Woman Approaches Street Buskers For Impromptu Soulful Duet Performance

Aug 17, 2020 by apost team

You have seen street performers banging out a tune. But have you ever seen buskers go into a duet with a complete stranger? Here is the amazing story of what happened in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City, in Washington Square Park, when a busking group were spontaneously joined by an extra vocalist.

On this particular day, a couple of street performers called The Connections were busking in Washington Square. One was sitting down, playing guitar. The other was singing. They performed a variety of songs. Some people watched, some dropped money into a container. This is nothing out of the ordinary. That is, until someone changed the whole scenario.

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A random woman joined a street performer in signing the song "Ooo Baby Baby." The two street performers didn't stop their performance. They were complete professionals. They continued playing as if it was all planned out. The trio's performance of the 1965 Smokey Robinson hit was phenomenal and something pretty special. The woman's vocal range is exceptional. She has a soulful and powerful voice. 

Now everyone wants to know, who is this mystery woman? Someone who sings in the church choir? Turns out, she is someone you may know. She is Abbe Rivers.

Hoboken resident Abbe Rivers is a talented singer with an amazing range. She is also an experienced session singer and a performance artist. You can get her 2003 album Ordinary Fool online.

She's a wife and mom, but singing is her passion. As the liner notes of her album say, Abbe used to do some busking herself to earn money for college. But with a golden voice like this, she probably received a lot of extra tips. That is why you will still see her hanging out and singing with other street performers. Of course, she has more talent than the average busker. These guys know that their tips will be that much better with someone as exceptional as Abbe Rivers.

What do you think of Abbe River's version of the classic Smokey Robinson song? Have you ever heard a busker like this before?