UCLA Guitar Ensemble bridges Latin American music and art in exhibit
Fowler Out Loud is a weekly evening concert series that invites UCLA students from various disciplines to perform at the museum. The UCLA Guitar Ensemble will showcase Latin American in collaboration with the current exhibitition, “Axé Bahia: The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis,” which highlights the cultural identity of the Brazilian city of Salvador. Hanna Yocuté, a member of the ensemble said the performance willdraw connections between the exhibition’s artworks and Latin American music.
"The UCLA Guitar Ensemble will be playing old music in a new setting as part of the Fowler Out Loud series.
Members of the ensemble will showcase Latin American music at Fowler Out Loud, a concert series in which UCLA students perform at Fowler Museum. The group’s performance, which will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m., is in collaboration with the exhibit, “Axé Bahia: The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis,” which highlights the cultural identity of the Brazilian city of Salvador. Hanna Yocuté, a member of the ensemble said the performance will try to connect the exhibition’s artworks with Latin American music.
“Axé Bahia … it basically means is ‘natural sounds,’ and it’s pretty cool we get to (perform) because our instruments are natural sounding,” said Yocuté, a fourth-year music student.
Yocuté said the ensemble is showcasing a mix of group performances, duets and solo performances in Brazilian and Latin music, as well as playing instruments that come from Latin America, like the classical guitar. Since many of the listeners tend to not know the context in which art and music is made, Yocuté said, the guitar ensemble will try to bridge the gap between the history of the songs and the music itself by explaining background details of the songs, such as the composer or the meanings behind the lyrics."— Saidra Rashid, Jan. 21, 2018
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