Multicultural Roots of Rock and Rap

Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
10:00 AM

Multicultural Roots of Rock and Rap

Arts for Learning’s Curtis Blues shows how different cultures built instruments from their unique environments and how they still influence the music we listen to today.

It may seem as American as apple pie, but the banjo has its roots in Mali, Africa while the guitar comes from Spain and many percussion rhythms can be traced to Cuba and South America. In this interactive program, musician Curtis Blues plays musical instruments from around the world, demonstrating how American popular music springs from many different cultures and countries. Students will learn how different cultures approached building instruments from their unique environments and how their choices still influence the music we listen to today.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Curtis Blues is an educator and talented musician who plays multiple instruments. With his performances helping keep the tradition of acoustic American roots music alive, Curtis demonstrates for students the origins of modern rock and hip-hop music. He has recorded three critically acclaimed CDs and performs at Blues festivals and schools in an effort to pass this music down to the next generation.

To register your class/school, please reach out to our Education and Community Outreach Manager, Ishta Hurtado Suarez, at ishta.hurtado@suffolkcenter.org.

Support for this program is secured by Arts for Learning and is provided in part by

Virginia African American Cultural Center, Virginia Tourism Corporation, Virginia

Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Event Registration

DATE/time:

Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
10:00 AM

cost:

FREE (Registration required)

Performance/Assembly

All ages

location:

Birdsong Theater (SCCA)

Age:

All ages

Multicultural Roots of Rock and Rap