The Valerie Tyson Band featuring Valerie Tyson (lead vocals), Didier Labossiere (sax/lead vocals), David Henry (bass), Jeff Davis (keyboards), Annie Jules (Keyboards/background vocals), Chauncy Riles (drums), Bruno Camaroti (guitar) and Gaby Vargas (lead vocals) are a powehouse South Florida band you will LOVE. They will be playing in the Amplified Women’s Live Concert series in Mickel Park in Wilton Manors. This is a FREE CONCERT with registration here: https://givebutter.com/AmplifiedHERFeb6, Plenty of FREE self parking. We like masks if you do (Wilton Manors – Fort Lauderdale)

In 2023, over half of South Florida women musicians said they had experienced gender discrimination Women in music are also often paid less and have shorter careers than their ale counterparts, man still earning 82 to 87 cents to each dollar earned by men. That didn’t sound right to Shannon Battle & Robyn Fear who created AmplifiedHer, a large-scale platformfor South Florida’s immensely talented women musicians totae the state and rock the house! All performances. are free to the public and family-friendly. Sponsorship opportunites are available. Contact LSafavi@theskirtfoundation,org.