Friday, October 29, 2010, 8:00
PM$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members
Purchase tickets online or by calling our box office at (231) 995-1553
Critics around the globe are singing the praises of singer Somi, who has been likened to Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone, among others. With heritage from Uganda and Rwanda, Somi likes to call her style of music new African Soul. “Superb!” raves Vogue Magazine. “All elegance and awe...utterly captivating” says Billboard. “Four stars! Ethereal, surreal, and soulful” proclaims All Music Guide. Don’t miss the seductive rhythms of world music’s newest star.
Presented with the Wharton Center at Michigan State University
This
programming is supported in part by a grant from the Michigan Council
for Arts and Cultural Affairs which includes funds from the National
Endowment for the Arts.
These
programs were made possible in part by a grant from the Michigan
Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the
Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations
expressed in these programs do not necessarily reflect those of the
National Endowment for the Humanities or the Michigan Humanities
Council.
Housing sponsors for Celebrating Women events are the Tamarack Lodge and Days Inn of Traverse City.
Media Sponsors for Celebrating Women are TV7&4 and the Northern Express