I was 8-years-old at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001. I was in third grade. Before I could even understand what was going on, kids at school began to put me into categories based on the turban I wore as a Sikh.

From Denmark, Robin Hannibal produces beats and rhythms that combine an R&B feel with smooth, brassy instrumentation and a soulful vibe. Hannibal and vocalist Coco O make up the duo Quadron. They have traveled all over the world with their music and have even made an appearance at UCLA’s 2010 Jazz Reggae Festival.

An hour and a half may not seem like enough time to create a sense of cultural understanding, but tonight the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars is holding a song-and-dance performance to do just that.

It isn’t love until you commit your mind, body and soul. Therefore, I cannot claim that I loved Kendrick Lamar’s newest album, “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” but I got pretty close.

Inspired does not seem to cut it. It’s not really possible to be in two places at once, but R&B artist and UCLA alumnus Jarell Perry gets pretty close, every single day.

Jagmeet Singh, a UCLA global studies alumnus, is a scholar by day and a rap doctor by night, setting verbal traps for any and all who choose to listen to his clever wordplay and poetic versatility mixed with very real messages.

You don’t have to be at the poolside to enjoy this up and coming band’s music, but it doesn’t hurt.

On the way out from his Westwood apartment, David Villafaña grabs his keys, wallet, phone ““ and his glossy orange flamenco guitar. It’s a ritual that started long before college at the age of 13.

Smooth jazz, a five-person rock band and a Bollywood dance crew are just three of the wide array of acts being showcased tonight at Engineers Got Talent, a show aimed at exhibiting the talents of engineering students.

She’s just like any other student except she has a secret weapon: her singing voice.