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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm sure the Halalisa Singers are all good liberals that mean well
There's just one thing about them that struck me, and it's...well, you'll see:
http://www.halalisa.org/concerts-tickets.html
The Halalisa Singers present:
I Dream A World: Songs of Hope and Justice
Mary Cunningham, Artistic Director
Trevor Berens, piano
Bertram Lehmann, percussion
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Halalisa Singers present a program of folk and world music celebrating the legacy of the great civil rights leader.
The 34-member Lexington-based ensemble will sing songs from around the world reflecting themes from MLKs life and work.
This is music that emerged from unjust circumstances when people found their voices and raised them in song to inspire hope and promote change, says Artistic Director Mary Cunningham.
The program features songs U2s MLK and Jason Sheltons bluesy King for a Day, written specifically to honor Dr. King anti-apartheid songs in the South African languages Xhosa and Zulu;
Andre Thomas setting of Langston Hughes I Dream a World, dedicated to victims of the September 11 attacks; and I Am Willing, sung at a 2006 White House rally to protest the invasion of Iraq.
The concerts will also honor the late folk legend and activist Pete Seeger with Guantanamera, a Jose Marti poem reflecting the perspective of a Cuban revolutionary from the late 1800s that Seeger adapted for the peace movement, and the poignant To My Old Brown Earth.
Also on the program are songs from Ragtime, Sweet Honey in the Rocks tribute to the women of South Africa We Are the Ones,
and Hope for Resolution, a piece that juxtaposes a European chant melody with an anti-apartheid song from South Africa.
A traditional Yiddish folk song, spirituals, a Maori-inspired song from New Zealand, and the rousing jazz-infused gospel piece Freedom Train round out the performance.
I Dream A World: Songs of Hope and Justice
Mary Cunningham, Artistic Director
Trevor Berens, piano
Bertram Lehmann, percussion
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Halalisa Singers present a program of folk and world music celebrating the legacy of the great civil rights leader.
The 34-member Lexington-based ensemble will sing songs from around the world reflecting themes from MLKs life and work.
This is music that emerged from unjust circumstances when people found their voices and raised them in song to inspire hope and promote change, says Artistic Director Mary Cunningham.
The program features songs U2s MLK and Jason Sheltons bluesy King for a Day, written specifically to honor Dr. King anti-apartheid songs in the South African languages Xhosa and Zulu;
Andre Thomas setting of Langston Hughes I Dream a World, dedicated to victims of the September 11 attacks; and I Am Willing, sung at a 2006 White House rally to protest the invasion of Iraq.
The concerts will also honor the late folk legend and activist Pete Seeger with Guantanamera, a Jose Marti poem reflecting the perspective of a Cuban revolutionary from the late 1800s that Seeger adapted for the peace movement, and the poignant To My Old Brown Earth.
Also on the program are songs from Ragtime, Sweet Honey in the Rocks tribute to the women of South Africa We Are the Ones,
and Hope for Resolution, a piece that juxtaposes a European chant melody with an anti-apartheid song from South Africa.
A traditional Yiddish folk song, spirituals, a Maori-inspired song from New Zealand, and the rousing jazz-infused gospel piece Freedom Train round out the performance.
http://www.halalisa.org/about.html
The Halalisa Singers are dedicated to the performance of music across all cultures and nationalities.
Halalisa is a Zulu word for celebration, and in that spirit, the Halalisa repertoire includes African, Latin, American Spiritual, Gospel, Jewish, Folk, and Jazz music.
A diverse group of thirty men and women, the Halalisa Singers are inspired by the belief that music is a universal language with the power to uplift and unite us all.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Mary Cunningham, this Lexington-based vocal ensemble is now in its twentieth year offering performances in the Boston area.
Halalisa is a Zulu word for celebration, and in that spirit, the Halalisa repertoire includes African, Latin, American Spiritual, Gospel, Jewish, Folk, and Jazz music.
A diverse group of thirty men and women, the Halalisa Singers are inspired by the belief that music is a universal language with the power to uplift and unite us all.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Mary Cunningham, this Lexington-based vocal ensemble is now in its twentieth year offering performances in the Boston area.
Yeah, about that 'diversity':
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I'm sure the Halalisa Singers are all good liberals that mean well (Original Post)
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2015
OP
No doubt they represent a cross-section of lefty white singers from well-off suburbs
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2015
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1000words This message was self-deleted by its author.
friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)2. No doubt they represent a cross-section of lefty white singers from well-off suburbs
But using an African name when your group is whiter than your average regatta?
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friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)5. Two words: 'cultural appropriation'
Even if well-meant, the optics are decidedly off (at least to me)
JI7
(89,250 posts)3. good for them for having interest in other cultures and people
msongs
(67,412 posts)6. diversity can mean age, gender, sexual orientation, political views, religions. it does Not
have to always be exclusively about racial identity