Barbershop music Barbershop music Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not usually sung by the tenor or baritone, except for an infrequent note or two to avoid awkward voice leading,
Barbershop (TV series) overweight, while Yinka is well-educated and muscular. Ricky, the reformed criminal, is replaced by a more hardened ex-con, Jen's distant relative Romadal Dupree. Finally, Isaac and Jimmy (instead of Yinka) each harbor a crush on Terri. The character was first portrayed in the original "Barbershop" film by Ice Cube. The character was first portrayed in the original "Barbershop" film (where he was named Dinka) by Leonard Earl Howze. The character was first portrayed in the original "Barbershop" film by Jazsmin Lewis. The character was first portrayed in the original "Barbershop" film (where he was named Isaac Rosenberg) by Troy Garity.