Name: The Impact of Amstrong’s Tours
Start: 2023-02-08T20:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-02-08T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Center for Culture and Research

Ambassador of Jazz Louis Armstrong was a definitive arbiter of jazz and became America’s first Black popular music icon. Perhaps best known for the song What a Wonderful World, Armstrong entertained millions throughout the world, including the 62 countries he visited on tour, becoming a cultural ambassador. Regina Bain, artist, educator and Director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum in New York City, will discuss the historical, cultural and musical impact of Armstrong’s tours from 1956 – 1961, including his time in Egypt, Ghana, and throughout the continent of Africa in the context of the American Civil Rights era.

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