"Music and Dance of West Africa Ensemble
Kobla Ladzekpo, director
Bluegrass and Old-Time String Band
Timothy Taylor, director; Scott Linford, assistant director
The Music and Dance of West Africa Ensemble performs the music and dances of the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo, the Fon people of Benin, and the Ashanti people of Ghana. The ensemble produces complex polyphonic textures on a variety of drums, bells and rattles to accompany dramatic and entertaining social dances.
The Bluegrass and Old-Time String Ensemble performs traditional music of America, with a focus on instrumental music of the American South.
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The concert series, which runs from May 16-18 and May 30-June 3, will feature performances by UCLA's wide array of world music ensembles, plus UCLA jazz combos, the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, the UCLA LatinJazz Big Band and the UCLA Ellingtonia Ensemble. All performances will take place in Schoenberg Hall and are free and open to the public."
Open to the public and free of charge
Parking in Lot 2 — $12 (Hilgard and Westholme)
Information: (310) 825-5947