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SUMMARY:Music Alive in the Archive: Legacy and Promise--65 Years of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive
DESCRIPTION:Masanga Marimba will perform a selection of pieces from Zimbabwe\, South Africa\, Cameroon\, Colombia\, Guatemala\, and Mexico on Zimbabwean-style marimbas\, mbira\, drums\, and percussion. Participation is appreciated! \nMasanga Marimba performs traditional and popular music from Africa and Latin America. The instruments used in this ensemble consist of seven Zimbabwean marimbas of various sizes along with vocals\, drums\, and percussion. The word “Masanga” comes from a Shona word that means the coming together of rivers or roads representing the meeting of African and Latin musical traditions in this group. Masanga Marimba formed in the year 2000 and has performed at the Hollywood Bowl\, Los Angeles County Music Center\, Grand Performances\, Getty Center\, Skirball Cultural Center\, Ford Amphitheatre\, California Worldfest\, Millpond Music Festival\, Strawberry Festival\, and many other high profile music venues. The ensemble has opened for Neil Young\, Stephen Stills\, Beck\, Lana Del Rey\, John Mayer\, Nora Jones\, Father John Misty\, Los Lobos\, Ziggy Marley\, Pink Martini\, and many others. \nThe group is led by Dr. Ric Alviso (UCLA Ethnomusicology PhD 2002)\, Professor of World Music at California State University Northridge. Professor Alviso studied traditional African music in Senegal\, Zimbabwe\, and Ghana. The members of Masanga have degrees in percussion performance\, music composition\, jazz performance\, and music therapy. Masanga is one of the only marimba ensembles in the U.S. that combines Latin and African traditions. For more information go to: www.masanga.com \nThis concert is presented in conjunction with the symposium “Music Alive in the Archive: Legacy and Promise–65 Years of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive\,” a two-day event in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive.
URL:https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/music-alive-in-the-archive-legacy-and-promise-65-years-of-the-ucla-ethnomusicology-archive/
LOCATION:Lani Hall\, 445 Charles E Young Dr E\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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