World beat pioneer will share sounds of Ghana.Byline: The Register-Guard UO SCHOOL OF MUSIC An African music African music, the music of the indigenous peoples of Africa. Sub-Saharan African music has as its distinguishing feature a rhythmic complexity common to no other region. concert and a regional marching band Noun 1. marching band - a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time band - instrumentalists not including string players competition are scheduled this week by the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. School of Music and Dance, 961 E. 18th Ave. Obo Addy Obo Addy (b. 1936) is an Ghanaian drummer and dancer who was one of the first native African musicians to bring the fusion of traditional folk music and Western pop music known as worldbeat to Europe and then to the Pacific Northwest of the United States in the late 1970s. and Okropong: Music and Dance of Ghana 8 p.m. Friday Beall Concert Hall Master drummer The title of master drummer is given to a drummer who is recognized by other masters for his high degree of skill and knowledge in African drumming. The title itself is very much respected in the culture where it originates. Obo Addy and his group Okropong will open the UO's World Music Series for 2006-07 with a program featuring music and dance of Ghana. As a prominent member of the first generation of African musicians This is a list of African musicians and musical groups. Algeria
Addy's musical background is a combination of the rigorous standards of ritual music he learned from his father, a Wonche priest, and the flashy international pop music he performed as a young professional with big bands in Accra, Ghana. Now living in Portland, he has created two colorful professional ensembles, Okropong and Kukrudu, each expressing one of the two closely related sides of his musical personality: traditional and popular. Tickets, available at the door, are $10 general admission, $8 for students and senior citizens. Festival of Bands Saturday Autzen Stadium Twenty-four of the Northwest's top high school marching bands will fill Autzen Stadium, 2700 Martin Luther King Blvd., for the 28th annual Festival of Bands, one of the largest marching band competitions in the Northwest. Gates open at 8 a.m. for the preliminary rounds. Selections will be drawn from a blend of pageantry, drill and music ranging from Broadway show tunes to rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. . Preliminaries conclude with an exhibition performance by the Oregon Marching Band The Oregon Marching Band(OMB) is the marching band for the University of Oregon. At over 240 members, the are the largest student group on campus and perform at home football games. The OMB marches a corps style, but with a more military band instrumentation. at 3:30 p.m. The final rounds will begin about 5:30 p.m., and another performance by the Oregon Marching Band will close the festival at about 9 p.m. The Oregon Marching Band drum line will give a clinic and performance during the noon lunch break. Awards will be presented after both preliminary and final competitions, with a Northwest Marching Band Circuit The Northwest Marching Band Circuit, or NWMBC, is a collective of Pacific Northwest high school marching bands founded in 1997[1]. The NWMBC's mission is[2]: ...Championship trophy capping the competi- tion. Tickets will be available at the south gate of the stadium on performance day. All-day tickets cost $13 for adults, $9 for students and seniors. A family four-pack will admit two adults and two children for $32. Children younger than 5 will be admitted free. Oregon high school bands scheduled to perform include Sheldon, Willamette, St. Helens, McKay, McNary, Hillsboro, Sunset, Century, Canby, Astoria, Tigard, Beaverton, Westview, North Salem, South Salem, Centennial, Sprague, Crater and Grants Pass. The festival also will feature four bands from Washington and one from Idaho. - The Register-Guard |
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