Michael Mwenso and his jazz collective Mwenso & the Shakes are set to perform at Tech on March 29 as a part of Georgia Tech Arts’ Skyline Series. // Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leitzell
Discovering Black Roots Music with Michael Mwenso
Michael Mwenso joyfully guides you through the powerful gifts buried deep within Black Roots music and demonstrates how he actively listens to music, alone and as a community.

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    • Monday, Mar 29, 2021, 7 - 8:30pm

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Michael Mwenso joyfully guides you through the powerful gifts buried deep within Black Roots music and demonstrates how he actively listens to music, alone and as a community. Through this exploration of recorded music, we learn to understand that Black Roots music contains the Black experience, embodying the spirit and memory of a people that weave together traditions of the African diaspora with expressions in the U.S., the Americas and beyond.

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Ferst Center for the Arts
Mwenso and The Shakes

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