Kadria Thomas

Between 1982 and 1992 Kadria sang with and wrote songs for The Challengers and the Merrybell Gospel Choir, two of the first contemporary Gospel groups in England. During this time supporting nationally and internationally acclaimed artists such as, Stevie Wonder, Foreigner and some of Gospel’s finest, The Clarke Sisters, Andre Crouch and Edwin Hawkins

In 1999 Kadria along with Tyndale Thomas and Yvonne Shelton co-founded Urban Voice who have since its formation developed a unique and special demand for Gospel music based education work in a variety of context making them one of the few successful professional companies to provide music and singing to culturally diverse communities throughout the country and in Europe.

Recently (2003) Kadria has directed multi-media productions for Urban Voice and other organisations in the Northwest, working on several projects. Two of the largest productions “Inquotation” a multi media music and singing production that accommodated 120 singers, 5 musicians and 10 dancers staged at the Bridgewater Hall and attracted an audience of 1800 + with nearly 90% representation from Asian, West Indian and African communities and Rhythm Of Life as a part of the Commonwealth Festival in 2002.