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Sweet Honey in the Rock is an All-woman , African-American A Cappella ensemble that has been producing music for more than 30 years. Although the members of the group have changed over time, their music has consistently combined contemporary rhythms and narratives with a musical style rooted in the Gospel Music , spirituals and Hymn s of the African-American church. The ensemble tackles difficult five-part harmonies and composes much of their own music. They have addressed topics including Motherhood , Spirituality , Freedom , Civil Liberties , Domestic Violence , and Racism . Sweet Honey in the Rock was founded in 1973 by Bernice Johnson Reagon who formed the group out of singers from a vocal workshop she was teaching with the D.C. Black Repertory Company. (Reagon retired from the group in 2004.) The name of the group comes from a religious parable (Psalm 81:16) that tells of a land so rich that when rocks were cracked open, honey flowed from them. {Link without Title} Over the years, more than 20 individuals have lent their voices to Sweet Honey in the Rock. Beginning as a Quartet , the group is now composed of six African-American women (including a professional American Sign Language interpreter who accompanies the group on concert tours). Sweet Honey in the Rock has received several ''. MEMBERS Current group members
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