Events

Ron Reid

Ron Reid

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Sonic Soul: Passion and Resistance
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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This concert features songs that explore the cross-currents of Caribbean diasporic rhythms and improvisational jazz musings, with music arranged for a vibrant octet and infused with vocals and spoken word. Special guest vocalist Joey Blake performs.
 

Admission
Free

Past Events

Interior of the David Friend Recital Hall
Annual Africana Studies Symposium
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Join us for the annual Africana Studies Symposium.

George Clinton

George Clinton

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Annual Africana Studies Symposium
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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The Africana Studies Department proudly presents the third annual Africana Studies Symposium, featuring a special conversation with legendary funk pioneer George Clinton, widely known as the Master of Funk.

Karen Walwyn

Karen Walwyn

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Africana Studies Department
Solo Piano Works by Florence Price and Karen Walwyn
- (EST)
Houston Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 1
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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International Steinway Artist, concert pianist, and composer Dr. Karen Walwyn will lecture on and perform solo piano works by world-renowned composer Florence Price—the first African-American woman to gain national acclaim—alongside a selection of Walwyn’s own original compositions.


 

A performance inside of the Red Room at Cafe 939
An Interview with Hip-Hop Producer Arthur Baker
(EDT)
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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Legendary producer and DJ Arthur Baker will be interviewed by Prince Charles Alexander in a special event presented in collaboration with the Africana Studies Department at Berklee College of Music.