African Musical Arts Inc.

As Black History commemoration month draws to a close, IMI proudly shares a slide from one of the Zoom lectures presented by oboist Titus Underwood with composer Fred Onovwerosuoke...

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News tidbits of new publications by composer Fred Onovwerosuoke, including "Duets for Violin Duo - Volume I," "Six Rhythmic Studies for Harp," and new commissio...ns, "Suite for Horn and Piano," commissioned by Amanda Collins, "Soliloquies for Solo Violin," commissioned by Irina Muresanu, etc. Read more at http://fredomusic.com See more

Way too cute and hilarious Fela Kuti reminisce by Bootsy Collins in RollingStone magazine. Great read, https://www.rollingstone.com//bootsy-collins-interview-fe/

Big kudos to curator Rebeca Omordia and crew, and especially musicians from Rodriguez/Lagasse Duo and Chineke! String Duo for exceptional performances. In case ...you missed yesterday's (Feb 21) segment ("African Duets") of The African Concert Series, you may click the following link to watch it, https://bit.ly/37CzVRf See more

The very idea of multiculturalism owes much to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On this commemorative day, IMI offers gratitude for him and so many others whose sacrifices paved the way for an organization like ours. THANK YOU!...

The African Concert Series streamed online, Sunday February 21, 2021 at 7:30PM (London)/1:30PM (St. Louis, MO). "African Duets" for strings performed by the Rod...riguez/Lagasse String Duo and Chineke! String Duo. Presenting works for string duo by African and descent composers. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1800013866838545&id=100004898476416 See more

Bravo to Bryan Johnson (IMI Contemporary Gospel Artist) on release of his instrumental single, "Conversations." Please check out the YouTube and download your copy on Apple Music, https://music.apple.com//a/conversations-single/1546368057 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuUJtajwpGI

BBC's Sean Rafferty chats with pianist Rebeca Omordia on the next segment of the The African Concert Series (January 29), https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r3lr

Artists' response to the January 6, 2021 Siege at the US Capitol...

And Tyshawn Sorey way more than lends his creative genius, https://nyti.ms/3923wTW

Anna Goryachova & Lawrence Brownlee Shine in Laurent Pelly’s Exquisite Production of La Cenerentola, https://operawire.com/palau-de-les-arts-2020-21-review-la-/

To echo the VOA's (Voice of America) Leo Sarkisian, "The father of "Music Time in Africa" would have been 100 yesterday. (He was 97 years old when he passed on ...June 8th 2018). For nearly 50 years he animated the homes and warmed the hearts of millions of listeners worldwide with "Music Time in Africa." The vision of the Intercultural Music Initiative owes a lot to Sarkisian's friendship and mentorship. As he'd cheer on each time we called him, "Hey-hey-hey, it's gonna be a good day!" https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/audio-visual-africa/sarkisian/ See more

A new year to open our world view and reach new frontiers of great music, https://youtu.be/ukMEcpA4hxw?t=147

Introducing the "emerging choral sensation," MT Chorale of Nigeria, to our touring partners, worldwide. Share their clip https://youtu.be/dD7-Uaguaa8 performing "Na Bigiman" ("The Big Man"), an audience favorite piece in West Africa's pidgin English. Visit our e-VOAM newsletter for more information about MT Chorale and other touring groups....

Tune in for the last concert of the African Concert Series London 2020! The curator, Nigerian-Romanian pianist Rebeca Omordia will close the online series with ...a performance of Fred Onovwerosuoke's Studies in African Rhythms from her album EKELE. The performance is accompanied by commentary from FredO himself! See more

THE AFRICAN CONCERT SERIES LONDON 2020 African Art Music for Flute Wendy Hymes, flute Fred Onovwerosuoke, piano