NBA Champions Toronto Raptors have a Nigerian President NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with The Undefeated’s William C. Rhoden about Toronto Raptors’ General Manager Masai Ujiri’s unlikely path to the NBA and his charity work in Africa. Listen Here: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/13/732480740/masai-ujiris-remarkable-journey-to-the-nba
HOW SWEET THE SOUND – Gospel in Los Angeles https://www.linktv.org/shows/artbound/los-angeless-role-in-the-rise-and-mainstreaming-of-gospel-music?mc_cid=3de408fe0b&mc_eid=bb219d9a53 Link TV – June 5, 2019 Praise and worship songs stealing the limelight at a secular music festival in Southern California might seem unthinkable, but Kanye West gave a riveting gospel-inspired performance when Coachella coincided with Easter in 2019. He rapped his hit “Jesus Walks,”…
Please see/hear violinist Annelle Kazumi Gregory in a mini performance in San Diego! , 2 : Finals of the Musical Merit Foundation Awards performing an arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s . Livestream on the Musical Merit channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2r8ZNgzIdIPIl9kG03qySQ
Saturday May 25, 2019-attended 50th Anniversary Celebration of ST. ELMO VILLAGE – a place of creativity, where artists live, teach, and work The entertainment line-up included the respected Lula Washington Dance Theatre. In addition to company performances, soloist Zenmarah Duruisseau beautifully danced Swan Lake. Despite an uneven stage floor, Zenmarah was on point. Zenmarah has danced with…
On February 18, 2018, MusicUNTOLD presented composer Michael Abels the 2017 Composer of the Year Award for the original motion picture soundtrack of “GET OUT”. The ceremony included two interviews of Michael Abels covering the film score, as well as his work as a composer of performance music. Following the interviews, the floor was…
My motivation to attend the January 21, 2012 UNDERGROUND RAILROAD spirituals concert featuring soprano Kathleen Battle with Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers at UCLA Royce Hall was the final opportunity to hear the quintessential soprano. Ms. Battle had not performed in an opera at the Met since 1994 and was seldom seen in recital. The softness,…
Composer Michael Abels was honored February 18, 2018 as MusicUNTOLD 2017 COMPOSER OF YEAR at City of Long Beach Michelle Obama Library. Michael Abels composed the sound track for movie GET OUT (Oscar for Best Original Screenplay) The event included special gifts to Michael Abels, separate interviews of Michael Abels by MusicUNTOLD president John Malveaux…
The City of Long Beach Public Libraries are not only a resource for information, they are a venue for education, arts and cultural programming. LBCAA/MusicUNTOLD presented a theatrical fundraiser, MULATTO DILEMMA, Juliette Fairley’s one woman show, October 25, 2009, Found Theater to benefit the Long Beach Public Libraries. “Many bi-racial people are caught in between…
Juneteenth: Celebrating The Bicentennial Of Abraham Lincoln Saturday June 13, 2009 12:00-5:00 PM Martin Luther King Jr. Park 1950 Lemon Ave., Long Beach Emcee: Leo Stallworth, ABC7 West Coast Premiere Composer Roy Harris Bicentennial Symphony MusicUNTOLD ORCHESTRA & CHORALE Joseph R. Taylor, Conductor MIGHTY MO ROGERS THE NEW BLUEZ BOBBY RODRIGUEZ LATIN JAZZ FREE…
Music event programming by the Long Beach Central Area Association dramatically changed after the formation of MusicUNTOLD as event production arm of LBCAA in 2007. The previous focus was presenting so-called “Black Music” representing wholesome family entertainment with audience drawing power. Memorable performances included Kool & The Gang, Shirley Caesar, Andre Crouch, Deniece Williams, Evelyn “Champagne”…