Press release :

UCLA Hosts a FREE CONCERT

April 6, 2008

“West Africa Meets Westwood”

 

What:          Free concert showcases the collaboration of visiting master Nigerian musicians with UCLA musicians and dancers.

 

Featuring: Babá Ken Okulolo, Soji Odukogbe, Will Magid

 

When:           April 6th, 2008 at 7pm - 8:30pm

 

 

Where:           UCLA Campus, Covel Grand Horizon Room (in dorm area)

 

 

For Immediate Release:

 

The Cultural Affairs Commission at UCLA, the organization that hosts the annual JazzReggae Festival, announced today it will hold a free concert entitled “West Africa meets Westwood,” on April 6, 2008 at 7pm.  The event will showcase West African and American musical traditions, including: Afrobeat, Highlife, Jazz, and Fusion.  The show will feature:

 

Master Nigerian bandleader Babá Ken Okulolo, who leads the Afro-Beat ensemble Kotoja, and the West African Highlife Band; known for his work with King Sunny Ade and other legendary Nigerian bands;

 

Soji Odukogbe, long-time lead guitarist for the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti;

 

Will Magid, trumpeter for Solomon Burke and a UCLA senior;

 

along with a group of talented UCLA musicians and dancers.

 

The event is presented by: The Herb Albert School Of Music, The UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology, The UCLA Office of Residential Life, Guayaki Yerba Mate, and The Cultural Affairs Commission.

 

After the concert a reception will be held for donors and invited guests.

 

Contact: Flavia de la Fuente

(Director of press relations) at 949-910-6362 or flavia.delafuente@gmail.com

 

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