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 […]
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UCLA student groups to reunite for second ‘A Cappellooza’
On Sunday night, UCLA a cappella groups will share the stage with students they mentor, filling De Neve auditorium with music. A Cappelloozais the only show of the year in which 13 of the on-campus a cappella groups will all be performing. In addition, a variety of on-campus service organizations will present on their missions. […]
Video Game Orchestra and Choir to give first full-length concert
Tucked away in the corner of Schoenberg Hall, where the stress of rehearsing dynamic orchestral pieces runs high and the zeal for video game music runs even higher, the Video Game Orchestra and Choir at UCLA squeezes about 30 members into the organ room every week. After debuting in the Powell rotunda last fall, the […]
Student musicians ‘Takht Dirty’ at Fowler Out Loud
The precise plucking of a string with his nail creates an internal experience for musician Farzad Amoozegar-Fassie. From this spiritual perspective, the setar is a part of Amoozegar-Fassie’s body and soul. Arab and Persian music traditions will mesh together on campus Thursday as graduate student Amoozegar-Fassie and student Arab music group Takht Dirty bring their […]
Album Review: ‘Enter the Slasher House’
“Enter the Slasher House” is not an album; it’s a world. The album is fittingly named, and listening to it is like entering a completely different realm: one that’s darker and a little underground. Its use of digitally enhanced effects, filters and synths brings to mind the musical stylings of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” […]
Q&A: Student DJ A-Klap shares Dance Marathon experience
Fourth-year political science student Anthony Kapitanski, who performs under the DJ stage name A-Klap, performed at Pauley Pavilion this Saturday for the 13th annual Dance Marathon presented by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition. Kapitanski performed a three-hour set Saturday as participants danced for 26 hours straight. Kapitanski has performed in the Westwood and greater Los Angeles […]
Q&A: Nina Kasuya discusses musical journey for upcoming show
Recently graduated ethnomusicology student with a minor in music industry, Nina Kasuya performs tonight as part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s Kerckhoff Coffeehouse Concert Series. Kasuya spoke with Daily Bruin’s Ishan Rampuria about her upcoming performance and her past, present and future musical career. Daily Bruin: Can you talk about what we can expect from your performance this […]