Hasaan Olu is an immersive, multidisciplinary music project that encompasses elements of spoken word, improvisation and spiritualism. Anchored by the dynamic set design of Carlos Castaneira, the presentation for the evening will be a genre bending and progressive take on musical and aesthetic fusion, pushing the boundaries of expression through sound.

This event will take place in CAMH’s Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery, located on the lower level of the Museum.
For questions or concerns regarding safety or accessibility, contact YET Torres, Public Programs and CAMHLAB Manager, at ytorres@camh.org.

Garage access for all parking is located on Bartlett. The first floor down ramp is reserved for vehicles with handicapped stickers and ADA accessible parking at first come first serve. Garage hours for this event are from 5-11PM. All vehicles must exit by 11PM. There is no elevator access in the garage. For your safety, please only use the stairs to access each floor. Do not walk the ramp. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is not liable for any loss or damage to vehicles and its contents.

Hasaan Olu is an interdisciplinary performance that immerses the viewer in an aesthetic delight, which illustrates the phenomenon of cultural fusion and highlights the beauty of intersectionality. The musical trio’s sound bends genres in a style that reflects the diversity of their native city of Houston, Texas, and descends from the fusion movement of the 1970’s – it may be described as Electro-Soul. Hasaan Olu is comprised of Ichikara Valdez (vocalist, producer), Amaru The Musical Nomad (multi-instrumentalist, trumpeter, vocalist), and The Biggest Brandon (keyboardist, flutist, vocalist). The three musicians’ extensive individual training unify under the singular vibration of this project. Original music scores the exploration, ornamented by installation art, fashion design, collage video, and projections.

Major support for THIS WAY: A Houston Group Show is provided by the Mellon Foundation.

THIS WAY: A Houston Group Show has been made possible by the patrons, benefactors, and donors to CAMH’s Major Exhibition Fund: Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, Louise Jamail, Sissy and Denny Kempner, Dillon Kyle and Sam Lasseter, MD Anderson Foundation, Rea Charitable Trust, The Sarofim Foundation, The Stolbun Family, Louisa Stude Sarofim, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.