Word: kuumba
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...ever since. “My participation in the Collegium really informed my writing of music and made me think a lot more vocally and contrapuntally about the music I write,” Schachter says of his foray into vocal music. Schachter also plays bass with Kuumba, whose “raw energy and feeling have impacted [his] style of writing.” Schachter even picked up yet another instrument, the didgeridoo, when Kuumba went on tour performing aboriginal music in Australia. For his senior thesis, Schachter wanted to combine the free, improvisational character of jazz music with...
...Folorico de Aztlan, a worthy follow-up with their dazzlingly colorful skirts and graceful turns. The Harvard Intertribal Indian Dance Troupe, the Ukrainian Folk Dancers, and the Asian American Dance Troupe introduced the audience to their intriguing and equally impressive cultural styles and vibrant traditional costumes. The much beloved Kuumba Singers of Harvard College closed the first act, offering a different, but equally satisfying, type of performance from those preceding it.The second act of the afternoon show continued to impress with the wide array of cultures and talents Harvard boasts. Tommy and Andres, a two-man band, sang about...
...increasing variety of Cultural Rhythms has paralleled Harvard’s growing diversity. Yet through the quarter century of the event’s existence, certain groups, such as the Kuumba Singers and the Harvard Intertribal Indian dance troupe, have remained a constant presence...
...afternoon with a roast of Aykroyd, followed by a luncheon held in Kirkland dining hall. The day’s events in Sanders Theatre will feature an award presentation and performances by a number of Harvard dance and singing groups, including Harvard Bhangra, the Harvard-Radcliffe Kuumba Singers, and the Expressions Dance Troupe. This year marks the 23rd time the Foundation has given the Artist of the Year Award, which recognizes humanitarian efforts and achievements in the arts. Aykroyd is well-known for his performances in comedies such as “Ghostbusters?...
...schools with teachers who do not care, jobs that do not pay enough and a host of other issues,” Lee said. “There is still work to be done, but we must get up and do it.” With performances by the Kuumba Brothers and Sisters, the banquet also focused on striking a “healthy balance between art and activism,” according to Matthews K. Mmopi ’11, the business manager of Kuumba. This year, Kuumba collaborated with the Brattleboro Area Hospice in Vermont, raised over...