Xu was a senior staff writer for Arts &amp; Entertainment. She previously served as the Arts editor from 2021-2022, the Music | Fine Arts editor from 2020-2021 and an Arts reporter from 2019-2020. She was a fourth-year neuroscience and anthropology student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Omar Sosa and Yilian Cañizares make up Aguas Trio, and will be performing as part of an event by UCLA&#039;s Center for the Art of Performance on Friday, featuring percussionist Gustavo Ovalles. The band combines its Afro-Cuban roots with Western classical music as they contemplate the importance of water. (Courtesy of CAP UCLA)

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For the Aguas Trio, water is the air they breathe. On Friday, the group will be playing selections from its album, “Aguas,” in a performance presented by UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance at Royce Hall.

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Musical trio blends Afro-Cuban roots with classical sounds, explores theme of water

By Vivian Xu

Feb. 25, 2020 9:47 p.m.