Ultimate RNB

A Midlands-based seven-piece tribute band performing 1990s R&B hits by En Vogue, TLC, Boyz II Men and others, staged at The Old Woollen in Leeds.

Ultimate RnB is a seven-piece band based in the Midlands, made up of session musicians and vocalists who have worked alongside soul and dance acts including Jocelyn Brown, Mica Paris, Sister Sledge and Clean Bandit. The project is a tribute to the artists whose music it recreates, not a performance by those original acts.

The line-up brings three lead vocalists, one male and two female, singing in harmony, supported by synth keys, melodic guitar and a rhythm section. Individual members have also toured with the AMC Gospel Choir, Ultimate Madness, Hacienda Classical and Lewis Capaldi, and the band aims to reproduce the authentic live sound of 1990s R&B.

The repertoire draws on hit songs by En Vogue, Lauryn Hill, Sisqo, Next, TLC and Boyz II Men. The Old Woollen hosts concerts and shows in Leeds, and the evening suits listeners who want to hear that era of R&B, along with its soul, funk, gospel and reggae influences, performed by a full band.