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The UCSB MultiCultural Center and the Ethnomusicology Program in the Department of Music Present

Wednesdays at Noon in the Music Department’s outdoor Music Bowl

NORTENO MUSIC with LOS CATANES DEL NORTE • Wednesday, Oct. 5th Los Catanes del Norte will perform music from different regions in Mexico including corridos, rancheras, and boleros norteños.

UCSB MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE • Wednesday, Oct. 12thScott Marcus leads a performance by the UCSB Middle East Ensemble of music and dance from a variety of Middle Eastern cultures, performed on traditional Middle Eastern instruments. Featuring solo dance by Cris! Basima, the director of the Ensemble’s Dance Company.

OLD-TIME AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC with the GAP TOOTH MOUNTAIN RAMBLERS Wednesday, Oct. 19th Banjo, guitar, and mandolin players Peter Feldmann and Tom Wolverton join fiddlers James Wimmer and Michael Mendelson for a high-energy performance of Old-Time American folk music.

RUMBA, BOLERO, CUMBIA, and more with ENSAMBLE VIENTOS DEL SURWednesday, Oct. 26th Santa Barbara-based Ensamble Vientos Del Sur (Winds of the South Ensemble) performs a fusion of different Latin American styles such as rumba, bolero, and cumbia. Delighting audiences of Southern California for more than a decade, the band’s contagious rhythms invite the audience to dance. Hugo Macario, Jose Elizarraraz, and Robert Gutierrez perform on guitar, charango, zampoñas, quena, cajon, and congas.

MARIACHI LAS OLAS DE S.B. • Wednesday, Nov 2nd Mariachi Las Olas de SB performs in recognition of El Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead which is observed on November 2nd, celebrated widely throughout most of the Northern America and Latin America with community and private remembrances of loved ones who have passed on. Altars are created consisting of the deceased’s favorite personal articles, food, flowers, and music. Members of Mariachi Las Olas will take you on a sonic journey with some of the music heard throughout homes and gravesites, during this cultural celebration.

UCSB GAMELAN ENSEMBLE • Wednesday, Nov. 9thGamelan is the celebrated gong orchestra of Indonesia. Led by Richard North, the UCSB Gamelan Ensemble will showcase an ancient style of gamelan from Cirebon, West Java, featuring dynamic drumming and lively interlocking rhythms, and exciting mask dancing.

UCSB GOSPEL CHOIR • Wednesday, Nov, 16th Directed by Victor Bell, the choir will perform traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions.