IU Soul Revue: A Taste of Soul at The Cabaret

Meet our newest partner and America’s first and finest collegiate Black popular music ensemble! Since 1971, the IU Soul Revue has been acclaimed for dynamic performances of R&B, soul, funk, and contemporary Black popular music delivered by its commanding vocalists, powerful horn line, and tight rhythm section.

Students in IU Soul Revue learn from the best in the business—from Bootsy Collins to Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds—and perform at venues around the country. Alumni are award-winning recording artists, world-class musicians, accomplished producers and directors, and much more. IU Soul Revue is a course offered for academic credit through the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies instructed by James Strong and a unit of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Indiana University.