ABELLA

“An enslaved girl embraces her singing gift with the help of an elderly white music teacher, and, once freed, goes to France to spearhead an abolitionist movement to free other enslaved people.“

Welcome Note

I am Parris Lane, the creator, author, narrator, director, music arranger/performer, and producer for ABELLA – A Voice for the Voiceless. I invite you to join us on this journey, to learn, to share, and to be a part of ABELLA World.

“ABELLA World,” a world where the voiceless find their voice, where the past is remembered, and where the beauty of resilience shines through the music.

ABELLA is...

  • More than a story, it’s an experience
  • A project conceived out of a lunch date with Quincy Jones
  • A coming-of-age story of an enslaved girl with a unique singing voice
  • Inspired by interviews of former enslaved people
  • A Fiction Music Audiobook based on historical facts
  • Unprecedented: One writer, one narrator, one singer

ABELLA has...

  • Twenty-six (26) Spirituals performed and arranged by Parris Lane
  • A Captivating Choral Companion book

ABELLA - Grammy Consideration

Best Spoken Word

Audiobook

Best Gospel Performance

"CumBaYa", "I Praise You",
"Oo NaNa", "Steal Away"

Best Christian Music Performance/Song

"Sing Together"

Best Global Music Performance

"Go Down Moses" "Red Nation"

Best Engineer

Audiobook