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June 9, 12:00 am

Q&A: Musician Naomi Robin shares postgrad plans

Whether recording for record labels, interning for a music company that has managed such artists as the Shins or captivating a crowd from onstage with her band, Naomi and the Bandits, graduating fourth-year music history student Naomi Robin is showing no signs of slowing down, even as the doors of UCLA close behind her. Read more...

Photo: Graduating fourth-year music history student Naomi Robin (middle) spoke with the Daily Bruin about summer internships, record labels and the future of her band, Naomi and the Bandits. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)

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June 9, 12:00 am

Donald Neuen retires after 50 years of collegiate conducting

About 60 years ago, a church choir asked second-year Bluffton University student Donald Neuen to step in as conductor, a request that the undergraduate accepted hesitantly. Read more...

Photo: After 50 years of mentoring thousands of collegiate choral members, including 20 years at UCLA, Donald Neuen will retire at the end of the school year. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)

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June 7, 12:17 pm

Bruin sees music as gateway to cultural studies

Music lays the foundation for everything from food, art forms, indigenous languages, spiritual exercise and entertainment in native cultures throughout the Americas, said ethnomusicology graduate student Jessie Vallejo. Read more...

Photo: Approaching graduation day, ethnomusicology graduate student Jessie Vallejo balances researching indigenous music of the Americas and performing in a mariachi band. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)

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June 5, 12:00 am

Neuen directs farewell concert on “The Faith of Beethoven”

Soaring melodies and the power of hundreds of voices will fill Royce Hall this Saturday in conductorand UCLA Choral Studies director Donald Neuen’s farewell concert, “The Faith of Beethoven: A Musical Journey of Hope.” Featuringone of the largest assemblages of musicians in UCLA’s history–over 200 singers, a piano soloist, four vocal soloists and a full symphony orchestra – the concert will combine the talents of three performing arts organizations, two of which are based on the UCLA campus: the UCLA Chorale, the UCLA Philharmonia and the Angeles Chorale. Read more...

Photo: (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin) This Saturday, The UCLA Chorale will combine its talents with the UCLA Philharmonia Orchestra and the Angeles Chorale for UCLA Chorale Studies director and conductor Donald Neuen’s farewell concert, “The Faith of Beethoven: A Musical Journey of Hop.”

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May 27, 11:05 pm

Reggae artists, fans note growth of 2014 ‘Cali Roots’ fest

In a tribute to legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix, dreadlocked guitarist Trevor Young of roots reggae band SOJA sparked a flame to his guitar Friday night at The Bowl stage in Monterey, Calif., the same place Hendrix famously did so decades before. Read more...

Photo: Roots reggae band Stick Figure performed at The Bowl in Monterey, Calif. Friday for the 5th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival. (Courtesy of Stick Figure)

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May 27, 6:38 am

JazzReggae Festival’s Reggae Day celebrates Rastafarian culture

The 28th Annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA continued Monday with Reggae Day, which presented a strong focus on traditional reggae music and Rastafarian culture. Posters of Bob Marley, T-shirts tie-dyed with red, green and yellow, and Rasta caps – oversized and colorful crocheted hats fashioned by the likes of Marley – flooded UCLA’s Intramural Field. Read more...

Photo: Sunday’s Reggae Day showcased both traditional and modern reggae music styles, from the electronic and pop performance by Kevin Lyttle to the classic reggae melodies of Sister Carol and Ky-Mani Marley. JazzReggae Festival 2014 celebrated Rastafarian music and culture, and came to a close with Gramps Morgan joining Marley for a rendition of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Could You Be Loved.” (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)

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May 25, 9:58 pm

JazzReggae Festival’s Jam Day filled with positivity, camaraderie

The 28th Annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA celebrated culture and diversity in Los Angeles, featuring a plethora of craft, cuisine and visual artists complementing the festival's musical performances. Sunday's Jam Day brought with it high energy and a sense of camaraderie between the musicians and the festival-goers. Read more...

Photo: Southern California native rapper Snoop Dogg was the headliner of Sunday’s “Jam Day,” at the 28th Annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)


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