Music, Race & Social Justice Visiting Artist Series: Ruby Ibarra, rapper
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Thursday, October 29
Music, Race & Social Justice Visiting Artist Series
Ruby Ibarra, rapper
King Center Concert Hall
7:30 pm, Tickets $25
Ruby Ibarra is an emcee, spoken word artist, and director from the Bay Area, CA who has toured across the United States, Canada, and the Philippines. She is the co-founder of the Pinays Rising Scholarship program and the Bay Area creative company, Bolo Music Group. She has been featured in notable publications such as Rolling Stone, NPR, Huffington Post, Paper Mag, Vogue Philippines, Billboard Philippines, the Today show, NY Times, and the LA Times.
Her release, “Bakunawa,” is the first single from her forthcoming sophomore album and is also the winning song of NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest. In Summer 2025, Ruby and The Balikbayans went on a nationwide sold-out 10-city tour. She has since headlined this year’s NYELA, SF MOMA, Joshua Tree Music Festival, and served as a keynote speaker for SF Music Week and the Creative Youth Awards. Her music is available on all digital platforms and can be heard in several museum exhibits, films, and television features.
https://www.msudenver.edu/music/events/music-race-social-justice/
https://www.rubyibarra.com/
IG: @rubyibarra
Music, Race & Social Justice Visiting Artist Series
Ruby Ibarra, rapper
King Center Concert Hall
7:30 pm, Tickets $25
Ruby Ibarra is an emcee, spoken word artist, and director from the Bay Area, CA who has toured across the United States, Canada, and the Philippines. She is the co-founder of the Pinays Rising Scholarship program and the Bay Area creative company, Bolo Music Group. She has been featured in notable publications such as Rolling Stone, NPR, Huffington Post, Paper Mag, Vogue Philippines, Billboard Philippines, the Today show, NY Times, and the LA Times.
Her release, “Bakunawa,” is the first single from her forthcoming sophomore album and is also the winning song of NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest. In Summer 2025, Ruby and The Balikbayans went on a nationwide sold-out 10-city tour. She has since headlined this year’s NYELA, SF MOMA, Joshua Tree Music Festival, and served as a keynote speaker for SF Music Week and the Creative Youth Awards. Her music is available on all digital platforms and can be heard in several museum exhibits, films, and television features.
https://www.msudenver.edu/music/events/music-race-social-justice/
https://www.rubyibarra.com/
IG: @rubyibarra
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King Center (Auraria Campus), 855 Lawrence Way,Denver, Colorado, United States
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