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10issues to open for UMD’s annual Art Attack in May

By Sahana Jayaraman Before he got up on stage, Alex Asifo wasn’t sure he’d be able to perform. He’d been feeling sick all weekend, and well into Monday afternoon. It made him question whether he’d be able to rap for music group 10issues in the final round of Student Entertainment Events’ Battle of the Bands . However, after doing some meditation, the senior broadcast journalism … Continue reading 10issues to open for UMD’s annual Art Attack in May

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Battle of the Bands round one brings musicians and community together

By Sahana Jayaraman As the lights dimmed in Stamp’s Baltimore Room, Wendy Streight stretched her hands out in front of her. They were shaking. She was nervous, she explained, for her son’s performance. Devin Streight is a Maryland student, a College Park scholar, and the guitarist for FUSE, the first band to perform in round one of the Battle of the Bands on March 5, … Continue reading Battle of the Bands round one brings musicians and community together

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10issues: jamming out isn’t one of them

By Ben Gonzalez As the band members filed into WMUC Radio one by one, their entrances were met with smiles, jokes and snarky comments. Dissatisfied with the University of Maryland School of Music program, senior computer science and math major Kweku Kwegyir-Aggrey decided last year that he would form his own band. He said he wanted to create a platform for black musicianship. The band, … Continue reading 10issues: jamming out isn’t one of them

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