Brittney Denise Parks, better known by her stage name Sudan Archives, is an American violinist, singer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. Parks learned to play the violin by ear as a young child in Cincinnati, Ohio. Signed to Stones Throw Records, Parks has released two studio albums to date: Athena (2019) and Natural Brown Prom Queen (2022). She won two Libera Awards in 2023, for Best Breakthrough Artist/Release and Best R&B Record.