Posted in traditional music, tagged Donald Kachamba, kwela, Malawi, UCLA on January 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I have said before that my time at UCLA was like a giant musical all-u-can-eat buffet. And just when I thought I couldn’t possibly pack one more ensemble into my schedule, they sprung the “year of African music” on me, and brought Donald Kachamba to teach for a quarter. Donald was from Malawi, [...]
Posted in traditional music, voice, tagged Bulgaria, singing, Superdevoiche, UCLA, women on December 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
For at least two of my three years at UCLA, I was a member of the Bulgarian Women’s Choir, aka “Superdevoiche”. (I was also a member of the Anglo American Ensemble, aka “Trailerpark McShank” but that’s another story altogether.) The choir usually had about 14 girls, which included only two Bulgarian speakers, [...]
