World Music and Movement Festival showcases array of cultures

Within the span of six hours, an array of dancers and musicians brought an unlikely mixture of objects to the Bruin Plaza stage. Some performers wore ghungroos – Indian anklets covered with metallic bells – and some wore cowboy hats. Some musicians played fiddles and some played the Chinese erhu,also known as the Chinese violin. […]

California A Cappella Festival: Day show brings groups from across California

Some groups wore color-coordinated, matching outfits. Some groups chose to dress more casually. No matter what it wore, each group at Saturday’s 13th annual California A Cappella Festival sang in flawless harmony and created a cheerful, relaxed mood for participants and spectators alike. One year after its creation in 1999, Random Voices A Cappella, UCLA’s […]

UCLA rap club a platform for students to engage in the genre

Lines of rhymes and beats from a Roland 808 drum machine blast out from an unlikely place: a residence hall lounge. Fast freestyles and fast flow are all part of the meetings held by UCLA’s Rap Music Club. “The rap club is where I let myself go and let some of my emotions out,” said […]