Backdoor Cajun Band - outdoor and distanced

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Event Date: 
September 6, 2020 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
The Rose Bowl Tavern (outside)
Address: 
106 N. Race Street, Urbana
Description: 

Cajun & Zydeco music and more on Sunday, Sept. 6 from local band, the Urbana Backdoor Cajun Band (aka the Occasional Cajun Band or the "Aux Cajun-els"), with Matt Turino on fiddle, Sam Payne on guitar, Dave Pride on percussion, Charlie Harris on bass and Robert Krumm on accordion.

Two sets of traditional Cajun, soulful Creole and get-down Zydeco, wrapping up by 8:30pm

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Young Artist's Studio | Kids Learn African Dance!

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Event Date: 
September 20, 2020 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: 
free online event - registration required
Description: 

Come learn techniques of African dance!

During this time of social distancing, the Young Artist’s Studio is coming to you. Join us for the next installment of our Young Artist’s Studio with local artist Tatianna Ammons of Ngoma Expressions, who will introduce our young participants to dance movement inspired by the rhythms of Senegal, Mali, and Guinea in West Africa! The class is appropriate for all ages, fitness, and experience levels. Youth participants will explore movement, rhythm, and culture! The Young Artist's Studio is a series of art workshops sponsored by The Urbana Free Library and The Urbana Arts & Culture Program designed to offer youth an opportunity to explore the arts. All events in the series are free and open to the public. For children ages 5 to 11 and their families.

We can’t wait to see you there! Please register here through the Library’s event calendar. We’ll email a link and a phone number to the email you provide in your registration so that you can join us online with Zoom.

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On a Personal Note: A Conversation with Violinists Joseph Deninzon and Yulia Ziskel

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Event Date: 
August 31, 2020 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Venue: 
Zoom (registration required)
Description: 

The Program in Jewish Culture & Society presents:

On a Personal Note: A Conversation with Violinists Joseph Deninzon and Yulia Ziskel.
Monday, Aug 31, 2020, 7:30 pm

Registration at the following website:
https://jewishculture.illinois.edu/future-events

A conversation with Yulia Ziskel & Joe Deninzon about their journey from their Russian-Jewish roots to current positions and relationship with Jewishness/Judaism and how that has evolved over the years.

Yulia Ziskel has established herself as a highly acclaimed violinist. A member of the New York Philharmonic’s First Violin section (Friends and Patrons Chair), she has also performed all over the world as a soloist and chamber musician. Ms. Ziskel has been praised by the Strad Magazine for “The sweetness of her sound.” Ms.Ziskel arrived to the United States as a refugee from St. Petersburg, Russia in 1994 when she was 17 years old with help of HIAS (originally the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society; now the global Jewish non-profit that protects refugees). Her parents settled in Atlanta, Georgia and have been living there since. 6 months after her arrival to the US, she was accepted to the prestigious Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, where she completed her Bachelor of Music Degree. Yulia received her Master’s Degree at the Juilliard School in New York City.

Joe Deninzon has been hailed by critics as “The Jimi Hendrix of the Violin,” because of his innovative style on the “Viper” seven-string electric violin. Joe has worked with the Who, Bruce Springsteen, 50 Cent, Sheryl Crow, Ritchie Blackmore, Alex Skolnick, Smokey Robinson, Les Paul, Peter Criss from KISS, Renaissance with Annie Haslam, Kurt Elling, and as a soloist with Jazz at Lincoln Center, NY All Star Jazz Orchestra, and the New York City Ballet.

Joe is the lead singer and electric violinist for the progressive rock band, Stratospheerius, and the Latin Jazz String Quartet Sweet Plantain. In 2015, Joe premiered his “Concerto for Seven String Electric Violin and Orchestra”.

CO-SPONSORED BY:
Krouse Family Visiting Scholars in Judaism and Western Culture Fund |Program in Jewish Culture & Society | Illinois Humanities Research Institute |Slavic Languages and Literature | Champaign Urbana Jewish Federation | Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity Equity & Inclusion | Illini Hillel

Admission: 
free and open to the public
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CWM Programming Cancelled During COVID-19

As an engagement program of the School of Music at the University of Illinois, The Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is following the established and evolving protocols of our institution to safeguard our community from COVID-19.

We have cancelled all of our programming for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. This includes community gamelan, Afro-Brazilian drumming workshops, and end-of-semester gamelan concert.

Cancelled - Duo YUMENO at Japan House

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Event Date: 
April 24, 2020 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Japan House
Address: 
2000 S Lincoln Ave, Urbana, IL
Description: 

The New York-based Duo YUMENO featuring koto / shamisen musician Yoko Reikano Kimura and cellist Hikaru Tamaki will present its singular fusion of sound which has been praised as “exquisite” and “compelling.” The concert will feature the duo’s latest commission pieces, as well as traditional Japanese music presented in Japan House’s serene and elegant tea room.

Duo YUMENO is inspired by tradition, but with a contemporary sensibility. Duo YUMENO’s repertoire includes a dynamic range of compositions, both traditional and contemporary, all of which explore the dialogue between classical Japanese and western music.

Space is limited. Reservations are required.

CD's will be available for purchase, cash or check only. Filming of the concert will not be allowed during the event.

Admission: 
$20 general, $15 student & tomonokai
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Cancelled - Indonesian Cultural Night 2020 - A Journey to Khatulistiwa

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Event Date: 
April 18, 2020 - 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Foellinger Auditorium
Address: 
709 S. Mathews Ave, Urbana
Description: 

Indonesian Cultural Night will feature performances of angklung, gamelan, and traditional dance.

Admission: 
Free Admission
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Cancelled - Introduction to Afro-Brazilian Percussion Workshops

The upcoming community drumming workshops will be rescheduled for a later date. We look forward to building Bloco Gavião, a community ensemble sharing Afro-Brazilian drumming traditions including samba, samba-reggae, and maracatu.

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Cancelled - Workshop: Introduction to Afro-Brazilian Percussion

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Event Date: 
May 3, 2020 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Venue: 
Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande – Illinois
Address: 
201 Lincoln Square, Space 157, Urbana
Description: 

Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is extending our collaboration with Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande – Illinois to offer a series of free community workshops on Afro-Brazilian drumming traditions including samba, samba-reggae, and maracatu. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with the richness of these traditions in a small-group setting designed to be both fun and challenging. The aim of this introductory series is to establish Bloco Gavião, an ongoing community ensemble.

Workshops will be led by Mark Becker, a student of Contra-Mestre Denis Chiaramonte in the Capoeira Angola tradition and a musician who has participated in and led 'blocos' in both Brazil and the United States.

Beginner and experienced players welcome. Instruments will be provided.

Workshops will be offered at Capoeira Angola Center on:

Sunday, Mar 22, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, Mar 29, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, Apr 19, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, May 3, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p

A special session will be offered at Spurlock Museum's WorldFest on:
Sunday, Apr 5, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:45p

Admission: 
free and open to the public
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Cancelled - Workshop: Introduction to Afro-Brazilian Percussion

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Event Date: 
April 19, 2020 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Venue: 
Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande – Illinois
Address: 
201 Lincoln Square, Space 157, Urbana
Description: 

Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is extending our collaboration with Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande – Illinois to offer a series of free community workshops on Afro-Brazilian drumming traditions including samba, samba-reggae, and maracatu. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with the richness of these traditions in a small-group setting designed to be both fun and challenging. The aim of this introductory series is to establish Bloco Gavião, an ongoing community ensemble.

Workshops will be led by Mark Becker, a student of Contra-Mestre Denis Chiaramonte in the Capoeira Angola tradition and a musician who has participated in and led 'blocos' in both Brazil and the United States.

Beginner and experienced players welcome. Instruments will be provided.

Workshops will be offered at Capoeira Angola Center on:

Sunday, Mar 22, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, Mar 29, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, Apr 19, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, May 3, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p

A special session will be offered at Spurlock Museum's WorldFest on:
Sunday, Apr 5, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:45p

Admission: 
free and open to the public
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Cancelled - Workshop: Introduction to Afro-Brazilian Percussion

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Event Date: 
March 29, 2020 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Venue: 
Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande – Illinois
Address: 
201 Lincoln Square, Space 157, Urbana
Description: 

Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is extending our collaboration with Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande – Illinois to offer a series of free community workshops on Afro-Brazilian drumming traditions including samba, samba-reggae, and maracatu. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with the richness of these traditions in a small-group setting designed to be both fun and challenging. The aim of this introductory series is to establish Bloco Gavião, an ongoing community ensemble.

Workshops will be led by Mark Becker, a student of Contra-Mestre Denis Chiaramonte in the Capoeira Angola tradition and a musician who has participated in and led 'blocos' in both Brazil and the United States.

Beginner and experienced players welcome. Instruments will be provided.

Workshops will be offered at Capoeira Angola Center on:

Sunday, Mar 22, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, Mar 29, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, Apr 19, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, May 3, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p

A special session will be offered at Spurlock Museum's WorldFest on:
Sunday, Apr 5, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:45p

Admission: 
free and open to the public
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