Sixth International Symposium on the Music of Africa
Sixth International Symposium on the Music of Africa Taplin
December 8, 2018 · 1:00 pm—6:00 pm · Taplin Auditorium
The Department of Music at Princeton University will host its Sixth International Symposium on the Music of Africa (SISMA). Directed by Kofi Agawu, the event will feature a lecture-demonstration by master-musician, dancer and scholar, Dr. Habib Idrissu of the University of Oregon, a keynote address by Professor Michael Veal of Yale University (to which Professor Bode Omojola of Mount Holyoke College will serve as respondent), and a performance by the Dafra Kura Band led by master-musician Olivier Tarpaga. All events are free and open to the public.
Registration: All SISMA events are free and open to the public, but you must register to be guaranteed a seat in Taplin Auditorium. To register, send an email to Michelle Horgan , Conference & Event Services, Princeton University.