Black Music and Political Activism at the Mathers Museum

Annoucing a Mathers Museum Exhibit: “A CHANGE IS GONNA COME”- BLACK MUSIC AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM.

Sponsored by the IU ARCHIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC & AMP; CULTURE

Location: MATHERS MUSEUM OF WORLD CULTURES, 601 East Eighth Street, Bloomington, IN 47408 Telephone:812-855-6873

Come join us for the opening of the exhibit: Friday, February 22, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. featuring ACABELLA.

The free opening reception will feature a performance by AcaBella, ana capella ensemble founded in 2004 by Delia Alexander, a doctoral student in Ethnomusicology at Indiana University. AcaBella performs a wide range of musical styles from the African Diaspora and beyond, including Rhythm & Blues, classical pieces, spirituals and gospel, protest songs, nostalgic TV themes and improvisational pieces that defy classification.

Exhibit Details:FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 TO SUNDAY, APRIL 27 2008

Through rare visuals and artifacts from the collection of AAAMC and Stax Museum, Memphis, this exhibit explores the period of the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power era that followed it. The exhibit weaves the story of how Black communities drew on their sacred and secular musical traditions to create the sounds which powered these political movements.