but at the same time very breakable, very vulnerable. I guess that is mostly because she seems to be really opening up towards the audience.
I really like the darkness here and the frontal light, but I might have brushed away the pipes in the background.
Thanks for sharing!

Dennis

macondo (13273) 2009-05-04 23:49

Hi Kev.
Very good subtle shot in subdued light. I like the large amount of black and the light on her face and fingers. I remember a singer called 'Little Milly' or was it Millie? back in the 60s or early 70s who had a ska hit with a song called 'My Boy Lollipop'; I don't expect it's the same person. Actually, I think her name was Milly Small.
Anyway, nicely done
Regards,
Andrew

delnaja (7883) 2009-05-10 6:43

I could copy and paste my previous comment : )
Yes the light is amazing here again and creates a intimate atmosphere to the scene. Great, great one.