Kindred the Family Soul

Biography

Kindred the Family Soul, also referred to as simply Kindred, is an American neo soul duo consisting of married couple Fatin Dantzler (born in 1973 in Camden, New Jersey) and Aja Graydon (born September 25, 1978, in Los Angeles, California). Signed to Hidden Beach Recordings, Kindred emerged from the Philadelphia neo soul movement that also includes Jill Scott, who introduced them to her then label president Steve McKeever of Hidden Beach Recordings while the couple was performing at the Black Lily Showcase in Philly weekly back in 2000. Kindred would go on to sign their first recording contract with the label.
After two years of work on the CD, Hidden Beach issued their debut album Surrender to Love×Surrender to Love25 February 2003 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 25 tracks1Ryva0:382Surrender to Love4:323Rhythm of Life6:114Far Away4:185Weather the Storm4:516We3:457Stars5:108I Am4:519Family Song1:2310What Happens Now4:1811Meant to Be4:2512Contentment3:5913Spread the Word5:4514If I4:5515Entertain the Peoplez (interlude)0:0716Don't Wanna Suffer (Carbon Copy)3:0117Party's Over4:0518Freedom2:5019[silence]0:0420[silence]0:0521[silence]0:0522[silence]0:0623[silence]0:0524[silence]0:0525Rhythm of Life (remix)4:07 in February 2003, which included the single "Far Away". Their follow-up album was 2005's In This Life Together×In This Life Together2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1It’s Kindred (intro)1:042Thru Love4:043Turn It Up3:134Do You Remember4:085Where Would I Be (The Question)4:476Woman First4:067Let It All Go4:088Sneak a Freak3:459Message to Marvin3:4510The Quote (interlude)0:2611As of Yet3:2012Aja’s Mom (interlude)0:3413Struggle No More3:3414Who’s Gonna Comfort You (Definition)3:3215My Time5:0916In This Life Together3:4217Husband My Daddy (interlude)0:1618Bed Time Story4:18—its title being a reference to Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee's 1998 book With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together—, spawning the single "Where Would I Be (The Question)".
The duo were nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Group Band or Duo for Surrender to Love in 2004 and a BET Award for the BET J Cool Like That Award in 2006. The group's third LP, The Arrival×The Arrival21 October 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Can't Help It4:022Pressure3:023Just the Way You Are4:024House of Love4:015Alright3:226Rightfully So3:067Set Free2:528The Struggle4:249Love We Share3:1810No Limit3:3611Poetry (interlude)0:4512Hey4:2213So Much Better3:0014Always Be Arriving (Finale)2:43, was released on October 21, 2008. In 2011 the group released the LP Love Has No Recession×Love Has No Recession26 July 2011 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1The Sheddington (Intro)2:022Above Water Part 11:233We All Will Know4:264Take A Look Around4:525You Got Love3:536Magic Happen3:177Authentically You3:418Above Water Part 21:169SOS (Sense of Security)3:3910Sticking With You2:51112 Words3:5212Going To The Go‐Go4:2813Love Has No Recession3:4014Above Water Part 31:2815The Sheddington (Outro)3:3516You Got Love Remix [Bonus Cut]3:49, which featured many guest artists including the late Chuck Brown, Snoop Dogg, Raheem Devaughn, BJ the Chicago Kid, and Bilal. That record spawned the top 40 Urban AC single "Magic Happens". In 2014, the group released A Couple Friends. In 2016, they released Legacy Of Love which includes the hit single “All My People”. Kindred is currently preparing to release new Music in the year 2020 also hugely focused on their interview and performing series Kindred Presents. In 2021, they released "Auntie & Unc×Auntie & Unc27 March 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Break It Down3:102I Believe3:493Over the Moon3:114Rejoice,Renew,Repair3:115No More2:456Made It3:587The Best Things3:178Black Love Story2:52" which features their single "Break It Down".