Word: kuumba
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...vision has proven to be an enduring one. This week, BAF 2006 will draw together black cultural and artistic traditions from around the world to celebrate their common origin, points of intersection, and distinctive regional heritage.The festival, dedicated to Harvard Business School alumnus and beloved former faculty advisor of Kuumba, Walter J. Leonard, bears the title “Soaring Spirits: Black Expression in the Diaspora.” The dizzying calendar features black art not only from all over the world, but also from across the spectrum of creative work. The Food Festival on Saturday from...
...undergrad, Reeves focused his activities on race rather than sexuality. The History and Literature concentrator was an active member of PBHA, worked on the Journal of African and African- American Studies, sang in the Glee Club, and was one of the original Kuumba singers. Reeves sang a tenor solo in the first Kuumba performance, and his love for singing has stuck with him (he continues to sing with the Cambridge Community Chorus...
Closing out the first half of the show was the perennial student-favorite Kuumba, who sang traditional African gospel. With over 150 students performing in the piece, Kuumba nearly shook the walls of Sanders with their perfect singing that was superbly harmonious...
...mayor,” says friend and former councillor Edward Cyr. “And that’s an enormous asset, because the mayor in Cambridge doesn’t have that much authority.” VOCAL AT HARVARDAt Harvard, Reeves was a founder of the Kuumba Singers and also sang in the Glee Club. In 1972, when students protested the University’s investments in the Gulf Oil Company, Reeves joined them in taking over Mass. Hall. He wrote his thesis on W.E.B. DuBois, whom he today calls his “favorite person in history...
This Saturday’s shows, the 21st edition of Cultural Rhythms, will feature performances by the Kuumba Singers, the Harvard Intertribal Indian Dance Troupe, the Harvard Hellenic Society, and a number of other student organizations...