Goma, Goma: A Musical Narrative of the Old African
Warren Oree, and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble interpret “The Old African,” written by Julius Lester with illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. Warren Oree, composer and arranger, vocals and bass; Suzanne Burgess, vocals; Adam Faulk, synthesizer; Frank Butrey, acoustic guitar; Greg “Juju” Jones, drums; Larry Price, saxophone, and Doug Pablo Edwards, percussion. This music and reading accompanies the exhibition, Freedom’s Journal: The Art of Jerry Pinkney at Woodmere, February 16 through May 12. 2019. Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble will perform this live at Woodmere on May 11, 2019. For tickets and more information, go to https://woodmereartmuseum.org/
About Julius Lester
Julius Bernard Lester was an American writer of books for children and adults and an academic who taught for 32 years (1971–2003) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lester was also a civil rights activist, a photographer, and a musician who recorded two albums of folk music and original songs.
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