The US/Mexico border has served as a creative catalyst for artists for more than a century, but perhaps never more than now as barriers between both societies have grown. Join us for a lively discussion with three leading musicians on how they reflect on the border through their music, creating art that forges connections and common community. Moderated by radio journalist Betto Arcos, a regular contributor to NPR, BBC Radio 3 and LAs KPCC, the panel features Arturo OFarrill, multi-Grammy-winning composer, jazz pianist and Professor of Music at UCLA; Martha Gonzalez, co-founder and lead singer of Grammy award-winning band, Quetzal, and Associate Professor in Chicanox Latinox Studies at Scripps/Claremont Colleges; and Jorge Francisco Castillo, founder and director of the Fandango Fronterizo festival and leader of the cross-border son jarocho ensemble, Radio Guacamaya. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35614]

Emmanuel Jal, an internationally recognized hip-hop musician, former child soldier turned activist and entrepreneur, shares his story and music. Jal was born into the life of a child solider in the early 1980s in the war-torn region of Southern Sudan. He calls upon all of us to engage with our world and become global citizens through scholarship, leadership and service. [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33490]

The UCSB Department of Music presents its fourth annual department showcase, Montage, recorded at the Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Santa Barbara. The production highlights classical, jazz, world, and contemporary music, and includes performances by students and faculty. Featured faculty performers include Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Gabrielle Castriotta (oboe), Robert Koening (piano), and Grey Brothers conducting the UCSB Chamber Choir. Series: "Soundscape" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33186]

Pilipino Cultural Night, or PCN, is an annual tradition that emerged in the West Coast in the late 1970s to early 1980s and today is observed by thousands of Filipino American college students nationwide. PCN is a cultural show that features Pilipino ethnic dances, songs, and skits exploring various issues that affect Filipino Americans such as identity, family, racism, and youth culture. Part 2 [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 28691]

Pilipino Cultural Night, or PCN, is an annual tradition that emerged in the West Coast in the late 1970s to early 1980s and today is observed by thousands of Filipino American college students nationwide. PCN is a cultural show that features Pilipino ethnic dances, songs, and skits exploring various issues that affect Filipino Americans such as identity, family, racism, and youth culture. Part 1 Series: "Soundscape" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 28481]

Pilipino Cultural Night is an entirely student-run production that focuses on showcasing and celebrating Filipino culture through acting, song, and dance. Though the play centers around the Filipino community, the themes and messages conveyed transcend cultural boundaries while paying homage to the Filipino culture. UCSB's Pilipino Cultural Night 2013 is entitled "Recipe for Revolution." Find out what happens when PCN Coordinator, Robin, and her father are transported to an unfamiliar land where pain and poverty are everywhere, political opposition is silenced, and cultural traditions are repressed. Series: "Soundscape" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 25549]

Pilipino Cultural Night is an entirely student-run production that focuses on showcasing and celebrating Filipino culture through acting, song, and dance. Though the play centers around the Filipino community, the themes and messages conveyed transcend cultural boundaries while paying homage to the Filipino culture. UCSB's Pilipino Cultural Night 2013 is entitled "Recipe for Revolution." Find out what happens when PCN Coordinator, Robin, and her father are transported to an unfamiliar land where pain and poverty are everywhere, political opposition is silenced, and cultural traditions are repressed. Series: "Soundscape" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 25432]

Enjoy this unique opportunity to experience Kagura (sacred music and ritual dances) from Chichibu, an important Shinto mountain shrine near Tokyo, in the first and only US performance of the shrine’s Kagura troupe. Chichibu Kagura, dating back to approximately the seventeenth century, with a repertory based on ancient myths, has been designated by the government as an Important Formless Folkloric Cultural Property. Organized by the East Asia Center; East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies; the International Shinto Foundation Chair in Shinto Studies, UCSB; the International Shinto Foundation, New York; and Shinto Kokusai Gakkai. Series: "Soundscape" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 24972]

“Water Passion” is a multicultural/multimedia oratorio, written by acclaimed Chinese composer Tan Dun to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of J.S. Bach, whose “St. Matthew Passion” provided the initial inspiration for this work. The music is a theatrical mix of water bowls, drums, strings, Tibetan bells, chants, digital sounds, Chinese opera and Tuvan throat singing, with a dash of jazz and postmodernism, all filtered through Tan Dun’s adventurous sensibility. Series: "La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 23996]

The Perspectives Showcase is an annual collaboration of student groups on campus, a celebration of the diversity that defines the UC Berkeley community. Featuring music and dance performances from various student groups on campus, this is a chance to explore your perspective. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 23824]