Jones will be joined by musicians Idris Ackamoor on tenor and alto sax and the bass and percussion groove of the Pyramids. The group will include excerpts of several of their significant performances, including the spoken word musical tone poem, "THE GRANDMA COLE STORY," a stinging indictment of the slave trade as told through the eyes of a ten year old African girl held captured aboard a slave ship. "CHINA LANE" tells the story through spoken word and music of a forbidden love affair between a Chinese laundry proprietor and a freed slave. "MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH" deals with the current immigration crisis in Europe and features a family of Albanian refugees escaping into Germany aboard a train in search for a better life. Additional excerpts will be performed.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Black History Month Performance
Subtitle:
Performance Music: Theater for the 21st Century
Activity Type:
Performance
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Presenter:
Rhodess Jones, Idris Acakamoor and the Pyramids
Date:
Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 19:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
Charity Randall Theater
UCIS Unit:
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors:
Sponsored by PITT ARTS and co-sponsored by: The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion
the Department of Africana Studies
Global Studies
Department of Music