When Angelica Cardona decided to take an Afro-Cuban dance class during her senior year at UCLA in 2002, she never thought that it would end up shaping the course of her life for nearly the next decade.
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10th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days to celebrate the life of journalist, show global support for an end to violence, hatred and ignorance
As the first week of October begins, the memory of late Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl will live on through a month-long musical celebration of his life.
“˜Bedia Selects’ exhibits deeper visions of Central African art at Fowler
While all artists create their own works of art, Cuban American artist José Bedia is making the jump from artist to curator at the UCLA Fowler Museum.
_After 30 years, MTV still appeals to the masses_
On Aug. 1, 1981 at 12:01 a.m. the world of cable television gave birth to a new phenomenon that would revolutionize popular culture and the public’s knowledge of music and entertainment.
Redefining the sounds of jazz at the Hammer Museum’s sixth annual JazzPOP concert series with performances to showcase the genre’s evolution
When it comes to jazz, one might think of the well-known tunes of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong or Miles Davis as the defining sounds of the genre.
Fowler Museum to conclude “˜Central Nigeria Unmasked’ arts exhibit with “˜Fela-bration!’ summer concert
UCLA’s Fowler Museum will be in tune with African culture this weekend as the museum prepares to bid farewell to one of its African art exhibits with a new type of celebration ““ a Fela-bration inspired by Nigerian musician Fela Kuti.
A cappella gets loud at Fowler for an evening
“Harry Potter” fans would have been delighted to hear the melodic sound of female voices coming from Schoenberg Hall as “Aunt Petunia” and “Uncle Vernon” were repeatedly sung four times each.