HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER in collaboration with the Africana Studies Program presents
BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT
MY MUSIC SPEAKS: A FUSION OF AFROCENTRIC MUSIC & JAZZ GEORGE OWEL SENAM AYIKU EVERTON BAILEY NIGEL INNIS YAWUZA ALHASSAN
MY MUSIC SPEAKS is a pilot program held annually to galvanize talents around the world to create a music genre with Afrocentric tunes. This interactive lecture performance will comprise Afrocentric Drumming and recitation plus a brief history on African Drumming infused with Jazz featuring percussionists George kwasi Barima Asante Owel, a native of the Akan tribe of Ghana, Senam Ayiku, from the GA tribe of West Africa Ghana, Hempstead resident, Everton Bailey on trumpet and Uniondale resident, Nigel Innis on saxophone, with the Wuza-Wuza Music and Dance Ensemble led by Yawuza Alhassan.
Thursday, February 22, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, South Campus
Funding for this program has been provided by the Joseph G. Astman Family Fund for the Hofstra Cultural Center
This event is FREE and open to the public. To RSVP, visit events.hofstra.edu.