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...Mexican ballad being played in India,” he says.Performers in the show include students of all races and backgrounds, and the board members are proud of the amount of diversity in the show. Participants range from Asian dance groups to singers who are also in Kuumba. “Not everyone is from a Latin-American background,” Rosa says. “Part of it is that they have either had an experience in Latin America or they have grown up with the culture and want to get involved in some...
...says. “Whether looking at us as a cultural or a musical group, not many groups have so much diversity.” Many Mariachi Veritas members are also classical, jazz, and rock musicians who are involved in other musical groups on campus such as BachSoc and Kuumba. Only a few of the current group members had previous mariachi experience when they joined Mariachi Veritas. In fact, despite being a Mexican band, there are only three Mexican-American members in the group. For the Mexican-American members, Mariachi Veritas is “a way to share...
...limited only to theater. Since her freshman spring, she has been singing in Kuumba.I love to sing. I didn’t want to sing in Latin, so that cut out a bunch of the choirs. I had plenty of Latin in high school. I just jumped into Kuumba. It’s such a great community, nice people and beautiful music. I just came back from the spring break tour in Chicago, It was such a blast. You come back with a Kuumba high. It’s a great mix of total silliness and serious, intense conversations till...
Underneath the ambient lighting of the Queen’s Head Pub and the white noise of people talking and laughing, a strong voice cut through, and the crowd quickly hushed. It was Chiazotam N. Ekekezie ’08 with the Sisters of Kuumba, starting off the night for “Sing It, Sister! A Celebration of Black Women in Music.” The show’s repertoire ranged from old African-American spirituals to modern songs such as Erykah Badu’s “Tyrone...
Among the performers following the Sisters of Kuumba were Kristen M. Jones ’08, Bryant, and alumna Johanna N. Paretzky ’03. The crowd pulled close in the standing space around the stage, cheering when singers hit the high notes and singing along to classics such as Aretha Franklin’s “Respect...