In Process...

an African American women's quintet from the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area, has just what you need. Yes, what In Process... offers you is the power of a cappella song messages tailored to your special event.

       Using rhythms and harmonies born of slavery and adapted and nurtured throughout the sojourn of African people in America, In Process… has voiced song commentaries on issues affecting all people and communities: love, self-respect, women, family, the environment, substance abuse, AIDS, freedom and justice, equality and peace.

       In Process… stands firmly in the African American oral tradition: the song is both creative and functional; it helps one move from one point in life to the next. The song is both transforming and healing. The unaccompanied voices give force to the social, cultural, spiritual, political, historical and personal issues delivered in song. Experience the harmonies and sounds of that oral tradition as expressed in spirituals, gospel, blues, R&B, work songs, songs of praise, love and protest.

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  In September 1980, 30 women joined a circle in a song workshop presented by Sweet Honey In The Rock., a world renowned a cappella group. Over the months, the circle narrowed, and in June 1981, participants (signifying a quest for continual growth and development) chose the name In Process… and emerged in concert with nine members. During her twenty years, more than fifty women have been in the In Process… circle.

       Striving continuously for harmony, these women blend their styles and songs in ways that allow what is powerful and true to be heard. Her repertoire, from traditional songs to original contemporary song written by members, articulates the concerns of people around the world.

        The women of In Process… look to the oral tradition and spiritual roots to garner strength in carving out a future in a world continually in process.