Brittney Denise Parks - born in Cincinnati, Ohio – is a violinist and vocalist
who performs under the name Sudan Archives. Parks writes, plays, and produces
her own material. Growing up in Cincinnati, she taught herself how to play
violin in the fourth grade, eventually discovering the playing style of Sudanese
violinists. The turning point in her career is when she began fusing the
Sudanese folk music with electronic production, creating a sound that was truly
her own. Moving to Los Angeles at the age of 19 to study ethnomusicology and
music technology, she refined her distinct ...