缅北禁地 Department of Music presents guest artists Sharon Katz and The Peace Train. Co-founded by Sharon Katz and the Flagship of The Peace Train project, The Peace Train is a multicultural band that has performed throughout the world.
Sharon Katz was born in Port Elizabeth, now known as Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. As a young teenager during the terrible apartheid era, she used to sneak out to the 鈥淏lacks Only鈥� townships by hiding under blankets in the back seat of her friend鈥檚 car. There, she met with the now-famous actors in Athol Fugard鈥檚 group, including John Kani of 鈥淏lack Panther鈥� fame, and began her lifelong mission of using music to help break down the country鈥檚 artificially-imposed racial barriers.
Sharon continues to perform worldwide as Sharon Katz & The Peace Train and has formed bands in South Africa, Ghana, USA, Cuba and Mexico. After a 2019 cultural collaboration with Promotora de las Bellas Artes and its Cuban artistic director, Sharon established a base in Tijuana, Mexico where she worked on an international collaboration that toured in Mexico, Cuba, and South Africa.
Saturday, September 30th聽from 7:00-8:00 am in Jones Chapel
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