Wed, October 14, 2009 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM East Duke 204A. Free and open to the public. Master Ghanaian Percussionist Performs with Renowned Jazz Musicians – Equally rooted in traditional Ghanaian percussion and jazz improvisation, Nii Otoo Annan and Friends create a joyous sound in their performances. Live and on their recordings, the group has fashioned a musical synthesis (…)
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The Duke University Center for International Studies, in concert with the Franklin Humanities Institute and the Durham Art Guild are pleased to announce the opening of “Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn and Chicago’s Afro-Futurist Underground 1954 – 1968,” An exhibition celebrating the life of jazz musician, pianist, bandleader, mystic, philosopher and Afro-Futurist Sun Ra.
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