4 Feb, Kathmandu: The U.S. Embassy in Nepal is organizing a musical programme in the capital to mark the ‘Black History Month (BHM)’, honouring the contributions of Africans Americans in the art.
Black History Month celebrates the heritage of African Americans and their contributions to American society.
The Embassy is partnering with House of Music, a local music venue, to coordinate a month-long event series.
The February events include weekly Friday concerts, featuring local Nepali musical tributes to blues, jazz, funk, soul, and Motown, as well as school music education workshops, states a press release issued by the US Embassy.
Concerts include a high-energy fusion of American musical influences spiced with local traditional flavor, where varietirs of musics including blues, funk or jazz will be presented.
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) has chosen “Civil Rights in America” as the 2014 BHM theme to honor the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
BHM emphasizes the importance of diversity and pluralism, which is a model for social justice around the world. RSS
