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...bench mate, who inadvertently registered amazement as the male soloist began singing in a surprisingly bass voice. Although the songs were in a foreign language, the emotion in the soloists’ voices enveloped the audience in the universality of music.A similar contagion spread during the performance of the Kuumba Singers, a large-scale choir that explores the musical tradition of African folk songs, spirituals, and gospel. Their performance featured three distinct vocal groups, whose juxtaposed parts harmonized perfectly.Throughout the evening, Hancock shared a diverse array of personal anecdotes about everything from his wife, whom he met in Asia...
...with an Artist of the Year plaque, saying, “In my view, this legend, this icon is artist of the generation, maybe the century.” Over 30 groups performed at this year’s “Cultural Rhythms,” from the Kuumba Singers to the Harard Wushu, which practices a modern version of kung fu. “The performing groups make Cultural Rhythms,” said Matthew K. Clair ’09, the other co-director of the first show. Approximately 20 undergraduate interns at the Harvard Foundation...
While many Harvard attendees said they were expecting a dismal turnout due to the fact that the holiday fell during exam-period, the Middlesex crowd helped fill nearly every pew in Memorial Church as members of Harvard’s black community and the Kuumba Singers read selections of King’s work and sang traditional spirituals during an hour-long service...
Chimdimnma C. Esimai ’08, a former Kuumba member was quick to praise the group’s performance...
That same evening, at Sanders Theatre, a performance by the Kuumba Singers and various alumni musically rejoiced in Faust’s new tenure. The evening was even hosted by actor John Lithgow...