Mathers Museum Exhibit
“A CHANGE IS GONNA COME”
BLACK MUSIC AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM
Sponsored by the
IU ARCHIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC & CULTURE
Location
MATHERS MUSEUM OF WORLD CULTURES
601 East Eighth Street, Bloomington, IN 47408 | Telephone:
812-855-6873
Come join us for the opening of the exhibit:
Friday, February 22, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Featuring ACABELLA
The free opening reception will feature a performance by AcaBella, an
a capella ensemble founded in 2004 by Delia Alexander, a doctoral
student in Ethnomusicology at Indiana University. AcaBella performs a
wide range of musical styles from the African Diaspora and beyond,
including Rhythm &Blues, classical pieces, spirituals and gospel,
protest songs, nostalgic TV themes and improvisational pieces that
defy classification.
Exhibit Details:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 TO SUNDAY, APRIL 27 2008
Through rare visuals and artifacts from the collection of AAAMC and
Stax Museum, Memphis, this exhibit explores the period of the Civil
Rights Movement and the Black Power era that followed it. The exhibit
weaves the story of how Black communities drew on their sacred and
secular musical traditions to create the sounds which powered these
political movements.
