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EVENT NEWS / August 28, 2008

Boise State's Global Expressions Series Begins Season with 'Dialogues: Music of the African and Spanish Diaspora'

Boise State University’s Global Expressions Series kicks off the 2008-2009 series with “Dialogues: Music of the African and Spanish Diaspora” at 8 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Student Union Special Events Center. Tickets are $15 general, $10 Boise State faculty, staff and alumni and $5 students and seniors through Select-a-Seat. Free parking will be available in the Liberal Arts, Library and Administration parking lots.

“Dialogues” examines musical connections and their union in the landscape of the Americas. The performance will include original instrumental compositions and songs for African instruments and percussion and Spanish guitar, as well as interpretations of works by African, African-American and Latin-American composers.

The next Global Expressions performance will be on April 17, when Ache Brasil will fuse music, dance, martial arts and acrobatics into one high-energy extravaganza. For more information about the Global Expressions series, call 426-1223.


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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Monday, September 08, 2008