Upcoming Event at HPL

Freedom, Slavery and the Roots of American Music:  Tuesday, Jan 9 at 6:00 pm.

Ray Kamalay traces the development of early American music from its links to slavery up to the early jazz age.  Discussion will include freedom, ancient and modern slavery, liberty, spirituals, blues, minstrel shows, ragtime and jazz.  Ray is a longtime professional musician and contributes  performances of the various genres.

Ray Kamalay is a Detroit native, with a degree in philosophy from the University of Detroit.  He has made a living as a musician since 1974 and performed at some of the most prestigious venues, including Edinburgh, Interlochen and the Philadelphia Folk Festival.  In 1998, his work with Howard  Armstrong, a National Heritage Fellow, was nominated for the W. C. Handy Award. His website is http://www.raykamalay.com/

Meets in the Julia Hackley Room.  Free and open to the public. 

Brought to you through the generosity of the PNC Foundation.