Announcing TEDxFSCJ Upcoming Salon: Passports in Ethio-Jazz

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Join TEDxFSCJ for a behind-the-scenes conversation with San Francisco-based vocalist and TED Senior Fellow Meklit Hadero.  Hosted by Avant Arts founder Keith Marks and FSCJ student Eden Molla, the afternoon’s salon will explore several themes central to Meklit’s music and activism: musical cultures of the Nile River region; Ethiopian rhythms and Amharic idioms; multidisciplinary artwork; and the bridging of local and global immigrant communities. The salon will be held Saturday, February 17, 2018, at MOSH, from 3-4:30 p.m.

The music of Meklit Hadero is an invitation to explore. From the melodic soundscapes of her native Ethiopia to the jazz and hip-hop rhythms she heard growing up in New York, Meklit creates music that speaks to the unexpected poetry of everyday sounds, the joy of artistic creation and the richness of transnational spaces and multicultural identities.

Cost: Free

When: Saturday, February 17, 2018, 3-4:30 p.m.

Where: Museum of Science and History; 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville, Florida 32207

For more information, email TEDxFSCJ@gmail.com or visit tedxfscj.com. Register at tedxfscjmeklit.eventbrite.com.

About FSCJ

Known as “the community’s college,” Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) exists to provide valuable, high-quality learning opportunities to anyone with the desire to enhance themselves through the pursuit of higher education. Serving more than 50,000 students and awarding more than 7,800 degrees and certificates on an annual basis, the College plays a significant role in supplying the region’s employers with a highly skilled, educated workforce.

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