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LaTraia Savage
LaTraia Savage is a vocalist well known for covering a wide variety of genres including jazz, r&b, country, big band, dance, Motown and more. She’s opened shows for several national acts including ALICIA KEYS, CHRIS BROWN, SOS BAND, FRANKIE BEVERLY & MAZE, BRIAN CULBERTSON and others.
She has toured with the legend GLENN LEONARD (former lead singer of The Temptations), BERTIE HIGGINS (song writer & producer of Key Largo) and R&B heart throb CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. LaTraia is well versed in theater and has graced the stage of at BUSCH GARDEN’S theme park in the theatrical play KATONGA for 1 ½ years. LaTraia (also known as “THE VOICE”) did a two year stint acting and singing in the off Broadway play “THEME NOBODY KNOWS. During that time she also performed in two SPRITE COMMERCIALS. For three years she burned the roof off of the dining YACHT STAR SHIP cruise nightly with her band.
Currently she is spreading her fire from Florida to Texas with her DIVAS OF SOUL Impersonation/ Tribute show. She perform hits from TINA TURNER, WHITNEY HOUSTON, DONNA SUMMER, BEYONCE, DIANA ROSS and several others. LaTraia has headlined tours entertaining Military Troops in several venues in Europe, to name a few, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Rome, and Sicily. Her most recent international tour landed her in China where she’s due to return at the end of the year.
“The goddess of music and entertainment” was the featured artist in the February 2012 issue of MAYHEM MAGAZINE. In 2009 she sang the National Anthem at a New York Yankees game. She also recently (2014) performed this legendary tradition for the Rowdies Soccer game. Let’s not forget about her charity appearances which include singing the National Anthem to kick off annual Breast Cancer Walk-a-thons and has worked on a fundraiser event for Tay-Sachs disease.
LaTraia is definitely ON FIRE, which is the title of the single from her first album. She is currently working on her sophomore original project. She’s also well known for her voice over work, vocal training and studio session work.
Explosive, alluring, electrifying, sultry and sassy are all words used to describe “Tampa Bay’s Diva of the music and entertainment biz”.
“It’s my honor to entertain you.” – Latraia Savage
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Randall Morgan
RANDALL MORGAN is a tenor-baritone who has been singing publicly since the age of 11. A native of Gary, IN, he began his music career with the clarinet and later added the alto sax. He was a lead vocalist for “Raven,” a popular band in Gary, IN and the Chicago area for almost 30 years. That band opened for many celebrities including Jerry Butler, Dee Clark, Billy Eckstein, the Dells, the Impressions, the Spaniels and the Ohio Players. For the past 12 years, he has sung with the Gulf Coast Community Choir in Sarasota and overseas in Spain and Italy. Randall founded the Soul Sensations in 2007. He created and adapted the 2014 sold-out show From Doo-Wop to Hip Hop.
Ywada Pitts
Pair a dynamic voice with unbridled determination and the resulting equation adds up to Ywada. Ywada is a Sarasota native who has been singing since the age of 4. She has been featured on the show formerly known as 106& Park. As an opening act, Ywada has shared the stage with well known artists including: Anthony Hamilton, El DeBarge, Ledisi, R. Kelly, Joe, Fantasia, and Avant. Powerhouse is the word used to describe her voice. Ywada has taken a small break from music and now she is back stronger than ever.
Dana Merriwether
Singer, Dancer and Designer….Dana Merriwether born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and daughter of renowned international recording jazz artist, Katt Hefner, Dana began singing at the young age of 6 when her elementary music teacher discovered her talents in class and began mentoring her in private vocal lessons. These talents blossomed in JR & SR high school while singing in soloist, district and regional chorus competitions and performances.
A member of Second Baptist Church in Ford City, Pennsylvania…Dana was taken under the wing of her Great Uncle Frank “Butts” Tolliver, founder and member of the doo-wop group, The Pacers (I Found A Dream), honing her singing skills and leading the music department as Choir Director for many years. Dana also performed in the Greater Pittsburgh area for charities, foundations, and private events.
In 2010, Dana relocated to Tampa, Florida where she currently resides and works as an Interior Designer and Manager of FF&E for Seminole HardRock Tampa casino. That same year, Dana joined the Soul Sensations band. A soprano vocalist with a four-octave range and strong harmonious strengths, she sang alongside her mother, Katt and Randall Morgan for 8 years. Returning in 2022 as one of the original members of the group, she continues that tradition as a featured artist to this day.
Dana holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Penn State University and a bachelor of fine arts degree in Interior Design from Miami International University of Art & Design.
~ With music, I am free – Dana
Alana Sherman
Alana made the Top 24 of American Idol in 2021 and continues to follow her dreams as a professional singer. She has fun singing Motown with the Soul Sensations and is currently working on and recording her own separate projects of music and content.
You can follow her on Instagram @alanadelsherm.
Janesia Shanae
Janesia Shanae, also known as “Jai”, was born in Tampa, Florida and is a multi-talented artist who has an infinite love for the arts.
Janesia’s exhilarating experiences such as auditioning for various musicals, plays, and TV shows such as America's Got Talent, American Idol and The Voice, has advanced her ability to hold a boldness in front of audiences of any size and of all demographics. As a member of the Westcoast Black Theater Troupe under founder and director, Nate Jacobs, Jai’s work includes the role of Tammi Terrell in Marvin Gaye: Prince of Soul, various roles in Little Shop of Horrors and opened for Chester Gregory in his Jackie Wilson Story. Jai also played the role of a Hunnie in Jelly’s Last Jam at the National Black Theatre Festival, in addition to starring in the film, Killer Date Night, written and directed by Michael Kinsey.
Previously majoring in Chorus, Creative Writing, and Musical Theater during her high school years at Howard W. Blake, Jai Shanae wishes to continue her education in the arts to eventually have a platform to provide a safe, artistic space for battered women and children.
Leon Pitts II
LEON S. PITTS II is a founding member of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. He has performed in a number of its productions, including Marvin Gaye: Prince of Soul, Soul Man, The Wiz (Tin Man), Hot Mikado, Soul Crooners, Love Sung in the Key of Aretha and The Fabulous 5.
Leon has danced and choreographed many local shows and concerts, and spent the summer of 2005 in Tucson, Ariz., and Coral Springs, Fla., where he appeared in Five Guys Named Moe (No Moe).
He has been performing with the Soul Sensations for the past four years.
Syreeta S. Banks
Syreeta S. Banks is an accomplished singer/actress from Sarasota, Florida who developed her love for singing and acting as a small child singing in her great-grandparent's church choir and watching her mother sing and act in many local theatre productions. Her mezzo-soprano voice is influenced by the genres of gospel, pop/rock and jazz and has been described as "Aretha Franklin-esque", powerful and soulful. Although she earned a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Florida A&M University, Syreeta chose to pursue her dream of becoming a professional singer/actress. Syreeta has performed in many theatrical productions at Venice Theatre, Manatee Performing Arts Center, Theatre Winter Haven and Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe and has aspirations of performing on Broadway, in film and television.
