Girma Yifrashewa will perform at a UCLA-sponsored international symposium and festival under the title of Africa Meets North America (AMNA), October 22-25, 2009.
Girma is Ethiopian pianist and composer of classical music. He is profiled at AfriClassical.com and has been featured on AfriClassical frequently.
The event is being organized by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Department of Ethnomusicology, Azusa Pacific University, Music Research Institute (MRI), and the
Center for Intercultural Musicology at Churchill College, Cambridge (CIMACC).
More info: www.amna.ethnomusic.ucla.edu
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For those of who think proper education is available only in USA,Girma is a best witness for you. Girma graduated with a master of arts degree in Bulgaria.
October 7th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
yes he did his pristigious piano concert in ucla. and he proved himself a great performer. all we are who were in that cocert hall proud of him.
October 27th, 2009 at 1:47 pm