The Former Lady of Chic is back

Alfa Anderson, Former Lead Singer of Chic, Releases New Single

Alfa Anderson, former lead singer of the platinum selling group, Chic, has released a new single, appropriately titled, Former Lady of Chic. The single is the brain child of her sons, Eluriah and Taurie (aka The Orkastrator) who collaborated with her husband, Eluriel Tinkr Barfield, to write and produce a song that documents her contribution to the music industry.   People may not know or remember that it is her voice you hear on Chic’s chart-topping hits like Le Freak, I Want Your Love and Good Times.  Former Lady of Chic is her calling card.

There are lots of “former lady” titles that can be used to describe Alfa, notable among them is her onstage and studio work with the great Luther Vandross.  “Luther mentored my artistic growth and was very instrumental in helping develop the Chic vocal sound.”

With the resurgence of classic 80’s dance music, Alfa finds herself once again in the spotlight.  Earlier this year, she was interviewed for a Nile Rodgers segment about the disco era for TV One’s Unsung.  That segment will appear next season.  She was recently interviewed for the Diana Ross anniversary release of the Chic-produced album (Diana) on which Alfa sang background and for the newly released Chic compilation Up All Night:The Greatest Hits.  Earlier this month, Christian John Wikane interviewed her for PopMatters.  That interview and the review of her single, Former Lady of Chic, will appear later this summer at www.popmatters.com.    In his upcoming book, tentatively titled Original Disco Legends, Jim Arena devotes an entire chapter to Alfa and her work in the industry.  The book is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2014.

Look for more music from this original disco/R&B legend.  She is working on a new CD that will include new material as well as one of her favorite Luther covers, Brenda Russell’s If Only for One Night.  Her current release, Former Lady of Chic, is on media outlets  www.CDBaby.com;   www.amazon.com;  www.ReverbNation.com and on her artist page (Former Lady of Chic) on Facebook.   A video of the single will be released on YouTube later this summer. Alfa is also available for performances and guest appearances.
Will she make an appearance at Worlds End Music's THE Festival; watch this space.

Back on The Radio

THE Festival is truly going global with the launch of Worlds End Music Radio on 12.8.13. The company http://theglobalfest.com/ have talked about this move for nearly a year and although Ellis Manhattan Radio was still broadcasting it was not clear if both could be run simultaneously.

When EM Music Radio ceased broadcasting there was an opportunity and it seemed like a good time to start.

This news comes at the same time that THE Festivals Indiegogo campaign has just been launched http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-festival/x/1796943

The URL for the new station has not been released as EM Productions are still running test transmissions.

We wish the team the best of luck and will report back on the launch and the party here on Ellis Manhattan Music.