Music

Hoba Hoba Spirit calls its fusion music “Hayha,” but you might call it “Moroccan-roll.” Blending rock, reggae, and Gnawa (African Islamic spiritual songs), the band sings in the Arabic dialect Darija, French, and English.

Late in life (after flirting with retirement), Johannes Brahms composed two works for virtuoso clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld—two masterpieces rarely performed on the same program.

The legendary UI alum returns! His degree may be in vocational rehabilitation, but he’s a world-wide vocal sensation—an undisputed master of jazz, blues, pop and soul.