Staples Jr. Singers (USA) – Savoy WORLD

Rooted gospel and soul from the American deep south – pioneering band the Staples Jr. Singers in Finland for the first time!

Testify with the groove!

The Staples Jr. Singers was one of the pioneering gospel artists of the 1970s, combining funk and groove influences with gospel. Siblings Annie, A.R.C. and Edward Brown were just teenagers when they formed a family band in 1971.

On weekends, the siblings travelled the Bible Belt, sometimes performing up to three times a day. Segregation had officially ended by then, but members of the band weren’t always sure what kind of reception they would receive – whether a new audience would be open to them or whether local restaurants would serve them.

The group had its big breakthrough in 1975 with their debut album, When Do We Get Paid?, for which the teenage siblings drew their inspiration directly from their own lives.

The Staples Jr. Singers split into two bands in the late 1970s, and their debut album was forgotten for decades until nearly half a century later when the Luaka Bop label released a remastered version of the album that had become a cult classic, When Do We Get Paid?, and reunited the original band. In 2022, the band members boarded a plane for their first European tour, and with its great success, the Staples Jr. Singers also made an entire record’s worth of new music – for the first time in 50 years.

In the autumn, the pioneering band will finally be seen in Finland for the first time when they perform in Helsinki as part of the Savoy WORLD concert series. Come and experience a very special concert with music that will bring light to the darkest of Octobers.

Concert duration: approx. 2 hours, including an intermission.

Stalls 18+, a licensed (alcohol-serving) area. The balcony is a non-licensed area without an age limit.