2024 Circles of Light

2024 Circles of Light - Celebrating 25 years -

Join us for the unforgettable Circles of Light Gala at SFJazz. Produced by Dr. Oscar Williams, Jr, this is a one-of-a-kind event uniting URI and the global community. Experience an evening filled with inspiring stories, captivating music, joyful dance, and heartfelt songs.
Immerse yourself in a world of soul re-generation music and songs with Oleta Adams and Peabo Bryson.
Be inspired by the URI stories of resiliency in the face of adversity, ecocide, and discrimination.
Join the beat of the Drum and Dance performances from Duniya Dance and Drum Company.
Don't miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to connect, celebrate, and make a difference.
Get your tickets now, the first step to making a valued difference in your community.

See you there!
Event Programming - Tuesday, June 18, 2024
6:30 PM: Ticket Holder Entry - with Light Refreshments
7:00 PM: Program and Concert
8:30 PM: Dancing, Drumming, and Desserts with Coffee and Tea
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Backgrounds
URI 's purpose is to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence, and to create cultures of peace, justice, and healing for the Earth and all living beings.to learn more about Violence Prevention efforts at URI.
Special Performances
is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter. She found limited success during the early 1980s, before gaining fame via her contributions to Tears for Fears' international chart-topping album (1989). Her albums (1991) and (1993) were top 10 hits in the UK; the former yielded a Grammy-nominated cover of Brenda Russell's "Get Here", which was a top 5 hit in both the UK and the U.S. Adams has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, as well as two Soul Train Music Awards.
is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the hit singles "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" with Roberta Flack, "A Whole New World'' with Regina Belle, and ''Beauty and the Beast'' with Canadian singer Celine Dion.[2] Bryson has contributed to two Disney animated feature soundtracks. Bryson is a winner of two Grammy Awards.
Producer
, a musician, educator, speaker, and cultural ambassador has traveled the world spreading the message of love and life through the medium of music. Having obtained a Masters in Music Composition and a Doctorate in Education, Oscar has positioned himself to be at the cutting edge of innovation and change when it comes to challenging the status quo and cultivating change in all communities. His musical career has spanned 20+ years, traveling domestically and internationally with programs such as: Rhythm Road, American Music Abroad, The Golden Gospel Singers, and touring his own Cultural Music show entitled “Speak life”.
Dance and Drum Performance
was formed in April 2007. The Company creates dance and music from Punjab, India, and Guinea, West Africa, as well as unique blends of these forms and beyond. The word duniya means “world” in a wide array of languages, including Punjabi, Arabic, Susu and Wolof. Duniya’s work embodies this word, as it explores the forces that have brought together the members of the company and their dance and drum styles, including, but not limited to, colonization, globalization, immigration, art, dance, music and love.

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