Postponed!! Leo Sarkisian February 16, 2010

This even has been postponed due to weather. It will be rescheduled for a later date.

This event is a celebration of the University of Michigan’s digitization of Leo Sarkisian’s nearly fifty years of field recordings of African music. Sarkisian, an internationally known musician and ethnomusicologist, broadcast for Voice of American in Africa for forty years. Known as “The Music Man” he hosted “Music Time In Africa” on VOA. Sarkisian will make remarks about his musical experiences. On display will be Sarkisian’s “Faces of Africa” paintings. Reception to follow.

Official Website: http://www.lib.umich.edu/mlibrarys-gallery-room-100/events/leo-sarkisian