Category: Music
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Julieta Venegas
Past Event This event took place on November 1 & 2, 2023. An icon in the Latin pop music scene, Julieta Venegas has made a significant impact as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer — garnering international recognition and acclaim throughout her illustrious career. Her exceptional talent and versatility have allowed her to captivate audiences on…
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Carminho
Past Event This event took place on October 14, 2023. Acclaimed Fado singer Carminho takes her 2023 album, Portuguesa, on tour. The daughter of the renowned Fado singer Teresa Siqueira, Carminho explores her origins and identity in her work—combining reverence for the traditions of Fado with a modern vision all her own. With lush vocals…
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Sérgio Mendes
Past Event This event took place on October 12, 2023. One common thread weaves throughout the staggeringly diverse tapestry of music that Sérgio Mendes has created over his remarkable six-decade career: the spirit of joy. From his pioneering contributions to the foundations of Bossa nova alongside the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim, through the era-defining…
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Mariachi Herencia de México
Past Event This event took place on September 16, 2023. Simultaneously honoring the past, celebrating the present, and creating the future of mariachi music, Mariachi Herencia de México presents an unforgettable experience of Mexican music and culture. The historic tradition of mariachi music has its roots of origin in cities such as Guadalajara and Mexico City.…
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La Santa Cecilia
Past Event This event took place on March 24, 2023. Grammy-winning La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid of Latin culture, rock, and global music. The band is known for drawing inspiration from all over the world, seamlessly interweaving cumbia, bossa nova, rumba, bolero, tango, jazz, and klezmer. Their unique sounds and the experience…
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Indigo Girls
Past Event This event took place on June 24, 2023. American folk-rock duo Indigo Girls come to Los Angeles for one night only – presented by The Soraya at Cal State Northridge and performed at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA. Over a thirty-five-year career, the multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning duo Emily Saliers and…
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Maya Arce
Maya Arce is a Mexican-American musician who grew up in Arizona. She began studying and performing mariachi music as a vocalist and violinist at the age of five. She moved to Los Angeles to join the multi-faceted folk ensemble Grupo Bella. The band focused on playing more traditional mariachi, son jarocho, son huasteco, as well…
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Melissa Etheridge
Past Event This event took place on April 22, 2023. Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 GRAMMY® Awards show. For several years, her popularity grew around such memorable originals as “Bring Me Some…
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Yamma Ensemble: A Special Presentation
Yamma Ensemble: A Special Presentation featuring instruments from the gift of Mary Levin Cutler is part of a season-long series of digital segments that bring you up close and personal with artists from a variety of art disciplines. In this special episode, the artists share knowledge and demonstrate the ancient instruments gifted to Cal State…
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Cal State LA Spring 2023 GALA Concert
SPRING 2023 GALA CONCERT Saturday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. University Choirs and Student/Faculty Orchestra performing Carmina Burana. composed by Carl Orff conducted by Dr. Christopher Gravis faculty soloists Natalie Buickians and Robert MacNeil and Children’s Choir of All Saints Church in Pasadena
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Patti LaBelle
Past Event This event took place on March 24, 2023. Known as the “godmother of soul,” Patti LaBelle is a Grammy winner and legendary hit-maker. She has given the world many memorable songs over her career of 60+ years, including “Lady Marmalade,” “When You Talk About Love,” “New Attitude,” “If Only You Knew,” and “On…
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Jazz at Lincoln Center: Songs We Love
Past Events This event took place on February 5, 2023. For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the art form of jazz from the heart of New York City to…
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Goran Bregović
Past Event This event took place on March 11, 2023. Goran Bregović is a highly acclaimed international composer and musician who weaves together traditional styles from the region where he grew up, experimenting with genres from Romani to Klezmer to classical, incorporating traditional chants and infusing electronic music while maintaining a distinctly Balkan identity in…
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Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn, Sarah Jarosz
Past Event This event took place on January 21, 2023. Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn, & Sarah Jarosz come together onstage for a special evening. A singular and enduring talent, Grammy winner Shawn Colvin’s songs like “Sunny Came Home” are slow-release works of craft and catharsis that become treasured, lifetime companions for their listeners. After winning…
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Dionne Warwick
Past Event This event took place on December 17, 2022. Six-time Grammy Award-winning legend Dionne Warwick has earned more than 75 charted hit songs and has sold over 100 million records. After her debut collaboration with Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1961, she went on to record 18 consecutive Top 100 singles (Don’t Make…
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Mariza
Past Event This event took place on October 7, 2022. Gifted with an expressive and powerful voice, Mariza is inarguably the genre’s best-known global representative for the 21st century. Mariza’s approach to singing fado (a traditional Portuguese genre full of exquisite contradictions) embraces the new while never forsaking the old. Her early recordings of classic…
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CocoRosie
Past Event This event took place on November 19, 2022. Definition eludes these artists as CocoRosie blends and manipulates what critics have described as indie, hip-hop, pop, blues, opera, and electronic music. They find duality between their unique vocal stylings, expanding those differences and playing music that expresses the inner and outer world of the…
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Lila Downs
Past Event This event took place on April 30 & May 1, 2022. Lila’s enormous contributions to global music have received accolades around the world, including multiple Grammy Awards. Her passion for the music and culture of Mexico, particularly the indigenous communities of Oaxaca, permeates her celebrated catalog spanning nearly 30 years. Program Lila Downs,…
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Pablo Sáinz Villegas
Past Event This event took place on April 29, 2022. Versión en español a continuación) Praised as “the soul of the Spanish guitar”, Pablo Sáinz Villegas has become a worldwide sensation known as this generation’s great guitarist. With his “virtuosic playing characterized by irresistible exuberance” as described by The New York Times, his interpretations conjure…
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Yohai Cohen
Yohai Cohen is an internationally renowned oud player and vocalist celebrated for his mastery of the traditional music of his Moroccan and Andalusian heritage. His performances weave together the rich musical traditions of North Africa, blending cha’abi (popular) rhythms with classical influences. Singing in Arabic, Hebrew, and Ladino, Yohai’s artistry bridges cultures, carrying forward centuries-old…