Assistant professor of ethnomusicology Münir Beken exhibits the Turkish ud, a pear-shaped string instrument resembling a guitar. Watch this video as Beken’s extensive experience shows in his expert handling of this stringed instrument. Read more...
Music, Video
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January 24, 12:50 pm
UCLA professor displays the Turkish ud
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 22, 12:30 am
Middle Eastern music concert celebrates harmony, humanity
BY KAYLA HAUSMANN A&E contributor [email protected] Farzad Amoozegar straddled two cultures, North American and Iranian, throughout much of his childhood. Before he was 9, the Persian language, culture and food had begun to shape his identity as an Iranian; after moving to Canada and then to America, he discovered music to bridge the gap between Iran and the West. Read more...
Photo: Anthropology graduate students Farzad Amoozegar (left) and Yael Assor (right) coordinated “Voices of the Olive Branch,” a show in which 13 performers will play Middle Eastern music in Powell Library on Saturday. (Zoe Hessler/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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January 22, 12:29 am
Sounds of Schoenberg: The Turkish ‘ud’
Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...
Photo: Assistant professor of ethnomusicology Münir Beken (above) studied the Turkish ud at the State Conservatory of Turkish Classical Music in Istanbul. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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January 20, 2:14 am
Album Review: ‘Emotional Mugger’
VHS tapes haven’t been relevant in years, so when Ty Segall sent his newest record to music journalists on VHS, it shed light on his thought process while recording the album. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Drag City)
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 20, 12:59 am
How Vietnamese Culture Night shaped one Bruin’s college experience
As a child, Lyna Truong would ask her parents to tell her about their emigration from Vietnam during the war. They would always hesitate, refuse or brush off her requests. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year psychology student Lyna Truong has performed in Vietnamese Culture Night since her first year at UCLA and reaffirmed her identity as a Vietnamese-American. (Rocio Flores Huaringa/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV, Music
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January 19, 12:35 am
Reels, Notes & Takes: Week 3
There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Warner Bros)
Arts, Music, The Quad
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January 18, 11:25 am
Album Review: ‘Death of a Bachelor’
Panic! At The Disco reminds me of junior high school and early 2000s emo rock, a lite version of mentor band Fall Out Boy. So when Brendon Urie, the band’s driving force and only remaining original member, compared Panic! Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Fueled by Ramen)