Carolina Creative Campus

Hugh Masekela

Reed — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:36:56 +0000

Legendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela is an innovator in the world music and jazz scene and is active as a performer, composer, producer and activist. This iconic artist is best known for his integral role in Paul Simon’s tour behind the classic album Graceland. Masekela’s Grammy award-winning hit Grazing in the Grass sold over 4 million copies and made him an international star. He has collaborated with numerous artists in the USA, Africa and Europe including Miriam Makeba, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte and Herb Albert. Renowned choreographer Alvin Ailey chose a piece by Masekela to create a work for his world famous Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Masekela also co-created the Broadway smash musical Sarafina that introduced the sounds and passion of South African music to theater audiences worldwide.

Masekela’s work as an activist raised international awareness of the South African government’s restrictive Apartheid policies. In the 80s, Masekela’s hit song Bring Him Back Home became an anthem for the Free Nelson Mandela movement.

Articulate and brilliantly musical in a number of genres, Hugh Masekela has been a defining force in world music and the struggle for human rights both in Africa and around the world. Opus 3 Artists is honored to offer him to your community for both concerts and residency programs that allow him to share his remarkable history and his incredible music.

Come listen to Hugh Masekela play at Memorial Hall on October 11, 2010 7:30pm at Memorial Hall UNC – CH

Ozomatli

Reed — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:31:30 +0000

In their fourteen years together as a band, celebrated Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli have gone from being hometown heroes to being named U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors.

Ozomatli has always juggled two key identities. They are the voice of their city and they are citizens of the world.

Their music— a notorious urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga— has long followed a key mantra: it will take you around the world by taking you around L.A.

Originally formed to play at an area labor protest over a decade ago, Ozomatli spent some of their early days participating in everything from earthquake prep “hip hop ghetto plays” at inner-city L.A. elementary schools to community activist events, protests, and city fundraisers. Ever since, they have been synonymous with their city: their music has been taken up by The Los Angeles Dodgers and The Los Angeles Clippers, they recorded the street-view travelogue “City of Angels” in 2007 as a new urban anthem, and most recently, they were featured as part of the prominent L.A. figures imaging campaign “We Are 4 L.A.” on NBC.

Check out Ozomatli on October 1, 2010 8:00pm in Memorial Hall at UNC!

Performances, Lectures, Events and More!

Reed — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:25:26 +0000

As we get underway for this year’s Carolina Creative Campus - ‘Voices of Dissent.’ we will continue to post more information on performances, events, lectures and more. Check back soon!

Hello, My Name Is:

ehanehan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:28:43 +0000

Hello, My name is:

Reed.

I’m the Director of Campus and Community Engagement for the Office of the Executive Director for the Arts. I had the opportunity to lead a Carolina Summer Reading Program discussion group last Monday. We met bright, articulate members of the class of 2013.

As each student entered our classroom we asked that they create a name tag. We had been provided the self-adhesive, “Hello, my name is” standby. However, instead of only requiring that the tags included names, we asked everyone to share one to three words that described themselves.

I wanted to share this virtual name tag with you, and encourage you to do the same. Leave a comment here, and let us know who you are.

Hello, My name is:

Erin.

UNC-CH Alum, Journalism major with a concentration in PR and Dramatic Arts minor. Originally from Deerfield Beach, Florida, but call Apex, North Carolina my “hometown.”

I was an Intern for the Office of the Executive Director for the Arts, working with Campus and Community Engagement, for the past 2 years, and I now work as the Campus and Community Engagement Coordinator.

I look forward to sharing my exploration of the movement of people with you this year. I encourage your comments, criticism, and engagement.

Talk to you soon.