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Atlantic Studies Initiative
The
Atlantic Studies Initiative presents
Sounds
of the Black Atlantic: Contemporary Music of Latin
America and the Caribbean
The
musical cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean and
the U.S. have long carried within them the rhythms
and (hi)stories of Africa and its Diaspora. At the
same time, the more recent transnational movements
of forms born of those rhythms--such as hip-hop, salsa,
samba, and reggae(ton), have had a profound impact
on the ways in which the youth of the Americas define
and represent themselves, perceive each other, and
relate to our/their societies.
This symposium brings together musicians, dancers,
scholars, and artists, as well as cultural critics
and activists from Brazil, Cuba, the U.S. to explore
the roots and the routes of today's music. We encourage
you to join us for what is sure to be an vibrant,
intellectually enriching, and invigorating event.
2
December
4:00-7:00pm
Michigan
League, Hussey Room
4:00-5:00pm
Panel I: Cuban Jazz Journeys: THE HILARIO DURAN TRIO
CHAIR:
Roland Vazquez (Jazz and Improvisational
Studies, School of Music, University of Michigan)
Hilario
Duran Trio (Hilario Duran, Roberto Occhipinti,
and Ernesto Simpson): Hilario Duran is one of Cuba
's premier exponents of Latin Jazz, renowned for his
piano playing and composing skills. His impressive
track record speaks for itself. Durán has worked
with some of the world's giants of jazz, including
Dizzy Gillespie and Arturo Sandoval.
5:15-7:15pm
Panel
II: Music and Youth Culture in Cuba, Brazil, and the
United States
CHAIR:
Ifeoma C.K. Nwankwo (Department of English
and Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, University
of Michigan)
Lesley
Feracho (Department of Spanish and Institute
for African-American Studies, University of Georgia):
Redefining the Nation: Hip
Hop and the Collective Identity
Livio
Sansone (FEDERAL University of Bahia): Youth
Culture and Racial Identity in Bahia
Maria
Elena Cepeda (Hispanic and Latin American
Studies, Macalester College), A Miami Sound Machine:
Deconstructing the Latin(o)
Music “Boom” of the Late ‘90s
DISCUSSANT:
Robin Wilson (Dance Department, School of
Music, University of Michigan); Mary Catherine
Smith (Host, Brazilian Sol, WEMU); Leila
Barbosa (Founder, The Baixo Santa do Alto
Glória Cultural Pharmacy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
Co-sponsored
by the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies
8:00pm
Kerrytown
Concert House
415 N. Fourth Avenue
Performance: The Hilario Duran Trio
This
is a paid performance open to the public.
For additional information:
Atlantic
Studies Initiative (ASI)
734.936.6480
ii.asi@umich.edu
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/asi
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