Klezmer Music Ensemble and Music of West Africa Ensemble

445 Charles E. Young Drive, East,Los Angeles CA 90095-1657

22 May, 2022

Description

The Klezmer Music Ensemble and The Music of West Africa Ensemble showcase traditional music from these regions on the same stage. Directed by Lorry Black, the Klezmer Music Ensemble focuses on performance and style of the Klezmer musical traditions. The ensemble learns from active listening and imitation of a vast array of recordings beginning with pre-WWII European and American Golden Age klezmer, continuing into the klezmer revival and subsequent renaissance of the Seventies, and concluding with more contemporary experimental recordings. The Music of West Africa Ensemble, led by Francis Awe and Omowale Orisayomi, performs the music and dances of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The ensemble produces complex polyphonic textures on a variety of drums, bells and rattles to accompany dramatic and entertaining social dances.