Festival of World Music includes performances by two student groups whose music is rooted in uniquely American traditions.

It will be an education under the tutelage of none other than Nicole Yarling and her hand-picked ensemble ... Beethoven” (classical), “One Song” (West African beats), “Music of My Past ...

The Balafon Dance Ensemble gave people the opportunity to experience African culture up ... The performance included live ...

Our four non-Western music ensembles—open to both music majors and non-music majors—explore West African Highlife, Japanese, Gamelan and Latin American traditions. Each ensemble presents one public ...

"With African American quilts, what I see is the same as what you see in jazz. Jazz artists for the most part have been trained in traditional classical music ... of AAQGO. Ensembles of quilts ...

The role of African art music in classical music In his keynote talk, musicologist Kofi Agawu from the City University of New York (CUNY) spoke about African art music and its role in classical music.

During the Classical period ... Created at the end of the 19th century, blues music is a style of music that is heavily influence by African American history. The original blues music evolved ...