On the Centenary of Carolina Maria de Jesus’s Birth: Testimony, Memories and Artistic Expressiveness in her Manuscripts
On the Centenary of Carolina Maria de Jesus’s Birth: Testimony, Memories and Artistic Expressiveness in her Manuscripts –A talk by Dr. Elena Pajaro Peres, BU Visiting Scholar on Tue., Apr. 8, at 5:15 pm at 138 Mountfort Street Brookline, MA A Postdoctoral Fellow in the Institute of Brazilian Studies at University of São Paulo, Brazil, Scholarship FAPESP (The […]
Part 2 of the Angola, Cuba, The Caribbean: Culture, Race and Identity Formation Workshop
“Living Multiple Identities: British West Indians in Twentieth Century Cuba” Part 2 of the Angola, Cuba, The Caribbean: Culture, Race and Identity Formation Workshop Prof Graciela Chailloux arrived from Cuba to present Part 2 of the Angola, Cuba, The Caribbean: Culture, Race and Identity Formation Workshop originally held on February 28th. Graciela Chailloux Laffita is an AfroCuban, an Adjunct […]
“Music of My Voice” by Dr. Lori Hicks and “A Spiritual Evolution” by Jonathan Blanchard
On March 21, 2014, Dr. Lori Hicks and Jonathan Blanchard performed a selection of African American spirituals on Day 3 of the African American Music in World Culture: Art as Refuge & Strength in the Struggle for Freedom conference. Dr. Lori Hicks, a native of Detroit, Michigan, is the recipient of the Master of Music degree from Bowling Green State […]
Keynote address by George Wein on March 21, 2014
On March 21, 2014 George Wein gave the keynote address on the Day 2 of African American Music in World Culture: Art as Refuge & Strength in the Struggle for Freedom conference. We would like to thank him for his continued support of the African American Studies Program. Jazz Impresario George Wein is considered to […]
Keynote lecture recital by Professor Joshua Rifkin on March 20, 2014
On March 20, 2014 Professor Joshua Rifkin presented the keynote lecture recital at the African American Music in World Culture: Art as Refuge & Strength in the Struggle for Freedom conference. Professor Rifkin has appeared as conductor and keyboard soloist with many prominent orchestras in the US, Europe, Israel and Australia, including the English Chamber […]
Keynote address: ”I Woke Up This Morning…Are There Any Rights I’m Entitled To?” by Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon on March 20, 2014
On March 20, 2014 the keynote address for the African American Music in World Culture: Art as Refuge & Strength in the Struggle for Freedom conference was given by Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon. ‘For more than a half-century Bernice Johnson Reagon has been a major cultural voice for freedom and justice. An African-American woman’s voice, a child of […]
“Making Connections: The Art and Life of Herbert Gentry” on March 20, 2014
On March 20, 2014 Rachel Tolano gave a talk titled “Making Connections” at Chez Honey: Art, Jazz and Herbert Gentry’s Parisian Club-Gallery at the African American Music in World Culture: Art as Refuge & Strength in the Struggle for Freedom conference. Herbert Gentry (1919- 2003) was an American expressionist painter who spent his career in both […]
“Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory” on March 18, 2014
On March 18, 2014 “Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory”, directed by Llewellyn Smith, was screened at the African American Music in World Culture: Art as Refuge & Strength in the Struggle for Freedom conference. Genethia Hogges also gave a talk on the film. Genithia L. Hogges is a teacher and musician who has earned an A.B. […]
“Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and His Music in America, 1900-1912” on March 17, 2014
On March 17, 2014 Director Charles Kaufmann gave a screening of his film, “Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and His Music in America, 1900-1912” and talked about elements of his film at the African American Music in World Culture: Art as Refuge & Strength in the Struggle for Freedom conference. Charles Kaufmann is a professional bassoonist specializing in modern […]
Our Conference is inspired by the distinctive musical forms created by Afro-descendant people and cultures in North America, borrowing from African traditions, and shaped mainly by the Black experience in the United States. This music, enriched by a unique interaction with other music genres both in the Americas and in other parts of the world, […]