Texas Southern University celebrates Soul’s Super Bowl performance at Beyoncé, highlighting the Black Rodeo Culture.
Houston – Texas Southern University is showing off everything they are proud of with a special rodeo-themed celebration!
They are celebrating the Soul Super Bowl performance with Beyoncé, Women’s History Month and Black Rodeo culture.
It has been almost three months since TSU’s band Ocean of Soul was exhibited all over the world.
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“I think it was the best Christmas gift I’ve ever had,” said Charlie Coleman, TSU’s vice president of development and alumni engagement.
It’s difficult to play alongside Beyoncé on Christmas Day in the Houston Texans game.
“Other opportunities have been opened not only for TSU but also for the sea of souls,” asked reporter Amanda Henderson.
“We’ve opened so many doors because we’re at a global stage, so that we can connect and engage,” Coleman III said.
Friday night students packed TSU’s Hold Em’ event, celebrating the band’s achievements and black rodeo culture, the basis of Beyoncé’s iconic halftime performance.
“If I had been in a performance, I would have started crying because I loved Beyoncé,” Broderick Torre said.
“When it comes to our representation in all aspects of the rodeo community, we realised that things are really growing,” said Miss Tammy McKnight of Rodeo Houston.
It also got the first glimpse into behind-the-scenes footage of a band performing with some of the most acclaimed artists in Grammy history.
“They’re in (main performance) situations, but Beyoncé is completely different. When she comes in, the atmosphere in the room changes,” said Trenton Hunter, assistant band director at TSU.
Hunter said the moment leading up to his performance makes him proud.
“It’s just an exciting time for us to celebrate our students,” Hunter said.
The event included a TSU specialist hat branding station with scholarships, mechanical bulls, line dancing and some ties with Houston’s Black Rodeo culture and some history at the global stage.
Photojournalist Cesar Nunes contributed to this report.
