PCC Music

Tuesdays, April 10 & 24, 7 pm, Rock Creek Campus, 17705 NW Springville Road, Forum, Building 3

The concerts begin at 7 pm. A donation is appreciated but no one will be turned away. and parking is $2 (permits available at parking machines). The series is sponsored by a Beaverton Arts Program Community Grant.

April 10–Na R?saí

Na R?saí performs traditional Irish, Appalachian, Scottish, Breton and other Celtic and folk music and songs featuring fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes, bouzouki and whistles. The band’s focus has been exploring the links between the musical traditions of the Celtic regions and North America by arranging tunes from the two regions with a traditional sensibility. Na R?saí is Irish Gaelic for “the roses” in honor of Portland, the city of roses.

The group released a CD, Na R?saí in 2014 and is currently at work on their next CD. For more information, please go to: http://www.narosai.com/.

April 24–Okaidja

Okaidja is an Afropop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Ghana, West Africa. His unique artistic vision has led him to combine his native rhythms with unforeseen pairings of musical flavors. His sound is a spicy fusion of Ghanaian music with diverse cross-cultural influences. Okaidja’s band of drummers and dancers weave hypnotic arrangements for songs sung in his native language. He has released five CDs.

Okaidja will present a workshop at PCC Rock Creek from 10:30-11:30 on April 26, also in building 3, room 114. All are welcome. For more information, please go to: https://okaidja.com.

For more information about the concerts, please contact Jason Palmer at jason.palmer@pcc.edu, 971-722-7869, or view the music program’s website page pcc.edu/programs/music/rock-creek/ and Facebook page at facebook.com/pccrcaem.