We are celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the music room!
We will celebrate lots of different music artists!
Jake Shimabukuro is a Japanese-American ukulele virtuoso and composer known for his fast and complex finger work. His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. He has written numerous original compositions, including the entire soundtracks to two Japanese films.
Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist and songwriter of Chinese and French descent. He attended the Juilliard School and continued to play cello his adult life, producing more than 75 albums and winning 18 Grammy Awards. He also served as artistic director of the Silk Road Project, an organization dedicated to promoting the various traditions along the ancient Silk Road trade route. In 2001, Yo-Yo Ma was awarded the National Medal of Arts. In 2010, he was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.