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Roots of Latin American music to take hold a PCC Sylvania
Photos and story by James Hill
Mark your calendars for "Latin American Music: Roots and History!” This musical lecture will take place Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Sylvania, featuring Freddy Vilches, a Chilean musician and professor of Latin American Literature at Lewis & Clark College. Accompanied by local musicians, Dr. Vilches will share the rich cultural traditions of Latin American music through song and discussion, highlighting how African, Indigenous and European elements are a part of the fabric that is Latin American music.
Thanks to Diversity Council funding, the event is free of charge and open to all PCC faculty, staff and students.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »