Featuring music of Chicago/Earth Wind and Fire/ A Sam Cooke medley/Ben E King/ Temptations/Impact and others.

Some of these outstanding muscians have toured or performed with members of Parliament Funkadelic, ARCHIE BELL (AND the drells) the Squirrell Nut Zippers, Branford Marsalis, Cameo and others.

Impact and Friends featuring: Bellino, songwriter/trumpeter, Gwen, Doug, and Ben Evans, Darrel and Connie Brown, Bill Amey, Mike Hamilton, Osberry Diles, Selena Keith, Brad Reaves, Derrick Bartell and Matt Kendrick.

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Bellino

Impact and Friends featuring: Bellino, songwriter/trumpeter,Gwen,Doug, and Ben Evans, Darrel and Connie Brown, Bill Amey, Mike Hamilton, Osberry Diles,Selena Keith, Bob Sanger and Matt Kendrick.

A native of Charlotte and alumni of UNC CH, Bellino, a trumpeter songwriter and key boardist, has performed in many venues in the US and Kenya. He has opened, toured, and performed with many popular artist including platinum group Ben Folds V (featured on Me, Myself and Irene starring Jim Carey), with Grammy award winners Ron Kenoly, Yolanda Adams, Archie Bell, platinum song writer Tom Maxwell of the Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Inner Circle (“Bad Boys” from the Cops TV series.) He also has written music played on National Public Radio. Currently Bellino leads Impact.