Services
Parking will be available in the Modlin Center for the Arts parking lot.
The Heilman Dining Center will be open during the festival and will be offering international cuisine. All-You-Can-Eat price per person is $8.75.
Global Sounds Festival April 10
Join the University of Richmond in celebrating traditional music and dance from around the world. This family-friendly festival features free live performances by local and visit music ensemble at various outdoor locations across the UR campus, culminationg in a performance by the Mandingo Ambassadors, a West African Afropop group.
All events are free and open to the public.
Performances are listed below by location and time.
Roaming Performances
Jow Ga Kuen Kung Fu
Students from the Middleton Academy of Jow Ga Kung Fu will perform the Chinese Lion Dance, a classical part of Kung Fu and a traditional performance at the beginning of Chinese New Year.
NO BS! Brass Band!
No BS! Brass Band is a powerful brass band that embraces the spirit of New Orleans into its original East Coast modern funk. Their danceable arrangements are outstandingly well thought-out and organized, drawing inspiration from funk, jazz, klezmer, calypso, and Led Zeppelin. Nearly every member has had conservatory training, holding various bachelors and masters degrees in music. Based in Richmond, this band has quickly earned a reputation as a premiere band to see for an evening of heart-pounding energy and uncontrollable dancing.
The Forum
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Edwin and Amberlyn (Salsa music)
Edwin and Amberlyn Roa of Zabor Dance, Charlottesville, Va.
12:30-1:15 p.m.
Ngoma African Dance
The word "Ngoma" ( pronounced IN- 'GO- MAH) means "drum and dance" in Swahili.
Ngoma's purpose and inspiration is to educate its members and audience about the African culture.
1:15-2 p.m.
Nirmal Bajekal
Director of the Gandharva School of Music, Bajekal teaches classical Indian music locally.
2-2:45 p.m.
Priti Patil
Starting at age 9, Priti Patil learned Bharata Natyam with Guru Shri Mani of Kalasadan Institute of Fine Arts in Mumbai for four years. She has been learning from Uma Chetty for the past 10 years. Priti has also received a short training from Dr. Sucheta Chapekar (Pune, India). With guidance from Uma, Priti completed her Arangetram in 2006 and conducted a Bharatha Natyam workshop for dance students at Thomas Dale High School. She has performed in various schools in Virginia.
Stern Plaza
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
UVA Klezmer Ensemble
Under the direction of Director of Music Performance and acclaimed clarinetist Joel Rubin, the Klezmer Ensemble focuses on the music of the klezmorim, the Jewish professional instrumentalists of Eastern Europe. The ensemble is made up of both undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and other members of the greater Charlottesville community, and is dedicated to exploring klezmer and other Jewish musical traditions from the 18th century to the present.
12:30-1:15 p.m.
William and Mary Middle Eastern Music Ensemble
Established in 1994, the Middle Eastern Music Ensemble is composed of 15-25 primarily undergraduate students who come to the group with excellent musicianship, but no prior experience with the Arab, Turkish, Persian, Armenian and Greek traditions that comprise the music of the middle east.
1:15-2 p.m.
Lyuti Chushki
In the Bulgarian language, Lyuti Chushki means “Hot Peppers,” and that is the kind of spicy traditional Bulgarian music this band plays. Lyuti Chushki is a combination of professional musicians from Bulgaria and American musicians from the Baltimore/Washington area who have been playing together for festivals, weddings, concerts, and other special events since 1997.
2-2:45 p.m.
UR Bossa Nova and Samba Ensemble
Westhampton Green
Uilleann Pipes
Irish music
Gamelan Raga Kusuma
The University of Richmond’s Indonesian music ensemble, Gamelan Raga Kusuma, was made by the renowned gong-smith Pande Sukerta who’s team of craftsmen spent five months forging the instruments and carving the cases before the set was placed on a cargo ship for the three month journey to New York harbor.
1:15-2 p.m.
UVA African Music & Dance Ensemble
The African Music and Dance Ensemble explores traditional music and dance forms from West Africa (Ghana, Togo) and Central Africa (BaAka pygmies). Directed by Associate Professor and ethnomusicologist Michelle Kisliuk, the ensemble holds several performances a year, including outreach events in the Charlottesville community.
2-2:45 p.m.
Taiko Ensemble
Taiko, or kumi daiko (ensemble drumming), began in Japan in the 1950s, and was established in the U.S. in the late 1960s. There are now over 200 taiko groups in North America. The University of Richmond Taiko Ensemble was formed in Spring 2010. Our repertoire is based on or indebted to Kaoru Watanabe, Kenny Endo (Taiko Center of the Pacific), and Kodo.
Camp Concert Hall
3-4 p.m.
Mandingo Ambassadors