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Black History Month Celebration â Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir at California Jazz Conservatory
Courtesy of California Jazz Conservatory | Posted on January 21, 2014
Where
California Jazz Conservatory
2087 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
510-845-5373
When
Fri, February 14, 2014
8:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
About
Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir is a GRAMMY nominated, percussion driven, vocal ensemble whose mission is to preserve and share the rich musical traditions of African American roots music. Their music is rooted in the deep south and strongly connected to their West African and Caribbean origins.
The Cultural Heritage Choir, has become world renowned for their breathtaking performances and commitment to the authenticity of African-American roots music. Through stick, song, dance and story, the Cultural Heritage Choir, transports the audience to a place in time when the roots of American popular music were just being sewn by the “involuntary immigrants” from Africa’s western regions. Featuring Linda Tillery, Rhonda Benin, Tamala Brown, Elouise Burrell and Bryan Dyer....