About Our

Supporters

Colin Vassell

Choir Director

Colin Vassell is a leading international vocal coach, choir director and singer of inspirational and gospel music. He has been instrumental in setting up various community choirs. Inspired by his own journey as a kidney patient and waiting for a transplant, he is the catalyst for taking the Black living choir from its inception to BGT

Sponsors

The choir is pleased to have Kidney Care UK as one of their sponsors, they are the UK’s leading kidney patient support charity, providing practical, financial and emotional support for kidney patients and their families and campaigning to improve care services across the UK.

They provide support for more than 100 patients every week and invest over £3 million each year in patient grants. They provide practical and emotional support to kidney patients and their families. Their mission is to give their total support to help improve the quality of life for everyone affected by kidney disease.

Frank Dor

Ambassador

Frank Dor is a Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Clinical Lead for Transplantation, Imperial College Renal & Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and London, UK. Frank is an active clinical and translational scientist, and a passionate educationalist.

Frank has held many positions, he served as Chair of ESOT’s education committee, as Hesperis Course chair, and is the Director of the ESOT Live Donor Nephrectomy Course, Council Member of ESOT (ambassadorship and communication, Lead of the Social Media Ambassador programme).

He is a Council Member of the British Transplantation Society, Chair of the BTS Chapter of Surgeons, Deputy-Chair of the Kidney Advisory Group of NHS Blood and Transplant, member of the European Surgical Association, Chair of the Clinical Ethics Committee of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and UK national delegate of the UEMS Division for Transplant Surgery.

He is keen to be an ambassador and support the choir not only because he is passionate about increasing the number of Black living donor transplants, but because he is also a trained choir conductor and sings in the Fulham Camerata as a tenor.

HRH Princess Moradeun Adedoyin Solarin

Princess Moradeun Adedoyin Solarin

HRH

A Yoruba Princess, Pan-African Royal, Broadcast Journalist, Multi-Media Specialist, Public Speaker, Cultural Ambassador & Community Leader. Princess Moradeun is a Veteran Broadcaster, Seasoned Media Specialist, Project Management Consultant, Trainer & Mentor, Exec Director/Founder of the New Pan-African Movement & AŞO-ĘBÍ Festival Brand. A real ‘Yoruba Princess’ of the Adedoyin Anoko Royal Lineage, she is the Grand Daughter of HRM Oba William Christopher Adedoyin II, Akarigbo Anoko of Sagamu, Remo Kingdom, Ogun State, Nigeria. She holds the Royal Title ‘Beere’ First Daughter, First Child of her Beloved Dad HRH Prince Israel Iretiola Adedoyin.

She is Operational Director Media and Communications Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network (GlobalWIIN), Former Chair Board of Trustees for Girl Child Network Worldwide & Team Members Girls Empowerment Initiative UK); Board Member CEO Network, Vice Chair & Royal Trustee Economic Emancipation Movement (EEM) Bahamas; Founder & Coordinator League of Pan-African Royals (LOPAR). These Positions cover various roles in Communication & Media, Community Development, Nation Building, Leadership, Mentorship, Training, Empowerment etc within & across the wider UK Society and other parts of the World.

Princess Moradeun Veteran Broadcast Journalist is a graduate of Journalism and Communication Arts, with over 45 years’ experience.

She is Creator of her cutting-edge Media Brand ‘ARIZE! with the Platform of her Talk-Show ‘Arize! Conversations’ where she puts the Spotlight on People, Organisations & Businesses, who want to ‘Arize!’ and make a Difference as Positive ‘Change Agents’. She has used her Role as a renowned Media Personality & an Activist, Campaigning over the years to stop Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence against Women & the Girl Child. She uses her Media Platform to Showcase Women, especially Young Girls & Youths, whose innovative & creative efforts as Leaders, Professionals, Entrepreneurs & Achievers gets overlooked, as they do not receive the much-deserved exposure. She is also a very Talented Actress of Stage, TV & Film.

She is recipient of both the Nigerian Centenary Award as one of the Outstanding 100 Nigerians in the Diaspora & the Ogun State Ambassadorial Lifetime Achievement Award in Media, for Promoting & Building a Positive Image for Ogun State, Nigeria, Africa & The Diaspora. SEAL of The City was Presented to her by the Mayor of Fort Lauderdale in Florida in 2015; The AFI Life Achievement Award at the International Cannes Festival in 2019 in Recognition for her 40 years+ Contributions to Media, her Efforts, Service & Dedication in her Mentorship of young Girls & Women, towards fulfilling their potentials by making them impactful to themselves, family, community and wider society. she was Appointed ‘Mother of All Africans in the Diaspora’ and is the brains & visionary behind the Popular annual ‘ASO-EBI’ Festival Gala Night & Awards Event held in October during UK’s Black History Month.

Princess always says to her Audience “Lets all Arize! As Agents of Positive Change as we Navigate Intentionally within our Spaces of Humanity.