KlezCalendar

Pharaoh's Daughter
Thursday, March 30th 7:30p.m.
Congregation Adath Jeshurun
2401 Woodbourne Ave. Louisville, KY
502-458-5359

35th Annual Music Festival featuring Basya Schecter of Pharaoh's Daughter band collaborating with Cantor David Lipp leading both adult and children's choir's singing Pharaoh's Daughter songs, collaboration also with hammered dulcimer player Christina burns, and mountain hammered dulcimer players peforming songs from Queen's Dominion.

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Basya Schechter
APRIL 1st — BJ Musician's Concert 8p.m. $10 88th (NY-UPPERWEST)

Musicians for BJ gather to showcase their own projects:
Including Amanda Monaco and Saskia Lane (Lascivious Biddies) Matt Turk, Daphna Mor, Gene Carr, Basya Schechter (Pharaoh's Daughter), Yoel Ben Simhon w/ guest Yair Dalal and Sultana Ensemble, cantor Ari Priven, Rabbi Roly Matalon

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Pharaoh's Daughter
APRIL 5th — Pharaoh's Daughter performs for Milwaukee Jewish Federation (WISCONSIN)

7:15 @ Congregation Shalom 7630 N. Santa Monica Blvd. 6:30p.m. $18 with event donation

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Pharaoh's Daughter
APRIL 8th—Brotherhood Synagogue post Havdalah Concert (GRAMERCY PARK)
Pharaoh's Daughter performing at 28 Gramercy Park South @ 20th Street—$10
8p.m. (been teaching at this beautiful place since college...)
212-674-5750

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I am delighted to invite you to DÜNYA’s Ali Ufki Sacred Music Project, an interfaith concert of Psalms and sacred music coming to the Boston Center for the Arts, Cyclorama at 539 Tremont St, Boston on Sunday April 9th at 3pm. Free admission.

This inspirational musical exploration will include 17th c. Psalm Settings in French, Hassidic Nigguns, Turkish Maftirim Songs in Hebrew, Greek Orthodox Hymns, Turkish Sufi Songs and Instrumental Music. For more information about DÜNYA and the Ali Ufki Sacred Music Project read below or visit us on line at www.dunyainc.org.

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Pharaoh's Daughter
APRIL 15th (BROOKLYN)
Southpaw 125 5th Avenue $10
With Jfrej pitch, The Shondes, Jason Trachtenburg, Tricrotic
Doors open 8p.m. Show 9p.m.

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Pharaoh's Daughter
APRIL 16th 9:30p.m. JOE's PUB (NY-VILLAGE)
Annual Passover Pub concert with free maccaroons and guest dancers Kaeshi and Elisheva of Bellyqueen premiering new choreagraphy and songs

BUY TICKETS NOW!!!!
$12 advance $15 at the door.
Public Theater box office 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com

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Basya Schechter
APRIL 17th —ARTIST SEDER OFFERS A NEW TAKE ON AN OLD STORY
Performing solo, with other artists presenting.

The Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU and AVODA Arts is hosting a creative interpretation of the ancient Passover story with an Artist Seder on Monday, April 17th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at The Bronfman Center, 7 East 10th Street, between University Place and 5th Avenue. The event is free for New York University students, faculty, and staff, $10 for community members

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Pharaoh's Daughter
APRIL 23rd (QUEENS)
Queen's Arts Museum — Pharaoh's Daughter UNPLUGGED @ 5p.m.
With Basya Schechter — oud, saz, guitar Daphna Mor — recorders, ney, zurna and Meg Okura — violin

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Pharaoh's Daughter
APRIL 23rd (benefit at Columbia University for Darfur)
7p.m. With Divahn and Sultana Ensemble
And student documentary footage in Sudan.

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Letter from Istanbul Ensemble Concert—April 29, 2006 Saturday 8 PM, Boston MA

Tower Auditorium, Tower Building
Massachusetts College of Art
621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Located at the corner of Longwood Ave. & Huntington Ave.
Accessible by Green Line E train (Longwood stop) or by #39 bus.
Tickets: Priority Seating $16, General Admission $11 -- when purchased on-line
Priority Seating $20, General Admission $15 -- at the door

Presented by 5th Boston Turkish Film and Music Festival
Tickets & more information:
www.bostonturkishfilmfestival.org/2006Festival/program_2006_main.htm

Tour webpage:
www.goldenhorn.com/display.php4?content=engagements&page=ge_lfi_2006.html

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Letter from Istanbul Ensemble

April 30, 2006 Sunday 7 PM
New York, NY

Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York, NY 10025-6990

Tickets $ 26, WMI Friends $ 22

Presented by World Music Institute

Sponsored by
Turkish Culture and Tourism Office, New York & Moon and Stars Project
http://heartheworld.org/WMICAL/Calendar.asp?Month=4&TheYear=2006
Tickets: http://www.symphonyspace.org/genres/seriesPage.php?seriesId=80&genreId=1

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Divahn
May 11, Thursday @ 7:00 p.m (doors open at 6:30 pm)
Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction
34 Avenue A, Manhattan, NY
$10
www.mopitkins.com

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Asefa
Thursday, June 8, 9pm, No Cover!
The Tea Lounge, NYC
837 Union St. (btw 6/7 aves)
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Subway: Q/B to 7ave or 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza.

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Pharaoh's Daughter
Mo Pitkins "House of Satisfaction" Jewish/latin food... showcasing new songs.. Before sunset summer show! - 34 Avenue A - $10

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Habrera Hativeet
June 14 New York City, NY
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
and American Sephardi Federation with
Sephardic House
This Concert is Dedicated to the Memory of Jack Calderon.

$18 adults, $15 seniors, $10 members/students/American Sephardi Federation members
www.mjhnyc.org

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Pharaoh's Daughter

** Thursday, June 15th 8p.m. ** (Cleveland, Ohio)
Maltz Jewish Museum of Heritage
$12 in advance $15/door
At Temple Tifereth-Israel, Beachwood
216-593-0575

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SUN, June 18, 1:00 PM
Habrera Hativeet featuring Shlomo Bar (Israeli /World Music)

Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave, BostonM 617-369-3291
http://www.mfa.org/concerts
members, seniors, and students $20; nonmembers $25

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Habrera Hativeet
June 21 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Festival Sefarade
www.csuq.org

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Habrera Hativeet
June 22, 8pm Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hava Nagila Banquete Hall, Thornhill, ON
www.readingjewish.com

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Habrera Hativeet
June 25 Los Angeles, CA
International Cultural Center
www.iccscottishrite.com

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On June 27th, Gerard Edery will be performing at the Underground (612 2nd Avenue, between 33rd and 34th streets, New York City) a tribute to the late, much beloved, oud player George Mgrdichian.

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Habrera Hativeet
June 28 Berkeley, CA
Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center
www.ashkenaz.com

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Habrera Hativeet
June 29 San Francisco, CA
Yerba Buena International Music Festival
www.ybgf.org

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Vampire Suit will once again bring it's signature chamber-world-improv sound to Barbes, 376 9th St., Brooklyn, on June 30th, 2006, at 8pm.

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Saturday, July 8, 2006 from 12:30 – 3:45 pm

Sacred Movement Yoga
presents
Music as a Catalyst for Sacred Prayer and Ecstasy

Workshop with Yuval Ron

Discussion on the devotional music from the Sufi practice of moving-prayer meditation (Whirling) and the use of sound in sacred trance settings from Turkey to Morocco. Also, comparisons and contrasts between Hassidic-Jewish music and trance dance will be discussed, followed by a demonstration of various sacred musical traditions and their meditative power. Participants will be invited to use their voice in experiencing some of the sacred chants.

Location:
Sacred Movement Yoga
245 South Main Street
Venice, CA 90291

Admission: $30.

Parking: Convenient underground parking only $1.50 for two hours with validation. Enter lot from Navy Street.

For tickets and more info:
(310) 450-7676 or www.sacredmovement.com

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Eliyahu Sills & Qadim Ensemble
Sunday, July 9, 7:30 at Temple Beth Zion
1566 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA
Advance tickets: $10 / At the door: $12

For more info please contact Noam Sender
To purchase tickets in advance please call Eran at 617.216.4879

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Saturday, July 22, 2006 at 8:00 pm

Folk Works Magazine presents
ROOTS/WORLD MUSIC in an INTIMATE ART SPACE
CONCERT SERIES 2006
with The Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring Vocalist Tehila Lauder

The Yuval Ron Ensemble unites the sacred musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism (Islamic mystical tradition) and the Armenian Church into an unusual mystical, spiritual and inspiring musical celebration.

Craft and Folk Art Museum
2nd Floor Gallery
5814 Wilshire Blvd-Los Angeles
across from the La Brea Tar Pits

$15/$12 FolkWorks-CAFAM Members

For tickets and more info:
Tickets available online

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Hebr'ock Havdalah
Join KFAR as we dance the fine line between holy and profane, shabbat
and the week with a new take on Havdalah at Beat Kitchen in Roscoe
Vilage.

Saturday, Sept. 9 10pm doors
Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave.
18+ show $10 students/$12 adv. tix/$15 doors
#77 Bemont, #50 Damen, #49 Western

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Pharaoh's Daughter
Wed. Sept. 13th, MIMAAMAKIM EVENT BOWERY POETRY CLUB- 308 Bowery- 8p.m.
By the REVERB OF BABYLON "Music as Poetry, poetry as music"
Yiddish poetry, spoken word, instrumentals..
With FRANTIC TURTLE, (Jake Marmer's funky spoken word music project), Shir
Yaakov, beat boxer and freestyle rapper,
Jay Michaelson.. More.. (www.oyhoo.com)

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Divahn
September 16th (Saturday) @ 8:15 pm (Havdalah at 8 pm)

SPECIAL PROGRAM:
Mizrahi High Holiday Piyutim (Religious Songs), Musical Prayer Poetry
Congregation Beth Elohim Park Slope, Brooklyn
8th Ave and Garfield Place

www.congregationbethelohim.org

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Divahn
September 21st (Thursday) @ 8 pm
Phelps-Stokes Auditorium, Berea College
Berea, Kentucky
FREE and Open to the Public

www.berea.edu/convocations/schedules/2006-fall.asp

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Divahn
Ithaca College Residency with Galeet Dardashti and Divahn, October 26th-27th Galeet Dardashti lectures at Ithaca. Friday, October 27th Mizrahi/Sephardi Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Galeet Dardashti at Ithaca College Hillel @ 6 pm. Saturday, October 28th Divahn Concert @ 8 pm FREE.

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Divahn
Ithaca College Residency with Galeet Dardashti and Divahn, October 26th-27th Galeet Dardashti lectures at Ithaca. Friday, October 27th Mizrahi/Sephardi Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Galeet Dardashti at Ithaca College Hillel @ 6 pm. Saturday, October 28th Divahn Concert @ 8 pm FREE.

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Divahn
Ithaca College Residency with Galeet Dardashti and Divahn, October 26th-27th Galeet Dardashti lectures at Ithaca. Friday, October 27th Mizrahi/Sephardi Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Galeet Dardashti at Ithaca College Hillel @ 6 pm. Saturday, October 28th Divahn Concert @ 8 pm FREE.

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Divahn

Temple Adath Yeshurun, 450 Kimber Rd, Syracuse, NY at 7:30 pm. Free admission.

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Divahn

comes to Park Slope, Brooklyn, to play an 8 pm concert at Barbes, tickets are $8 at the door.

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The American Sephardi Federation Presents
Sounds of Bagdad: A Music Journey with Yair Dalal

A unique performance in the four-day program
Back to Babylon: 2600 Years of Jewish Life in Iraq
Exploring the venerable and multifaceted culture of Iraqi Jewry
November 2-5, 2006
www.americansephardifederation.org

WHEN: Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 7:30 PM
WHERE: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York City
SUGGESTED DONATION: $20
INFORMATIONS AND RESERVATIONS: 917-606-8200

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I would like to invite everyone to a couple of performances by my
group Inter Alia.

Wednesday, November 29th, 6 p.m. we perform "Voice of the
Pomegranate: A Visual and Musical Exploration of Middle Eastern
Symbolism" in conjunction with the Gallery of Social and Political
Art's exhibit "Songs of the Sand: Visual Perspectives of the Middle
East." The gallery is located at 565 Boylston St., 2nd floor in
Boston. For more information, please go to www.gspaboston.org. This
is a free event.

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Pharaoh's Daughter CD pre-release party

Playing songs only from the forthcoming record, (we're almost finished...)
Wednesday, November 29th, 7p.m.
JOE's PUB
$12 advance $15 at the door.
(425 Lafayette St. Near Astor Place)

9 piece band-basya-oud, guitar,vocals; , daphna-recorder, ney, vocals; meg-violin, erhu, mathias-percussion, jason-keys, yuval-drums, uri-accordian, shanir-bass, Special guest: Adam Levy (electric guitar, soon to be going back on tour with Norah Jones...) Other guests may appear! Public Theater box office 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com

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Second Show added due to popular demand! Saturday, December 2 at 2:00 PM

Teslim - Kaila Flexer and Gari Hegedus
A Concert of Greek, Turkish and Middle Eastern music

Concert begins at 2:00PM. Please RSVP soon, to reserve a seat for this concert. Suggested donation $15 per person. This is a house party, and we can only seat about 35 people. Please call 510-540-6667 and leave a message indicating number of people in your party.

Doors open 30 minutes before show starts.
www.cowart.com/concerts for a map.

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Odessa to Istanbul
Saturday, December 2
7pm & 9pm
Tickets: $30 | Members: $15
Painted Bride Art Center
230 Vine Street, Philadelphia
215.925.9914
www.paintedbride.org

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I would like to invite everyone to a couple of performances by my
group Inter Alia.

Saturday, December 9th, 8 p.m. we perform "Reflections on Light:
Exploring the Intersections of Shadow, Projection and Perception" at
CasaNia, 46 Porter Rd. in Porter Square, Cambridge (www.casania.com)
Cost: $15 adults, $10 children and seniors.

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Edom
Tuesday Dec. 12 at 10 PM. No cover
Zebulun
258 Wythe Ave. Williamsburg. Brooklyn
Between N.3rd + Metropolitan

www.zebuloncafeconcert.com

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OPENING NIGHT
Y-Love, Pharaoh's Daughter & special guests with a special dj set by 12 tribe sound.
@ Makor
8pm / $12 / all ages
(buy tickets)
35 West 67th st off Columbus st

Opening night showcases the many faces of Sephardic Music and the Jewish music scene at large. Bringing hip hop, traditional melodies and the blues all while nodding your heads to its source at Makor (the source).

www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

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SEPHARDIC SCHOLARSHIP SERIES
Ezra Malakov Maqam Ensemble, Ramón Tasat and Fiesta Sefarad, Asefa, DJ Balagan & dj handler
@ Makor
7pm / $15 / all ages
(buy tickets)
35 West 67th st off Columbus st

Following the performance, Ramón Tasat, Evan Rapport and Samuel Thomas will conduct a question and answer session about Sephardic musical traditions. Applying a groundbreaking approach, the Sephardic Music Festival is excited to bring these practitioner-ethnomusicologists to discuss Sephardic music scholarship, its past and present.
curated by Samuel Thomas

www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

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SIZZLING MIDDLE EASTERN FUSION
Divahn & Shusmo
@ Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette st
9pm / $15 / all ages
(buy tickets)

Jewish-Iranian singer and anthropologist Galeet Darashti and Palestinian composer Tareq Abboushi team up to provide insight into a night that higlights their shared musical heritage. The music spans Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Persian, Arabic, and Latin jazz.

www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

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DREAM-DIGGING IN BAR YOCHAI'S CAVE
The Hebrew Mamita, Matthue Roth, Elyakeem Transmission, Frantic Turtle, & Juez
@ Tonic
107 Norfolk st.
7pm / $6adv / $9door / 18+

A night of mystical dreams honoring the impact Rav Shimon Bar Yochai's
teachings on Sephardic culture, channelled through slam-poetry,
theatrics, and jazz @ the legendary avantgarde venue.

www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

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WOMEN OF TZADIK
Basya Schechter, Jewlia Eisenberg, and Ayelet Rose Gottlieb
The Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
7pm / $20 adults, $18 seniors, $15 student/members / all ages
(buy tickets)

An eclectic line-up of innovative, female performers will highlight the
diversity of the Sephardic community and its musical traditions with
this exciting concert. In addition to sharing a home at the Tzadik
record label, these artists share a vision for presenting rich Jewish
music in a way that embraces and revives traditional styles while
creating a new, modern sound.

www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

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Women of the East

Kol Oud Trio
Pharaoh's Daughter

92nd Street Y
Thu, Jan 17, 2007, 8:00pm, Lexington Avenue
Kaufmann Concert Hall
Code: T-TC5JW13-01
Price: $30.00 All Sections / For tickets

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Pharaoh's Daughter
Date: January 28, 2007
Place: Forest Hills Jewish Center
106-06 Queens Blvd. Forest Hills, N.Y. 11375
Time: 5:00 PM Sharp

$100 per person includes: Cocktails * Dinner Buffet * Desserts
Live and Silent Auctions
For Reservations: Contact Elaine Suchow at 718.591-9800, Ext. 321
College Student Discount Price $50 per ticket, advance reservations only

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From Israel, Tefillalt Ensemble and Piyut.org.il Present

Currents of the River
An Evening of Piyutim –
Sacred Jewish Poetry and Music

Temple Beth Zion 1566 Beacon Street, Brookline
Feb. 7, 8pm

An innovative musical performance from the many Jewish traditions with a presentation of the groundbreaking Piyut.org.il website.

Yair Harel – Vocals and Percussion
Nori Jacoby – viola and vocals
Yonatan Niv – cello and vocals

Please call TBZ office for advance tickets
(617) 566-8171 ext. 14
$18.00 at the door; $15.00 in advance; $10.00 for seniors and students
Sponsored by Temple Beth Zion www.tbzbrookline.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1490704604544922/

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Pharaoh's Daughter
last minute add In rare instrumental performance! @ Jewish Music Café Sat. Feb. 17th 8:30p.m. $12 401 9th Avenue (Park Slope) (F train to 7th Ave. or R train 9th street) w/Asefa (Sam Thomas band, world sephardic traditions, 10p.m. And 11p.m.)

www.jewishmusiccafe.com

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“Turning Heart”
An evening of Sufi music, poetry and whirling
With a rare appearance of the Whirling Dervish of the Mevlevi Order - Aziz, and The Yuval Ron Ensemble
Featuring the stunning Arabic vocalist Najwa Gibran.

Don’t miss this rare concert of Sufi Sacred music from the Turkish and Pakistani Sufi traditions with authentic Whirling Dervish and Sufi poetry of Rumi, Yunus and Ibn-Arabi.

Space is Limited, Please get your tickets in advance!

Sunday, February 18th, 2007 at 7 p.m.
Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Admission: $20 at the door, $15 advance tickets.
Advance tickets: please call: 818 505 1355 or email to: Yuval Ron
Parking: free street parking on 4th street and streets east of 4th street or at pay parking lots on Main street or 1/4 block east of Main street.

For more info: www.yuvalronmusic.com

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Philadelphia Orchestra and Intercultural Journeys present

MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES IN PERFECT HARMONY

Music is a universal language, and it crosses the cultural divides of our time. Learn how musicians&from countries at war to countries on opposite sides of the globe ｭ find ways to connect through sharing their musical traditions. This special program is curated by Orchestra cellist Udi Bar-David, founder and artistic director of the ensemble Intercultural Journeys.

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Shizuo Kuwahara , conductor
Ohad Bar-David, artistic director, Intercultural Journeys, and cello
Hanna Khoury , violin
Margot Leverett , clarinet
Kareem Roustom , 'ud
Michel Mirhej Baklouk , hand drums
www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/schoolconcerts.html#ij
www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/familyconcert.html

interculturaljourneys.org

School Concerts
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 10:00 am for grades 2 - 6
This performance is SOLD OUT
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 11:45 am for grades 7 ｭ 12
Verizon Hall

Family Concerts
Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 11:30 am
Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 11:30 am more info
Pre-Concert Adventure at 10:00 am
Verizon Hall

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New England Conservatory, Jordan Hall on Tuesday, February 27 at 8:00pm.

The Dünya ince Saz Ensemble, The New England Drum and Winds Mehterhane and Mavi Dance will perform a concert of Turkish music in its intimate and public Moods. I will be playing the Zurna (the oboe’s predecessor) and singing with the New England Drum and Winds Mehterhane.

Come and experience a magical evening with us and please invite your family and friends.

For more information about the concert and about Dunya, please read below or visit our website at www.dunyainc.org

The concert is free to the public.

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Pharaoh's Daughter
February 28th @ 7p.m.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Packard Lab Auditorium/Lehigh University
9 W. Packer Avenue/324 Maginnes Hall, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-3082
Cost: free!
Diaspora cultural event, Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies
610 758-4869 / Fax 610 748-4858

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Thursday, March 1, 7:30 pm (doors open 7:00 pm)

ESTHER IN AFRICA: A Middle-Eastern Themed Benefit Concert for Darfur
Featuring Pharaoh's Daughter & Divahn

Congregation Shaare Zedek
212 West 93rd Street (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam)
General admission $20, students $10 (larger donations greatly appreciated as
well).
Advanced ticket sales (only for donations of $20 or more) 212-874-7005.

All proceeds go to support the Darfur Action Campaign of the American Jewish
World Service.

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Philadelphia Orchestra and Intercultural Journeys present

MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES IN PERFECT HARMONY

Music is a universal language, and it crosses the cultural divides of our time. Learn how musicians&from countries at war to countries on opposite sides of the globe ｭ find ways to connect through sharing their musical traditions. This special program is curated by Orchestra cellist Udi Bar-David, founder and artistic director of the ensemble Intercultural Journeys.

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Shizuo Kuwahara , conductor
Ohad Bar-David, artistic director, Intercultural Journeys, and cello
Hanna Khoury , violin
Margot Leverett , clarinet
Kareem Roustom , 'ud
Michel Mirhej Baklouk , hand drums
www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/schoolconcerts.html#ij
www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/familyconcert.html

interculturaljourneys.org

School Concerts
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 10:00 am for grades 2 - 6
This performance is SOLD OUT
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 11:45 am for grades 7 ｭ 12
Verizon Hall

Family Concerts
Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 11:30 am
Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 11:30 am more info
Pre-Concert Adventure at 10:00 am
Verizon Hall

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Pharaoh's Daughter
SAT. MARCH 3rd 5p.m., NYC, Gramercy Park
Brotherhood Synagogue
Annual KIDS MEGILLA MUSICAL PURIM PUPPET SHOW
28 Gramercy Park South, (free)
W/Anna Sobel and other inhouse guests

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Asefa
8:00pm @ Southpaw
125 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, 11217

It's the post-purim WreckRoom!

Table tennis, pool, darts, pinball, poker and other fine amusements... mikey palms will be behind the bar with incredible drink specials! the WreckRoom is a free event and is from 8 to 2am.

Sharing the bill with us will be Rashanim, dj handler & Y-Love and Juez.

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Asefa
March 10, 2007
10:00p @ BAM Café
Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 map

We are psyched to be joining the cast of great bands that have played this wonderful sound spot.

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Pharaoh's Daughter
Sunday, MARCH 11th 7p.m.: St. Louis MO
B'nai Amoona,
Joined by the Bｹnai Amoona young people's choir
324 South Mason Road
St. Louis, 63141-8029

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Monday, March 12, 2007 at 8:30pm
Goucher College Presents:
Concert with Yuval Ron Ensemble

Enjoy an evening of Middle Eastern music performed by the Yuval Ron Ensemble, an internationally acclaimed band featuring Israeli, Arabic and Armenian musicians who unite the sacred musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism and the Christian Armenian church to create a unique, inspiring cross-cultural sound.

Location: Kraushaar Auditorium, Goucher College 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, Maryland 21204

Tickets: $15 in advance; $25 at the door

Students/Faculty- FREE in advance; $5 at the door

For more info: Shlayma Shamberg 443-799-3672

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Winsome Brown and Claude Arpels Present:
The long awaited premier performance of the Yuval Ron Ensemble in New York City!

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 9:00pm
Location: 145 Hudson Street #12B (Between Beach and Hubert in Tribeca), New York City.

“Mystical Music of The Middle East”
Sacred music from the Jewish, Sufi and Christian Armenian traditions of Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Yemen, Armenia and Andalusia.

An intimate home concert in Manhattan, NY
With The Yuval Ron Ensemble
Featuring the stunning Arabic vocalist Najwa Gibran and Armenian Duduk master Yeghish Manukyan
special guest: Michal Cohen - vocals

Admission: $15 suggested donation at the door. please RSVP to Yuval Ron music. Please bring cushions (floor seating)

Subway: A, C, E to Canal Street or 1 to Franklin Street

For more info: www.yuvalronmusic.com or email Yuval Ron

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 7:30pm

Mount Holyoke College Presents:
Mystical Music of the Middle East
with The Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring vocalist Najwa Gibran

Admission: FREE

Location: Chapin Auditorium, Mary Woolley Hall, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075-6445

For more info: Madeeha Channah Tel: 413-439-4010

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Philadelphia Orchestra and Intercultural Journeys present

MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES IN PERFECT HARMONY

Music is a universal language, and it crosses the cultural divides of our time. Learn how musicians&from countries at war to countries on opposite sides of the globe ｭ find ways to connect through sharing their musical traditions. This special program is curated by Orchestra cellist Udi Bar-David, founder and artistic director of the ensemble Intercultural Journeys.

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Shizuo Kuwahara , conductor
Ohad Bar-David, artistic director, Intercultural Journeys, and cello
Hanna Khoury , violin
Margot Leverett , clarinet
Kareem Roustom , 'ud
Michel Mirhej Baklouk , hand drums
www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/schoolconcerts.html#ij
www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/familyconcert.html

interculturaljourneys.org

School Concerts
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 10:00 am for grades 2 - 6
This performance is SOLD OUT
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 11:45 am for grades 7 ｭ 12
Verizon Hall

Family Concerts
Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 11:30 am
Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 11:30 am more info
Pre-Concert Adventure at 10:00 am
Verizon Hall

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Asefa w/Rocking Chair and JoyEngin
March 21
Southpaw
125 5th avenue, Brooklyn, 11217.

$7.50 adv./$10 d.o.s
8 pm doors/9 pm show
>> buy tickets

For those of you who missed us at Southpaw a couple weeks ago, we are playing there tomorrow night!
www.spsounds.com

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Pharaoh's Daughter
Thursday, MARCH 22nd, Pier 60 NYC
Benefit for Seeds of Peace
(amazing youth camp organization bringing Israeli, Palestinian and
Egyptian teenagers together)
www.seedsofpeace.org/peacemarketinvitation07

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Friday March 23th at 8:30pm
VBS Celebration of The Children of Esther Presents:

The Yuval Ron Ensemble performing
A Concert of Bedouin and Israeli Folk Music featuring
Singer Tehila Lauder
dancers: Melanie Kareem and Tamra-henna
Special Guest: Virtuoso Violinist, George Hamad

Location: Valley Beth Shalom, 15739 Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA 91436
Tickets on line
For more information: 818-788-6000 www.vbs.org

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Pharaoh's Daughter
SUNDAY, MARCH 25th, Queens
SOLOMON SCHECHTER FUNDRAISER/SOUIREE, 12p.m.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 8pm
The Shannon Center presents a Lecture & Demonstration
Music and Divine Trance in Hasidic-Jewish and Sufi musical traditions with
The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Location: The Shannon Center, Whittier College 6760 Painter Avenue, Whittier, CA, 90608 For more information: 562-907-4203 or www.shannoncenter.org

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Asefa
March 28, 2007
8:00p @ Makor
W. 67 street (btw CPW and Amsterdam)

Sharing the bill will be Eastern Blok, another great Middle-Eastern inspired ensemble. Bring out your bellydancing shoes!

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Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 8 p.m

Occidental College Presents
Mystical Music of the Middle East with
The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring
Singer Najwa Gibran
dancer Maya Karasso
Special Guest: Virtuoso Violinist, George Hamad

Reception to Follow

Location: Herrick Chapel, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041 Admission: $10 general admission $5 students/seniors free to the Occidental College community with I.D.
Directions: www.oxy.edu/x2160.xml
For more information: Tel: 323 259-2590

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Pharaoh's Daughter
MARCH 31st 9:30p.m NYC
MO PITKINS/House of Satisfaction $12
Avenue A between 2nd and 3rd Street,
SONG OF SONG SONGS!!!!
Straight from a new program performed Jan. 2007 at 92nd St. Y
On the theme of ｲlove and longingｲ including wedding invitations, song of
songs, albert camus.
With Ben Nathan tap dancing. Arrangements by Uri Sharlin,

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Moishe's Bagel
Loughborough Town, Leicestershire, UK
Thursday 12th April, 8pm
£9/7
Tel: +44(0)1509-231-914
www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk

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April 2007 at the Stone
curated by Alicia Svigals
@ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

4/14 Saturday
8 pm
Beth Bahia Cohen: Traditional Arabic Music
Beth Bahia Cohen (violin and other bowed string instruments) and friends

10 pm
Midnight Prayer
Joel Rubin (clarinet) Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer)
World renowned klezmer clarinetist Joel Rubin gives a rare NY performance of duets with leading tsimbl revivalist Pete Rushefsky from their new CD Midnight Prayer (Traditional Crossroads).

For more info: thestonenyc.com

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Pharaoh's Daughter
CD Release Party for "Haran" on Monday, MAY 14th
the new HIGHLINE BALLROOM
8 p.m. at 431 W. 16th Street (bet. 9th and 10th Ave.)
Price is $25 which includes the new CD.

New melodies, to aramaic kabblaistic texts, with psychedelic arrangements, influences that run the gamut of Nubian Nile music, Malian music, Balkan music, Pink Floyd and the Doors. Concert with full 10 piece mini-world orchestra, guest Adam Levy from Norah Jones:

TKTS: www.pharaohsdaughter.com or www.highlineballroom.com (go to calendar/tickets).

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ISRAELI WORLD MUSIC PIONEERS ESTA PERFORM RARE 5/16 CHICAGO CONCERT

Who: Esta, presented by KFAR Jewish Arts Center, Empty Bottle & Friends of Israel Arts
Where: Lakeshore Theater, 3157 N. Broadway, Chicago (corner of Belmont, lot parking)
When: Wednesday May 16th. 8pm
How: Get tickets and more information at kfarcenter.org
Hear: Mp3 samples are online at kfarcenter.org and myspace.com/kfarcenter
$$$: ALL AGES SHOW. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door.
Call: 773.550.1543 to request more information.

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May 19 at 8 pm -
Yuval Ron Ensemble
Concert for Peace at Culver City High School.

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Temple Beth Zion
Sunday Seminars presents:
The Psalms of Ali Ufki - A Journey of Interfaith Sacred Music with Noam Sender
on Sunday, May 20, 10:30 am - 12:00 noon, 1550 Beacon Street, third floor
www.tbzbrookline.org/reality/adult.php?id=6377&page=6377

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Sunday, May 20, 2007 • Northwest Auditorium • 1 PM

At the Crossroads: Music & Culture of the Middle East

The Yuval Ron Ensemble—featuring Arab vocalist Najwa Gibran, Whirling Dervish Aziz, Armenian Duduk master Yegish Manukian—includes Arab and Jewish artists who come together to celebrate the musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism, and the Christian Armenian Church. Composer and world-music producer Yuval Ron orchestrates the deep inter-cultural connection between these three traditions and the musical influences they share. The concert will feature songs of Sufi origin from Turkey, Jewish prayers from Morocco, Yemen, and Israel, as well as Armenian church chants. With the presence of Whirling Dervish Aziz, this program will be a feast for the senses!

Event is free of charge. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Preferential seating to students (with ID).
For more info, please call (310) 825-5387.

UCLA Center for Jewish Studies
302 Royce Hall, Box 951485 * Los Angeles, CA 90095-1485
Tel: (310) 825-5387 * RSVP Line: (310) 267-5327
www.cjs.ucla.edu/

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May 22 at 8 pm - University of Santa Barbara - Yuval Ron talk about his film music, screening of West Bank Story, Q&A and performance of the Yuval Ron Trio.

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Wednesday, May 30, 8:00pm
at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley
Two of the Bay Area's most prominent Jewish music ensembles come together for a rare collaborative performance with their now Israel-based founder Daniel Hoffman. Visit the Freight and Salvage website for ticket information.

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Pharaoh's Daughter
Abrahamic World Music Revival

Sunday, June 17th, 7:30p.m.
Centerpoint Yoga Studios
324 Lafayette St.

W/ HuDost (sufi, middle eastern) and INCENDIO (latin groove, middle eastern)
Rabbi david Ingbar, and Devi Tide (sufi leader) mcｹing the event

$15 - $10 in advanced
Presales available at www.hudost.com
(also check www.incendioband.com)

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Pharaoh's Daughter
Saturday July 14th, 8p.m.
Back at the HIGHLINE BALLROOM

Opening for Eran Baron Cohen (brother of Sasha)

tkts: $20 (playing a dance set..)

Tickets available: www.highlineballroom.com (type calendar, july 14th, and
Eran Baron Cohen or Pharaoh's Daughter)

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The New Jewish Avantgarde: Basya Schechter, Frantic Turtle & more

Sunday, July 15, 2007
7:30 PM

The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery @ Bleecker
New York

Tzadik label artists Basya Schechter (Pharaoh's Daughter) with Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Jon Madof (Rashanim), and Shanir Blumenkranz (John Zorn) will perform a set of vocal interpretations of John Zorn's Book of Angels. Opening for them is Frantic Turtle, jazz-poetry/art-punk project.

upcoming.yahoo.com/event/208734

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Raquy & the Cavemen featurinng David Buchbinder
Sunday, July 22 @ the TRANZAC (292 Brunswick Ave.)

Drumming queen Raquy Danziger will offer a special one-hour all-levels workshop to be followed by a performance featuring David (trumpet) and bellydance by special guests.

Workshop @ 6PM, Show @ 9PM
$10 for Show, $20 for Workshop/Show package (GREAT DEAL!)
More Info: email David Buchbinder OR call (416) 603-7237

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Pharaoh's Daughter
August 22nd
Zebulon
258 Wythe Ave
Pitom: 9p.m.
Pharaoh's Daughter: 10p.m.
www.zebuloncafeconcert.com

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Pharaoh's Daughter
August 25th
HAMSA FEST
Pharaohｹs Daughter
Genesis at the Crossroads
Lincoln Park
CHICAGO
TBA - evening time
$5-$10 suggested donation
www.gatc.org

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Pharaoh's Daughter
Sept. 6th -lunch series 12-2
825 8th Avenue Outdoor show by 50th street
(bet. 8th and 9th Ave.)

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HaKesher, Inc. Invites You To A Benefit Concert Featuring

The World-Renowned Counter Tenor Emil Zrihan, Direct from Israel
Joined by

Boujemaa Razgui - Violin
Amir Milstein - Flute
Juanito Pascual - Flamenco Guitar

Saturday, Sept. 8th, 9:30 p.m.
At Young Israel, 62 Green St., Brookline
(Near Coolidge Corner)

General, Group, & VIP Tickets Available
Free Appetizers & Refreshments

Further info: www.hakesheronline.com/documents/47.html

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Sunday, Sept 9th Jewsapalooza!!
Riverside Park by 72nd st.
12:30 - Dan Zanes (Basya Schechter will be a guest on this show, bring the kids!)
2p.m.- Chana Rothman
3:30 - New Orleans Klezmer
5p.m. Pharaoh's Daughter
6:30 Moshav, Hamakor, Soulfarm ...

Www.oyhoo.com for full more details

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in Los Angeles: Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 7 pm

Concert for the Days Of Awe
Selihoth (prayers of forgiveness) and Sacred Music from the Middle East

Yuval Ron Ensemble

in a special concert of Spiritual Preparation for Yom Kippur

Yuval Ron, in a collaborative project with R. Haim Ovadia has arranged traditional Yerushalmi, Iraqi, and Sephardi prayers for the High Holidays in a meditative spiritual musical presentation.

with special guests:
Eliyahu Sill - ney Nimrod Nol - violin and members of R. Ovadia's family.

This event will be hosted by the Iraqi, Persian, Indian, Indonesian and Sephardic Jewish community of Kahal Joseph. The concert will take place in the sanctuary decorated with vivid stained-glass artwork and containing a repository of ornate, old Sephardic Torah scrolls from Asia, North Africa and the Middle East

Location: 10505 West Santa Monica Blvd.West Los Angeles, CA 90025
Admission: General Admission $25. VIP $75, Group discounts available to organizations.
For more information: Please call Dafna at (310) 474-0559

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Pharaoh's Daughter
Sunday, Sept. 23rd. Brooklyn Public Library
3:30p.m.
1 Grand Army Plz
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 399-2637
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org

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Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 3pm
Magdalene Cultural Arts Center presents:

Music as a Catalyst for Sacred Prayer and Ecstasy
A Workshop of Divine Ecstasy in Sufi and Hassidic Music
facilitated by
Yuval Ron

Magdalene Cultural Arts Center
4822 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, CA 91601
Admission: $25
For more information: Please call 818-760-0531

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11 October 2007, 21:30

Faren Khan
Klezmer Jazz Oriental

Les 3 chapeaux
48 rue des cascades
75020 Paris

www.myspace.com/farenkhan

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Asefa
The Wolf and Lamb
October 25, 2007, 7:30pm
10 E. 48 St, New York, NY

At this fine kosher steakhouse in Midtown, we will be doing different duo couplings. Small setting.
Wolf and Lamb's website

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 1:45 pm and 4:00pm

The Getty Villa presents

Yuval Ron
Oud Prayers
Sacred and Folk Music of the Middle East
with percussionist Jamie Papish

Inner Peristyle at the Getty Villa in Malibu 17985 Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Palisades, California 90272

Reservations and information: Call (310) 440-7300

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Middle-Eastern super-party with DJs from Los Desterrados, Shisha Sound System and Emunah, plus belly dancers, films, photography, VJs...

｣5 at Ditch Bar, 145 Shoreditch High St, London.
Saturday 27th October 2007, 9pm - 3am.

Sponsored by Psychosemitic
www.myspace.com/psychosem

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Saturday, November 3, 2007

The Wechsberg Educational Foundation of Congregation Ner Tamid presents
A Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Concert
" A Musical Odyssey" featuring

The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Admission: For tickets contact Ticket Alternatives at
www.ticketalternative.com
or call (877) 725-8849

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Dror Sinai at Kehilla Synogogue
Sunday, November 4
Kehilla Community Synagogue
1300 Grand Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94610

Drumming Workshop with Dror Sinai: Intro to the Dumbek
5:00-6:30 pm
$25 in advance, $35 at the door
Come explore the ancient sound of the Doumbek, also called Durbuka, Durbaky and Tabla. This class is for those who would like to gain experience and knowledge of this unique hand-drum of the Middle East. Learn to create a basic variety of sounds, open yourself to the concepts of rhythm, find your own personal rhythms, and communicate with others.

Concert: "Desert Roots"
7:30 pm
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
Featuring Dror Sinai singing Jewish songs from Israel, Yemen, Morocco and more in Hebrew, Ladino and Tunisian. Dror will be joined by Rachel Valfer, a singer and oud player. Equally comfortable in Greek, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic and Farsi, her rich, earthy vocals evoke longing, love, strength and ultimately a sense of vastness and grace.

Participate in both the workshop and concert for the special rate of $30 (advance payment required)

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Basya Schechter
November 8th 7:30p.m.
Performing solo at the Fractured Atlas Annual benefit.
For all artists, you should check out this amazing organization which really helps with fiscal sponsorship, networking with other artists in all disciplines, and other opportunities..

The Westside Loft
336 W. 37th Street, New York, NY
Www.fracturedatlas.org

To purchase tickets call their office at (212) 277-8020.

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Saturday, November 10th Riverdale Café 9p.m.

Basya Schechter unplugged in the café..
Phone: 718.548.1850 |
www.riverdaley.org
The Riverdale YM-YWHA
5625 Arlington Avenue
Bronx, NY 10471
USA

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Pharaoh's Daughter
returns to one of our favorite venues of all time...
Joe's Pub
Saturday, November 17th, 9:30p.m.
425 Lafayette St. Between Astor and W. 4th

performing "songs of love and longing…" (from our new song of songs project..)

Basya-oud,saz, vocals; meg-violin, erhu, daphna-recorders, ney, zurna, shams, vocals; uri-accordion, keys; mathias-percussion, ben zwerin-basss,
yuval, drums

BUY TICKETS NOW:!!!
On the Web: www.joespub.com
In Person: At The Public Theater Box Office from 1pm to 6pm and at Joe's Pub from 6pm to 10pm (both located at 425 Lafayette St.)
TABLE RESERVATIONS: 212-539-8778
Purchase of tickets does NOT guarantee a table reservation; you must call to reserve seats. Seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation. Two drink or $12 food minimum per person is standard.

Remember - a pd show is great for first dates, (high track record for
marriages evolving from a PD show first date..), anniversaries, hangs with friends, alone, introspective musical time….

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November 22, 2007, 8pm
Featured concert of The Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring Najwa Gibran in the
International Oud Festival in Jerusalem (venue: Bet Shmuel)
(call Confederation House for tickets tel: 02-6245206, ext 4)

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November 25, 2007, 8pm
special screening of Oscar Winning film
West Bank Story with composer Yuval Ron in Raanana
(Reserve now tel: 09-748 2957)

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Asefa
Tea Lounge, Park Slope
November 28, 2007, 8:00pm
837 Union St, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 10009

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Asefa
Sephardic Music Festival
December 4, 2007, 6:30pm
Sephardic Scholarship Series
CUNY Graduate Center
365 5th Avenue (corner of 34th Street)

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Several members of Pharaoh's Daughter—Basya, Uri, Yoed, and Megan—Heschel Music Project
Center for Jewish History - 15 W. 16th St.
Performance is open to participants of the Heschel Conference which is $20
for the whole day, or $10 for just the 15 minute performance and rest of
conference.
www.cjh.org/programs/heschelform.php
6:30p.m.

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Pharaoh's Daughter
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11th

Two shows:
WINTERGARDEN DEBUT - at World Financial Center
12:30-2
Singing PD songs and chanukah songs for families, lunchtimers, loafers,
slackers, hookyplayers, musiclovers, downtowners, commuters,
FREE!
www.worldfinancialcenter.com/calendar

Chanukah show!!!!
SEPHARDIC MUSIC FESTIVAL!!!
@ Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St.
With P'shutai Ha'am (FORMERLY SHOTEI NEVUAH - AMAZING ISRAELI ROCK BAND)
and Asefa, DJ Handler and Y-Love
8p.m. $25
www.sephardicmusicfestival.com/events.html

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Za'atar: Music of the Jews of Arab & Muslim Lands
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
7:30 PM Doors Open
8:00 PM Performance Begins

Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Ave. (just south of Gilman St.), Berkeley, CA
Entrance: $10.00

(510) 524-5054
www.ashkenaz.com

Sample Za'tar's CD: cdbaby.com/cd/zaatarband2

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Asefa
Jewish Music Cafe
December 15, 2007, 8:00pm
401 9th street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215

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Pharaoh's Daughter
December 23, 2007
Queens, NY 3pm at Queen's Theater - Flushing

$28
more info

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Ayelet Rose Gottlieb - Mayim Rabim (Great Waters)
Monday, January 14, 2008
9:30pm - 10:30pm
Drom
85 Avenue A, between 5th & 6th Streets
New York City | View Map
Phone: 212.777.1157

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Pharaoh's Daughter
January 24, 2008
Tarpon Springs, FL 8pm at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center 101 S. Pinella

more info

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Pharaoh's Daughter
January 26, 2008
West Palm Beach, FL 8pm - Venue TBA

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Pharaoh's Daughter
January 27, 2008
Miami, FL 4pm at Miami Alper JCC 11155 SW 112th Avenue
Jay, Morton Levinthal campus
more info

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Back by popular demand! Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
Barbes,
Park Slope, Brooklyn
376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.)
Saturday, February 2, 8pm.

CD release concert for their new ARC recording, "Borsht with Bread, Brothers".

The lineup: Strom (fiddle), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Peter Stan (accordion), Sprocket (bass), Norbert Stachel (reeds), David Licht (percussion).

718.965.9177
www.barbesbrooklyn.com

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Faren Khan
Oriental Klezmer Connection

in concert in paris
06/02/2008

La Vieille Grille
1 rue du Puits de l'Ermite
75 005 Paris

www.myspace.com/farenkhan

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Pharaoh's Daughter
February 15, 2008
Winnipeg, CA Venue TBA
Jazz and world music workshop to University students.

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Pharaoh's Daughter unplugged
February 16, 2008
Winnipeg, CA 8pm Rady Jewish Community Center 123 Doncaster Street

Music 'N' Mavens & Israeli Concert Series, featuring Uri Sharlin on accordion, piano and keys, and Dan Aran on drums

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What: A Time for Peace - An Inspirational evening of sacred Sufi music from the Turkish and Pakistani traditions and devotional music from the Moroccan-Jewish and Yemenite-Jewish music heritages.

Who: The Yuval Ron Ensemble, featuring Najwa Gibran, vocal soloist, with appearance by Whirling Dervish of the Melevi Order-Aziz.

Where: Islamic Center of Southern California 434 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90021. The Location of the Concert is a sacred space! The public is asked to attend dressed in a manner, which is respectful and appropriate for a place of worship.

When: Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 7:30pm

Money: tickets are $20 at the door, no advanced sales.

Info: Tel: 310-415-6747, e-mail Yuval Ron Ensemble, or Calendar page at www.yuvalronmusic.com

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 8pm

"Mystical Music of the Middle East"

with The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring
singer Najwa Gibran
Whirling Dervish Aziz
and dancer Maya Karasso

Location: Shannon Center for the Performing Arts at Whittier College
13406 E. Philadelphia St.Whittier, CA 90608

Admission: $10 (students: $8)

Reservations and information: By phone 562-907-4203

For further info: Email Yuval Ron Ensemble, or Calendar page at www.yuvalronmusic.com

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Pharaoh's Daughter
February 20, 2008
Pharaoh's Daughter
Houston, TX
School appearance - more info TBA

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Pharaoh's Daughter
February 21, 2008
Houston, TX 8pm JCC of Houston 5601 S. Braiswood

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Basya Schechter
February 22-23, 2008
Basya Schechter
Cleveland, OH Venue TBA
School workshops in the Cleveland, Ohio area

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Basya Schechter
February 22-23, 2008
Basya Schechter
Cleveland, OH Venue TBA
School workshops in the Cleveland, Ohio area

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Pharaoh's Daughter
February 24, 2008
Cleveland, OH Time TBA - Siegel College

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Workshop on the Revival of Sephardic Music
Temple Sinai
2808 Summit Street, Oakland
Sunday, February 24 2:00-4:30
$12 members of JCC East Bay and Temple Sinai, $15 non-members
For info call 510.848.0237.

How do tradition and revival co-exist? Musical scholar Francesco Spagnolo traces the history of the revival of Sephardic music since the 19th century. Illustrated with musical demonstrations by duo Teslim (Kaila Flexer on violin and Gari Hegedus on oud and lauoto).

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Pharaoh's Daughter
February 26, 2008
Vancouver, CA 8pm at JCC Chutzpah Festival 950 West 41st Avenue
more info

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Basya Schechter
March 8, 2008
New York, NY 8pm at B'nai Jeshurun 88th Street between West End and Broadway.

Annual showcase of BJ musicians. Amazing diversity, and virtuosity

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Mar. 15: Sultana – Sha’abi Shakedown, 9p-midnight
2 N 4th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211 As part of the Brooklyn Arab Music Festival, Asefa will be performing in a night devoted to Moroccan and Tunisian popular musical traditions. Also on the bill are Mostafa El Jdidi, Salah Rhani, Noureddine, Jowad Bohsina and Reeyad El Tunsi.

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Mar. 20: Purim Party – Edmond J. Safra Synagogue, 7p-10p
11 E 63rd St, New York, NY 10065 Asefa will be providing the music for a Sephardic-style Purim party. Come out to hear the megillah and dance the night away!

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Ladder of Gold
Tue, Mar 25, 2008 7:30 PM
First Unitarian Church
684 14th Street, Oakland, CA

Teslim (TesLEEM) means both 'commit' and 'surrender' in Turkish and features violinist Kaila Flexer and Gari Hegedus on various (mostly plucked) strings including Turkish saz, Iraqi oud, Greek lauoto and hand drums. This potent duo performs traditional music from Greece, Turkey and the Middle East as well as original music (by Flexer, Hegedus and others) inspired by these traditions. Ladder of Gold is the fruit of a City of Oakland grant and will feature Sephardic, Mizrahi and original music.

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Pharaoh's Daughter unplugged
March 27, 2008
New York, NY 8pm at Banjo Jim's Avenue C and East 9th St.

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Pharaoh's Daughter
March 30, 2008
Boston, MA 8pm,
Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Education Center
Mayyim Hayyim Spring Benefit more info

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Common Chords
The concert will take place at San Diego State University at Smith Recital Hall (M101) at 7pm on April 10th.

Admission is free.

"Common Chords" with Salman Ahmad & Junoon and Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi. The concert will consist of Sufi/Qaawali music and klezmer and the mixing of both Muslim and Jewish folk music traditions. "Common Chords" is an ongoing series of concerts and collaborations between these two world renowned artists and their ensembles.

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Pharaoh's Daughter
April 10, 2008
Queens, NY 8pm Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Boulevard (at the corner of Linden Place)
Womens World Music Vocal Series more info

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Pharaoh's Daughter
April 12, 2008
Ithaca, NY 8pm at Cornell University
World Music Series

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April 12: The Blue Note—Late Night Groove Series, Midnight-3a
131 W. 3rd St, New York, NY 10012. Asefa playing as part of the Blue Note’s Late Night Groove Series. The Late Night Drink Specials make this a great opportunity to experience New York’s premier Jazz club at a very reasonable price!

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Basya Schechter
April 17, 2008
New York, NY 8pm at Skirball Center
Speaking about Acharei-Mot

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Pharaoh's Daughter
April 24, 2008
New York, NY 9:30pm Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette St.
Annual free Macaroon Passover concert.
$15 more info

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Pharaoh's Daughter
May 8, 2008
New Jersey 8pm NJPAC

Celebrating Israel's 60th birthday, and cultural diversity with NOA and Joshua Nelson's gospel Choir.

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«Inshallah, Shalom ! Concert for Peace»
L’incroyable projet de 10 musiciens juifs, chrétiens et musulmans venant du monde entier (Israël, Palestine, Maroc, Syrie, Liban, Egypte, Irak, Danemark, Etats-Unis), réunis sur scène pour un projet de dialogue musical entre cultures juives et arabes.
Ils offriront au public le meilleur de leurs traditions respectives au sein d’un concert-événement laissant éclater tout leur talent et leur complicité artistique.
LE VENDREDI 11 JUILLET 2008 A 21H A LA BELLEVILLOISE
19 rue Boyer 75020 PARIS Métro : Gambetta TEL. : 01 53 27 35 76 www.labellevilloise.com
TARIF : 16, 70 (FNAC), 15 € et 12 € (réduit)

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Pharaoh's Daughter OUTDOORS!

July 16th
7p.m. - PD opens..
All Star Yiddish/Klezmer Fest at Battery Park/GREAT LAWN 17 State Street
(#1 to South Ferry, or M20 to Battery Park)
Celebrating Emma Lazarus¹ 159th birthday with Yiddish Music.
Also with - The Three Yiddish Divas, and Alicia Svigals, Marilyn Lerner and
Zalmen Mlotek (sponsored by Workman Circle)
For more info: www.rivertorivernyc.com/events/events.php?startDate=&
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Asefa

July 17, 8pm, $5 suggested donation
The Tea Lounge 837 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
www.tealoungeny.com

Come on out and enjoy one of Brooklyn's best music spots. Rich rockin' the skins, Yoshi adding swirling colors on oud/guitar, Noah hammering home groove, special guest Kevin Zubek drilling the drums, and Sammy twisting and vibrating the airs around him.
You don't want to miss it!

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Pharaoh's Daughter

July 19th
Detroit, Michigan ­
8:45 - Max M. Fisher Music Center
www.concertofcolors.com Also playing is Ricki Lee Jones and other amazing artists.
Home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Detroit.
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Pharaoh's Daughter OUTDOORS!

July 27, 2008, FREE!!
New York, NY 7pm - Pier 1 at 70th Street
Acoustic Sundays - Enjoy spectacular sunsets over the Hudson as you listen to some of New York's best jazz, R&B, and world music. Every Sunday from July 13 - August 24.

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Pharaoh's Daughter

July 31st
New York, NY
8p.m. - JCC ­ 334 Amsterdam Avenue
Up on the Roof Series
www.jccmanhattan.org/category.aspx?catid=2058
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Pharaoh's Daughter stripped down, with Chana Rothman opening

Sunday, October 12th 8p.m. $18

A fall show on Sunday night at the lovely, intimate, great food venue:
Club Helsinki in Great Barrington.

CLUB HELSINKI
20 Railroad Street
Great Barrington, MA

So those, with summer/fall homes in tanglewood, Great Barrington, Connecticut, or enroute to sukkahfest, or in MA for Columbus day wekeend, or who just want to take a 3 hours drive to see the leaves change, would love to see you!

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Agada with Basya Schechter

Hello all, last minute event tomorrow night, I¹ll be guesting with some
percussion, oud and singing, with friends at a Sukkah party! See below!

Saturday Oct 18 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
East Village Shul
325 E 6th St. (between 1st & 2nd Ave.)

Succot party, $15 include Booze & Snacks

Basya Schechter: Percussion, Vocal & Oud
Satoshi Takeishi: Percussion
Dan Nadel: Flamenco Guitar
Har-El Shachal: G Clarinet, Alto Sax and Ney

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Sunday, November 2, 2008, 7pm

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Happy Hanukah!
Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music
featuring

• Teslim with Kaila Flexer & Gari Hegedus


• Klezmer Band, the Gonifs


• Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble

Sat., Dec 20, 8pm
Zellerbach Hall (UC Berkeley Campus)
Tickets start at $20

For further info

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Pharaoh's Daughter
January 13, 2009, 9:00pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013

(212) 608-0555
www.citywinery.com

PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER MEDITERRANEAN HEARTBEAT, CHASSIDIC SOUL, AMERICAN POP SENSIBILITY Pharaoh's Daughter blends pan-Mediterranean sensuality and psychedelic sensibility thrilling audiences at festivals, colleges, clubs and concert halls. Basya Schechter leads this musical, poetic journey through swirling Hasidic chants, Sephardic grunge, and spiritual stylings filtered through oud, percussion, flute, strings, vocals and electronica. "Hypnotic and charged," Washington Post. Their 2007 CD "Haran" recently won The Indie Acoustic Project Award for Best CD of 2007 in the category of World Music—Eurasia & Global.

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Electro Morocco
January 14, 2009 9:00pm

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

A unique mixture of energetic electro beats, Middle Eastern flavor, with a retro rock and pop edge. The live performance combines live music with synced video clips that creates an unforgettable visual and musical experience. Ever since electronic music took over, poor old guitars have been short of work. Electro Morocco is dusting off those axes and yanking them out of the unemployment line and giving them enough amplitude to compete with their buzzing synths. Their live sets are garnering them props the world abroad. Hopping from retro rock to middle eastern folk music, to warped electro. So it looks like you'll just have to peep these kids on a dancefloor near you. Krista Assaf Spector Roy Gurel Shlomi Lavie. (3 vocals 1celo (pickup) 2electric guitar 1bass drums 2 di boxes(laptop, playback) 1video projector

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Electro Morocco
January 14, 2009 9:00pm

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

A unique mixture of energetic electro beats, Middle Eastern flavor, with a retro rock and pop edge. The live performance combines live music with synced video clips that creates an unforgettable visual and musical experience. Ever since electronic music took over, poor old guitars have been short of work. Electro Morocco is dusting off those axes and yanking them out of the unemployment line and giving them enough amplitude to compete with their buzzing synths. Their live sets are garnering them props the world abroad. Hopping from retro rock to middle eastern folk music, to warped electro. So it looks like you'll just have to peep these kids on a dancefloor near you. Krista Assaf Spector Roy Gurel Shlomi Lavie. (3 vocals 1celo (pickup) 2electric guitar 1bass drums 2 di boxes(laptop, playback) 1video projector

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Dov Rosenblatt
January 14, 2009 9:40pm

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

Dov Rosenblatt, 27, is a talented songwriter and singer whose unique voice has captured the ears and hearts of thousands all of over the world. Since 2001, Dov has recorded and performed with his band, Blue Fringe, a popular Jewish rock quartet hailed by Jewsweek.com as “nothing short of a cultural phenomenon,” having sold over 30,000 albums worldwide and toured the U.S, Israel, Australia, South Africa, and the UK.

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Radio Wonderland with guest Jeremiah Lockwood
January 14, 2009 10:10pm

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

Front man of The Sway Machinery and frequent collaborator with Balkan Beat Box, Jeremiah Lockwood, joins award-winning downtown composer Joshua Fried’s RADIO WONDERLAND project, famous for pulling dance beats out of thin air with nothing but a boombox, laptop, steering wheel and some old shoes. For this one of a kind duet, expect real-time media mashups, digitally-damaged groove-ology and soaring cantorial vocals.

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Motzaei Shabbat January 17th
Bet Avi Chai
44 King George Street, Jerusalem
Doors open 20:30
Advance booking: 02-6215300

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Sunday January 18th
Levontin 7, Tel Aviv
Doors open 20:30
Advance bookings: 03-5605084

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Monday January 19th
Mivtzar Shuni, Milestone Club, Binyamina
Doors open 20:30
Entrance 50nis / 60 nis
Advance bookings 04-6388760

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Tuesday January 20th
Matnas Zinman - Bet Shemesh
Doors open 20:00
Entrance 50 nis / 60 nis
Tickets: 077-2164436
www.rnyshows.com

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Yale University, CT
Sunday, February 15, 2009, 5pm

The Yale University Chaplain’s Office Presents
The Yuval Ron Ensemble in Concert: "Mystical Music of the Middle East"

Whitney Humanities Center Auditorium
Yale University,
53 Wall Street
New Haven, CT
FREE
More information: Nathaniel DeLuca (203) 231-1617
www.yale.edu/chaplain/yuvalronensemble.html

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Monday, February 16, 2009 at 3:30pm

Yale Divinity School presents: "Music as a Catalyst for Sacred Prayer and Ecstasy"

a workshop with Yuval Ron Ensemble
with Whirling Dervish Aziz and dancer Maya Karasso

Yale Divinity School
FREE
More information: Nathaniel DeLuca (203) 231-1617
www.yale.edu/chaplain/yuvalronensemble.html

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Monday, February 16, 2009 at 7:30pm
Slifka Cennter and the Council on Middle Eastern and North African Studies presents:
"Muslim, Jewish and Christian Harmony in The Golden Age of Spain"
a lecture/demonstration with Yuval Ron Ensemble with dancer Maya Karasso

Slifka Center
FREE
More information: Nathaniel DeLuca (203) 231-1617
www.yale.edu/chaplain/yuvalronensemble.html

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 7:30pm

Admission: suggested donation of $15, no one turned away
Location: 245 West Broadway (between White and Beech/Walker Sts.) Take the A-C-E train to Canal St. or the #1 train to Franklin St.
For More Info: (212) 334-5212 (Tuesday through Saturday, 12-7 pm) www.nurashkijerrahi.org

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NYC - Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7pm

Admission: $25 adults, $20 students/seniors, $15 for members
For tickets and more information: (646) 437-4200
www.mjhnyc.org

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Friday, February 20, 2009, 1pm

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Sunday, February 22, 2009, 2pm
Benaroya Hall and Seattle University presents
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
performing "Mystical Music of the Middle East"
featuring vocalist Najwa Gibran, Whirling Dervish Aziz, and dancer Maya Karasso

Admission: $20 General Admission, $30 Prime Seating
Contact for tickets: Tel: 800-838-3006 www.brownpapertickets.com
Parking: Benaroya Hall Garage.
More information: www.benaroyahall.org

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Asefa

Jewish Music Cafe - March 21, 2009, 9:00pm
401 9th street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215
Great space in NYC for Jewish music. Double-bill with Pey Dalid
For more information visit: www.jewishmusiccafe.com

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www.klezmershack.com/bands/buchbinder/funkabelly2009.gifThe So-New-It-Isn't-Yet-Named Band

David Buchbinder - trumpet, alto horn
Roula Said - vocals, percussion
Drew Jurecka - violin, alto sax
Nemanja Pjanic - accordion
Caner Ustundag - bass
Atalay Altinok - percussion

Thursday, March 26
9pm $10 at the door
Supermarket 268 Augusta Ave. s. of College

Continue reading "Funkabelly, Toronto, Canada, 26 Mar, 2009" »

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Atzilut: Concert for Peace

This ten-member high-energy Middle Eastern ensemble features Arab and Jewish musicians in concert together to make a powerful statement for peace through shared music. Atzilut exemplifies the potential for creativity that emerges when musicians representing two traditions with common roots, celebrate hope and trust through music. They blend virtuoso cantorial vocals with the lightning percussion and hypnotic melodies of a Middle-Eastern orchestra into their own unique contemporary sound. The resulting musical collaboration is infectious, joyous, deep, sweet and passionate.

Atzilut makes two appearances in the Baltimore area through this unique collaboration between CCBC and Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School.

Lecture-Demo with Hazzan Jack Kessler
Friday, March 27 at 12:20 pm
E Building Recital Hall
CCBC Essex
Call 443-840-ARTS (2787)
Free

For details and tickets call 443.840.ARTS (2787)

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The Yuval Ron Trio
Desert Roots: Music and Stories from the Middle Eastern and North African Deserts
West Coast Tour

Saturday, March 28
3pm Workshop: Percussion, Woodwinds and Sacred Songs of the Middle East
Harmony Roadhouse Music Studios
2650 Willamette Street
Eugene, OR
Admission: $10
For More Info: 541-345-9225

8pm Concert:
Unity of the Valley Church
3912 Dillard Rd (at 34th)
Eugene, OR 97405
Admission: $15
For more info: contact Rabbi Jonathan Seidel at 541-434-6551

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Atzilut: Concert for Peace

This ten-member high-energy Middle Eastern ensemble features Arab and Jewish musicians in concert together to make a powerful statement for peace through shared music. Atzilut exemplifies the potential for creativity that emerges when musicians representing two traditions with common roots, celebrate hope and trust through music. They blend virtuoso cantorial vocals with the lightning percussion and hypnotic melodies of a Middle-Eastern orchestra into their own unique contemporary sound. The resulting musical collaboration is infectious, joyous, deep, sweet and passionate.

Atzilut makes two appearances in the Baltimore area through this unique collaboration between CCBC and Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School.

Atzilut: Concert for Peace
Saturday, March 28 at 8:45 pm
Mintzes Theatre, Rosen Arts Center
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School
Sara & David S. Brown Campus
3300 Old Court Road Pikesville, MD 21208
Tickets are $15.

For details and tickets call 443.840.ARTS (2787)

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Thursday, April 2, 7pm
Global and Historical Studies and Peace Studies Program of Butler University Presents

Mystical Music of the Middle East
a concert with The Yuval Ron Ensemble
Smadar Levi - vocals, Norik Manoukian - woodwinds, Yuval Ron - oud, Jamie Papish - percussion

Butler University
Atherton Union Reilly Room
704 W. Hamptom Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Admission: Free
More Information: 317-940-948

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Friday, April 3

11am - Butler University Presents:
A Talk by Yuval Ron
with demonstration by The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Butler University
Krannert Room of Clowes Memorial Hall
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Admission: Free
For More info: 317-940-948

Indianapolis International Interfaith Initiatives Presents
7pm - Sacred Music of the Three Abrahamic Faiths
a benefit concert for the Iraqi Refugee Project with The Yuval Ron Ensemble
Smadar Levi - vocals, Norik Manoukian - woodwinds, Yuval Ron - oud, Jamie Papish - percussion

An evening of devotional music of the Middle East featuring songs of the Sufi mystical Islamic orders of Turkey, Jewish prayers from Morocco, Andalusia Yemen and Israel and Christian chants of Armenia. Oscar winning composer and world-music record producer Yuval Ron imparts the ancient and deep intercultural connection between these three traditions and the musical influences they share.

location:
2ns Prebysterian Church
7700 N Meridian Street
Indianapolis, In 46260
Admission: Suggested donation of $20
to benefit the Iraqi Refugees Project
More information: contact Charlie at 317-466-0114 o-9480

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Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 7pm
FIFTH ANNUAL MIDWEST PEACE & JUSTICE SUMMIT Presents:

An evening with Yuval Ron
composer for the 2007 Oscar winning film, “West Bank Story”

The evening will open with a showing of this short film, followed by a question and answer session with Yuval Ron. The evening will conclude with a musical performance by Ron of a medley of Jewish and Arabic sacred music. This appearance is co-sponsored by the Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center

Location: IUPUI campus in Indianapolis; ROOM IT 152
ADMISSION: FREE
For more information: www.mpjs.org

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The Yuval Ron Ensemble Alaska Tour
performing The Mystical Music of the Middle East

featuring vocalist Smadar Levi and Whirling Dervish Aziz

Friday, April 24, 8 pm
Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium
adjacent to Kodiak High School on Rezanof Drive East Kodiak, Alaska

Tickets and more information:
907-486-5291

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"Common Chords"
the Muslim-Jewish musical collaboration featuring Pakistani rock star Salman Ahmad & Junoon with klezmer great Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

April 29, 5pm
Queens College
LeFrak Concert Hall
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
718 544-2996

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Nussbaum - Smidl - Ougaard
Fredag d. 29. maj kl. 21:00
Café Blågårds Apotek, Blågårds Plads 2, 2200 N
(Entré kr. 20,-)

Lang tid er gået, siden trioen sidst gæstede det legendariske spillested på Blågårds Plads. Men nu skal det være!

Og det betyder, at "Kroteket" igen vil komme til at syde og koge af
klezmer, som vor mor lavede den, når der skulle sættes lidt ekstra fyr under kedlerne.

På basis af Mette Smidl´s virtuositet, kompetence og troværdighed kan Øyvind Ougaard tillade sig at tage chancer og pludselige ryk, mens Diva Channe Nussbaum kun kan betegnes som værende "udenfor kategori". Måske lyder det indviklet. Men det bliver bestemt ikke er kedeligt ... Et lille tip før kampen: Kom i god tid, hvis du vil have en siddeplads.

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Sarah Aroeste, Soulfarm, Pharaoh's Daughter

Sunday, May 31st 8 PM
Sullivan Music Hall, NYC
214 Sullivan Street
After-party for the Salute to Israel Parade
$10 Advance/$12 Door
Click here for more info and to order tix

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Middle East Peace … Philly Style!
featuring international touring ensemble Atzilut and Drexel University’s Mediterranean Ensemble.

Mandell Theater (33rd & Chestnut Sts.)
Wednesday, June 3rd at 8:00 PM
FREE
More Information: 215-895-ARTS or visit www.drexel.edu/westphal

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The Israeli String Orchestra of Arad comes to Newton for one performance

In an unusual visit outside of Israel, the 13-member string orchestra of Arad arrives at Temple Reyim, Newton, for one concert, Wed. evening, June 17. 7:30 pm. Long considered by many to be one of the best in Israel, the orchestra is performing its first concert outside of Israel since 2006, when it toured Canada.

Consisting of young talented musicians, the orchestra plays classical and modern pieces, including pieces by Israeli composers. Some pieces feature vocals in Hebrew, Yiddish, or English. Much of its repertoire is played by the finest orchestras all over the world.

The orchestra comes from Arad, Israel, a small town that lies at the border of the Negev and Judean deserts, between Beersheva and the Dead Sea. The modern town sits near the site of Tel Arad, an ancient city of the same name. While visiting Newton, the orchestra will be hosted for two nights in the homes of Temple Reyim members.

The only performance by the orchestra in Newton will be Wed., June 17, at 7:30pm at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St. The cost is $10 for adults; free for students and children. Temple Reyim is handicapped accessible with plenty of free adjacent parking and easy access from the Woodlawn MBTA stop (Green line, D train). For more information contact the Temple Reyim office, 617-527-2410

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Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm.

City Winery's brunch on May 31, 2009 features the Michael Wingrad "Hot 7" Klezmer Ensemble, woohoo!

Michael Winograd - clarinets
Judith Berkson - voices
Joey Weisenberg - mandolins
Patrick Farrell - accordions
Dan Blacksberg - trombones
Nick Cudahy - basses
Richie Barshay - drums

General Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 608-0555

For further info: www.citywinery.com

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Galeet Dardashti & Divahn

Divahnss innovative all-female Middle Eastern-style ensemble has engendered an international following, infusing traditional and original Jewish songs with sophisticated harmonies, entrancing improvisations, and funky arrangements. The group's thrilling live shows include eclectic instruments such as tabla, qanun, cello, violin, doumbek, and vocals spanning Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Persian, Arabic, and Aramaic.

July 28, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd. Boulder, CO 80302
303-440-7666
www.coloradomusicfest.org
FOR TICKETS: coloradomusicfest.frontgatetickets.com
tel: 303-449-1397

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Hempstead, NY (Port Washington)
7:00p.m.
Yiddishfest with Mike Burstyn!
free!!!!
www.templechaverim.org for more information!

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Sunday, August 23, 2009
Valhalla, NY
Kensico Dam Plaza Bronx River Parkway
Westchester Yiddishfest
YIDDISH HERITAGE CELEBRATION
6:00pm
www.westchestergov.com/events_heritagefestivals.htm

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Sunday, August 23, 2009, 7:30 pm

Chochmat HaLev Presents:
Towards the Days of Awe: A Journey through Sacred Music & Prayer

with The Yuval Ron Trio
Dror Sinai - Percussion and voice, Eliyahu Sills - Ney and guest dancer Miriam Perez

As we approach the High Holy Days — the Days of Awe — join us on this beautiful evening of sacred music, spiritual dance and story-telling/teaching from the mystical Jewish tradition. Participate in a sound prayer and revel in Hassidic stories about the power of uninitiated prayer.

Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince St. Berkeley, CA 94705
Admission: $20 general public, $16 members
Please purchase tickets in advance at Brown Paper Tickets
For more information: visit www.chochmat.org or call 510-704-9687

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 7:30 pm

Towards the Days of Awe: A Journey through Sacred Music & Prayer
with The Yuval Ron Trio
with Dror Sinai - Percussion and voice, Eliyahu Sills - Ney
Special guests: Rachel Valfer of Qadim and the children-singing group of Temple Beth El led by Oren

As we approach the High Holy Days — the Days of Awe — join us on this beautiful evening of sacred music, spiritual dance and story-telling/teaching from the mystical Jewish tradition. Participate in a sound prayer and revel in Hassidic stories about the power of uninitiated prayer.

Location: Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd. Aptos, CA 95003
Admission: $15, kids under 12 - free. Tickets may be purchased (cash or Check only) at the door and reserved at the Temple via phone (831)479-3444, or at Rhythm Fusion 1541 c pacific ave. Santa Cruz 95060. Tel: (831)423-2048
For more information: Call (831) 479-3444

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Guy Schalom & The Baladi Blues Ensemble, Thursday 10 September

Egyptian urban blues, with special guests Camille Malaawy (voice), Sara Kahan and Meret Gabra (dance)

Ahmed El Saidi (Sax), Magdy Tewfik (Accordion), Adam Warne (Duff, Riq, Mazhar) and Guy Schalom (Darabuka).

Guest Musicians: "Sheik" Taha (Accordion) and Aly El Minyawi (Tabla, Duff)

Venue: Jackson’s Lane Theatre, 269a Archway Road, London N6.

Tickets and info: www.guyschalom.com

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Howard Fishmn & Pharaoh's Daughter & Brazz Tree
15-Sep-2009, 8pm seating / 9pm show
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 608-0555

Tix: $15-$25

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"Turning Heart"

An Evening of Sufi Devotional Music, Poetry, Teaching Stories and Whirling
with The Yuval Ron Trio: Yuval Ron – oud; Eliyahu Sills – ney; Dror Sinai – percussion
With an appearance by Whirling Dervish Aziz

Space is Limited
RSVP ASAP!

Sunday, September 20, 2009, 7:00 pm
1211 Hazel Drive, Pinole, CA 94564
$20 at the door
RSVP and more information: call 818-505-1355
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“The First Day of Peace”
A Concert of Sufi and Hebrew devotional music, poetry, whirling and teaching stories, in honor of Rosh Hashana - the Jewish New Year’s first Day and the conclusion of the Holy month of Ramadan

with International composer, world music artist, educator and peace activist
Yuval Ron; Master Qawwalli singer and harmonium virtuoso
Sukhawat Ali Khan

With an appearance of the Whirling Dervish – Aziz
And guest percussionist Halim of Sonoma

Do not miss this inspirational intimate evening of inner introspection, sound meditation and ecstatic celebration.

Saturday September 19 2009 at 8 pm
Congregation Ner Shalom,
85 La Plaza, Cotati, CA 94931
$20 at the door.
For more info: Robert (Halim) Friedman @ (707) 935-7681 for RSVP

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Chicago World Music Festival presents Guy Mendilow Band
Sunday, September 20, 2009, 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Uncommon Ground
1401 W Devon Ave
Chicago, IL

Tel: 773 362 4760

Blurring boundaries and connecting sounds, syncopations, rhythms and roots is central to the mission inspiring the Guy Mendilow Band’s latest CD, “Skyland.” Israeli peace songs and Sephardi canticas meet Bahian street beats and blues. Drawing from a life lived in Israel, South Africa and Brazil, where musical collaboration cuts through ancient conflict, Israeli born musician Guy Mendilow is sowing the seeds of peace with music.

It’s no surprise, then, that the Guy Mendilow Band includes world class musicians from Israel, Argentina, Japan and the United States. Or to find the group now partnering with international peacemaking organizations, such as Seeds of Peace, whose work with Palestinian and Israeli youth and adult educators helps forge the personal relationships so critical to communication and reconciliation.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009, 8 pm

Paniolo Productions Presents:
The Lost Soul of Spain: Music of the Judeo-Arabic tradition of Andalusia

a concert with Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring the soulful vocalist Maya Haddi

Location: Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, CA 90291
Admission: $17.00 advance at panioloproductions.com/paniolo_productions_store.html or $20.00 at the door
$15.00 discount (students, seniors)
For more information: panioloproductions.com/paniolo_productions_events.html
Directions and Parking Information: www.electriclodge.org/contact_us.cfm

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KlezFactor returns to The Rex Hotel and Jazz Bar (194 Queen St. West, west of University) on Wednesday, October 21 at 9:30 pm ($7). They'll be joined by Alon Nechushtan from New York, bringing his project, Talat, to life in Toronto with some fantastic local musicians.

KlezFactor is pleased to welcome new band members Jaron Freeman-Fox (violin), Tony McKnight (bass), and Erika Nielsen (cello).

www.klezfactor.com
www.myspace.com/klezfactor
http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/klezfactor

www.talatmusic.com

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JEWS AND SUFIS: A Sacred Bridge

Location: Temple Beth Zion in Brookline
Date/Time: Thursday, October 29, 6:30pm
Price of admission: FREE

Since at least the 16th century, the maftirim repertoire--Hebrew devotional poetry set to Turkish makam music for use in the synagogue--demonstrates the deep relationships Ottoman Jews established with members of Muslim mystical brotherhoods. A panel of three scholars will speak on cultural, historical, religious and musical aspects of the topic, followed by dialogue with the audience. The program will conclude with a lively 40-minute recital featuring an ensemble of Jewish, Muslim and Christian vocalists and instrumentalists demonstrating examples of relevant musical repertoire.

Visit www.DunyaInc.org for more information

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Sunday, December 12, 2009
Pharaoh's Daughter
Briarcliff Manor, NY Congregation Sons of Israel

8pm

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Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 4 pm

"Eyt Ratzon"
An afternoon of Sacred meditative music, Mystical teachings and Havdalah ritual with Rabbi T'mimah Ickovits and Yuval Ron

Please join us for an introspective performance on the Oud (Middle Eastern Lute, originating from Biblical times and according to legend was invented by Lamech - the 6h grandson of Adam), weaved with Kabalistic teaching for the special time of Shabbat afternoon. Event will commence with Seudat Shlishi (Shabbat's third light meal) - Kiddish and snacks.

Location: Private home in Santa Monica, CA
For Reservations, Address and Directions: Tel: 310-450-8808
Suggested donation after Havdalah: $20

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Thursday, December 31 2009 at 7pm
Rumi and Sacred Music for the New Year

An intimate evening of Rumi's poetry and sacred Sufi music
with

• Claire Hartley - poetry reading


• Yuval Ron - oud


• Osman Abbasoglu - ney flute

Rising Lotus Yoga
13557 Ventura blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
admission: $15
for more info: (818) 990-0282
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Dear New York-area friends,

The Sephardic music ensemble, ALHAMBRA, will be performing a program entitled "LOVE, WEDDINGS AND HOLIDAYS IN THE JUDEO-SPANISH WORLD" at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in the city of New York, 2 West 70th Street on SATURDAY EVENING JANUARY 9, 2010 AT 7:30 P.M. supported by the Shearith Israel League and the New York State Council on the Arts

Sing-alongs and dance-alongs will be included!

Dr. Isabelle Ganz - Director, vocals, shawm, flute
Cantor Daniel Pincus - Vocals, percussion
Michael Hess - Qanun, nay, violin, percussion
Haig Manoukian - Oud, percussion
Rami El Aasser - Dumbek, bendir, riq

alhambragroup.com

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SHIR HODU LAUNCH PARTY

Thursday 14 January 2010, 7.30pm
SOAS
Room 116, Main Building SOAS,
Thornhaugh Street,
Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Admission Free.

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7 PM: COMMON CHORDS - Salman Ahmad, Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz and Muhammad Saleem present a UnityJam concert to benefit two non-profit organizations: the SALMAN & SAMINA GLOBAL WELLNESS INITIATIVE, working to help Pakistan's million impoverished IDPs (internally-displaced persons),
and ABRAHAM'S VISION, which educates Muslim, Jewish, Palestinian, and Israeli communities in inter- and intra-communal conflict transformation.

Spangenberg Theater
780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto CA
For tickets and information, go to:
http://www.abrahamsvision.org/unityjam2010

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THE SWAY MACHINERY THIRD ANNUAL PURIM BASH

PURIM in HAITI : Party to Help a World Turned Upside Down
THE SWAY MACHINERY's third annual PURIM BASH!!!
Featuring special guests DJARARA--New York's Premiere Haitian Rara Ensemble
(All proceeds to benefit the American Jewish World Service Haiti Relief Fund)

BROOKLYN UNITES to CELEBRATE, DANCE and PERFORM ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS!

On the heels of The Sway Machinery's performance and recording tour of Mali, Africa, the band brings its infectious and joyful vision of worlds of music colliding back to New York for the city's PREMIERE PURIM CARNIVALE!!!

In keeping with the holiday's roots in the salvation of a nation in peril, we have decided to dedicate this year's Purim party to the victims of the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. We are joined in supporting this important cause by DJARARA, specialists in GETTING THE PARTY STARTED!!!

Saturday, February 27th, 2010- 8 PM
Littlefield
622 Degraw Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue in Gowanus
Brooklyn, NY
Price: $10 advance or with costume!/ $15 night of

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World Music/CRASHarts is pleased to present Idan Raichel & Friends: a Special Acoustic Performance on Sunday, March 7th, 7:30pm at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets are $50, $40, $30. For tickets and information, call World Music/CRASHarts at (617) 876-4275 or visit www.WorldMusic.org.

With an enchanting blend of African, Latin American, Caribbean and Middle Eastern sounds coupled with a spectacular live show, the Idan Raichel Project thrillingly bridges the traditional and the modern.

World Music/CRASHarts is happy to offer you group rates at reduced prices. Groups of 20 or more will receive a 20% discount off regular ticket prices! Tickets will be reduced to $40, $32, $24 each.

If you are planning to bring a group to this show, please let me know as soon as possible and I will do my best to put aside a good block of tickets. Group tickets must be purchased in advance through World Music/CRASHarts at (617) 876-4275.

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Wednesday, March 10th, NYC 5:30-8:30 PM
Kol Isha - Celebrating Women's Voices
Central Synagogue Pavilion
652 Lexington Avenue (@55th St)
in conjunction with the JCC Manhattan
Special pre-Passover program honoring women's voices Featuring Sarah Aroeste, Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter, Galeet Dardashti and more
Tickets: $18/$25
Click here for tix & more info

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Yuval Ron: Sacred Jewish and Muslim Music of the Middle East
Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Order tickets online now for Yuval Ron: Sacred Jewish and Muslim Music of the Middle East

Pre-Concert Public talk 7:00 – 7:30 pm

The Yuval Ron Ensemble, with Dervish Aziz, from the Mevlavi Sufi Order

World-music artist, composer, producer, educator and peace activist, Yuval Ron and his ensemble unite the sacred music traditions of Judaism, Sufism and the Armenian Church.

Presented in association with the Centers for Jewish Studies and for Islamic Studies, Graduate Theological Union, Progressive Jewish Alliance and Congregation Sherith Israel

JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA 94709

$25 general / $20 seniors, students and JCC members
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events

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Saturday, March 27, 2010, 8:00 pm

Finding the Inner Soul
A private home intimate recital of Sacred Music and the Spiritual Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
with The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Featuring:
the enchanting Harpist, Diana Rowan
Kamanche player, Brad Wright
Oud and musical director: Yuval Ron
Poetry reading: Mark Robert Waldman

Location: Olandar, Home of Carla and Leigh McCloskey 6032 Philip Avenue Malibu, CA 90265
RSVP as Space is Limited!
Admission: $20
For more information and RSVP: Please call, 310-457-5398

In addition to the concert, the audience is invited to tour Leigh McCloskey's studio, Hieroglyph of the Human Soul.
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Sunday, March 28
Switchboard Music Festival
The third annual Switchboard Music Festival is an 8-hour, non-stop music spectacle presenting composers and musicians who push the boundaries of their respective genres. No other Bay Area music festival or concert series offers such an eclectic, genre-crossing, convention-breaking, bastardizing group of experimentalists, innovators, and musical omnivores in a single event.
www.switchboardmusic.com

Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th Street
(at Mission and 24th St. BART)
San Francisco, CA 94110

Schedule:
2:00 Thorny Brocky
2:45 Strike Gently: Solo Piano
3:30 Teslim
4:10 Sqwonk
4:55 Luciano Chessa and Jonathan Russell
5:35 Sabbaticus Rex
6:15 Real Vocal String Quartet
7:00 Billygoat
7:45 Matt Small's Chamber Ensemble
8:30 Zoe Keating
9:20 miRthkon

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Sunday, March 28, 2010, 7:00 pm

Strings of the Soul
An intimate recital of Sacred Sufi and Hebrew Music\
with International composer, world music artist, educator and Oud player Yuval Ron

Featuring:
the enchanting Harpist, Diana Rowan
Kamanche player, Brad Wright

Location: The enchanting beautiful space of Out of Asia 3249 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016
Admission: $20

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Saturday, April 3rd, 9:30p.m. $15 Annual Macaroon Concert..
JOE'S PUB
425 Lafayette Avenue

Free, multi flavored macaroons on tables for Passover - songs connected to the spirit of freedom, slavery, redemption, and love..

(buy tickets now!!!)
PHone: 212-967-7555

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Eliyahu & the Qadim Ensemble
Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 8:00 PM
Johnny D's Restaurant & Music Club
17 Holland St., Davis Square, Somerville, MA

The Qadim Ensemble, a cross-cultural group of Jewish and Arabic musicians, has joined forces to play for peace on a new CD and concert tour. Produced by celebrated neyzen Eliyahu Sills and Six Degrees' artist Jef Stott, and released by Embarka Records, "Eastern Wind" debuted last summer at #7 on the Billboard World Music Charts. The peacemaking musicians will play one Boston area concert on this East Coast tour at Johnny D's in Davis Square, Somerville, April 7th.

The Johnny D's performance will feature Gari Hegedus on oud and saz, Faisal Zedan on Arabic, Moroccan, Persian & Indian perrcussion, Rachel Valfer Sills on lead vocals and oud, and Eliyahu Sills on ney, bansuri and oud.

"Eastern Wind" masterfully mixes the sounds of Middle Eastern instruments to create a collection of traditional and original songs that celebrate the shared musical and spiritual heritage of a region now deeply divided by ethnic and religious differences. Featuring folk tunes, improvisations, and songs of love and devotion from the 12th century onward, the eclectic ensemble uses traditional instruments to travel on a musical journey through Arabia, Armenia, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Turkey and Yemen.

Jef Stott's digital production brings to life ancient acoustic instruments, including the ney, oud, saz, bansuri flute, kemanche, tablas, doira, qarqaba, bendir, daf, zarb, riqq, darbuka, dhola, and upright bass. "Eastern Wind" features accomplished multi- instrumentalists and vocalists Bouchaib Abdelhadi, Eliyahu Sills, Evan Fraser, Faisal Zedan, Fares Hedayati, John Villa, and Rachel Valfer, the group's lead vocalist.

Tickets: $12 advance / $14 at the door
For Tickets: 617-776-2004 or www.johnnyds.com

More Information and Samples: www.qadimmusic.com
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Jaffa Road
April 20, 2010 - 7:00 PM

Israel Fest
Mel Lastman's Square
5100 Yonge Street Toronto
Free Show

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Tues. April 20th Yom Haatzmaut at Sullivan Hall

Pharaoh's Daughter - 8p.m. (full band!!!)
Soulfarm - 9p.m.
Y-love Kosher Dilz , Diwon and more 10p.m. onward

$10.00

SULLIVAN HALL
214 Sullivan st. (btw Bleecker & W. 3rd St.)
info at shemspeed.com

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Jaffa Road

April 24, 2010 - 7:30PM

Music on the Donway Concert Series
Saturday April 24, 2010, 7:30pm
The Donway Covenant United Church
230 The Donway West, north of Lawrence Ave. East

Tickets: $20/adults, $12/children
Call 416-444-8444 for tickets

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Special collaborative concert with Jaffa Road & Yair Dalal

We are thrilled to invite you to join us on April 25th at Hugh's Room when we will be joined by the award-winning Iraqi-Israeli master musician Yair Dalal. for a special collaborative concert. Yair is the most prolific World music musician in Israel and has earned many awards and honors around the globe, including his performance at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies in 1994.

Sunday April 25, Doors at 1:00 Pm Show at 2:00pm
For Tickets : Please call Hugh's Room - (416) 531-6604

Yair Dalal

Dalal is well known in Israel and around the world for his work in keeping the Jewish and Arabic music of Iraq alive, as well as his innovative work as a composer, a singer, a player of oud and violin, bridge between cultures and as a peace activist. This concert will feature members of Jaffa Road lending their voices to Yair Dalal's music, and Yair Dalal contributing his musicianship and rare artistic voice to the Jaffa Road mix.

We ackowledge the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts, Koffler Centre of the Arts and The New Israel Fund for their support of this concert.
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Basya Schechter at MOBIA MUSEUM May 2 - 3p.m.performing oud with Rabbi Matalon and others- Piyyutim from Golden age of Spain

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Basya Schechter
May 3rd
C. Eule Dance Benefit - 6p.m.-8:30
L'orange Blue
430 Broome st. (with Queen's Dominion) Dance group is performing to PD music so support this project!

www.ceuledance.org (for more information)

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Saturday, June 26 at 7:30 pm

The Yuval Ron Ensemble in Concert
performing Mystical Music of the Middle East

An inspirational celebration of Sacred Hebrew, Sufi and Armenian devotional music, poetry and story telling

Featuring: the soulful Yemenite singer, Maya Haddi
Armenian woodwind master Norik Manoukia
percussion Jamie Papish
Oud and musical director Yuval Ron

Location: Meditation Mount - 10340 Reeves Rd. Ojai, California 93023.
Admission: $20 advance, $25 at the door
For More Information: 805.646.5508

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Jaffa Road

June 27 - 5:00pm
Toronto International Jazz Festival
Nathan Philips Square
Toronto, Canada

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Pharaoh's Daughter

JCC UP ON THE ROOF SERIES
July 29th, 8:00p.m.
corner of 76th and Amsterdam

celebrate the closing night of the outdoor roof series with Pharaoh's Daughter at this amazing venue, I will be just back from Bali, so you might here something Gamalon this time!

CALL: 646-505-5708
or register online: www.jccmanhattan.org

$10 non-members and $8 members

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September 14, 2010 (Tuesday)

Doors Open: 6:30pm; Show Time: 7:15pm

Galeet Dardashti

The Naming CD Release Party - NYC

With full band, SYREN Modern Dance, and video art from Lustre.

Opening: Mycale --the all-female John Zorn Vocal Project (Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Malika Zarra and Sofia Rei Koutsovitis)

At Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY
Tuesday, September 14, 6:30 PM
Tickets: lepoissonrouge.com

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GALEET DARDASHTI's 'the Naming' CD release tour
Oct 17, 2010
The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA

Doors Open: 6:00 pm, Show: 6:30 pm
Suggested donation: $18 to $54 (More if you can, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.). Ph: 215.266.1218

More: www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.tour/project_id/416.cfm

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Guy Mendilow Band
October 22nd, 8:00pm
Godfrey Daniels
7 East 4th St.
Bethlehem, PA

www.godfreydaniels.org

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Guy Mendilow Band

October 23rd, 7:30pm
Acoustic Brew Concerts
WPSU Studios
120 Outreach Building, University Park, PA

www.acousticbrew.org/yr/10f

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Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 4:00 P.M

Temple Sholom presents:
A 50th Anniversary Celebration of Temple Sholom of Ontario!

"Voices for Peace" Concert
Music of the Jewish people from 4 corners of the Earth! with the internationally renowned
Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring
the soulful Israeli singer Maya Haddi
and the stunning Israeli dancer Maya Karasso

Location: Lewis Family Playhouse,
Victoria Gardens,
12502 Cultural Center Drive,
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
For more information or RSVP: call 909-983-966

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Guy Mendilow Band

October 24th,
8:00pm Songs of Imagined Migrations: The Guy Mendilow Band's Ladino Project

Thunderbird Cafe
4023 Butler St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Buy tickets
thunderbirdcafe.net

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Guy Mendilow Band

October 26th, 7:00pm

Dayton Jewish Cultural Arts Festival
Dayton Jewish Community Center
525 Versailles Dr.
Dayton, OH

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img src="http://www.klezmershack.com/bands/strom_y/pstromi2008.jpg" width="200" height="150" alt="Hot Pstromi" vspace="6" hspace="6" align="left">Thursday, October 28, 7pm: COMMON CHORDS IV
World's leading artist/ethnographer of klezmer YALE STROM (Hot Pstromi)teams up with Sufi Rock Star SALMAN AHMAD (Junoon) to lead this all star ensemble, dedicated to promoting interfaith dialogue between Jews, Hindus, Muslims and Christians. This "Daniel Pearl World Music Days" highlight will be the inaugural event of San Diego State's Jewish Studies Program's INSTITUTE FOR MORAL COURAGE. 5500 Campanile Way, San Diego, CA 92115. RESERVATIONS STRONGLY SUGGESTED.
For information and tickets: (619) 594-5327

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Guy Mendilow Band

October 29nd, 12:15pm
Music Without Borders
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL

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GALEET DARDASHTI's 'the Naming' CD release tour
Oct 30, 2010, 7pm
Congregation Beth El, 8660 Gilman Dr.
Tix: $18-118
Tel: 858.452.1734

More: www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.tour/project_id/416.cfm

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Guy Mendilow Band

October 31st
4:30pm
Songs of Imagined Migrations: The Guy Mendilow Band's Ladino Project

Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion/UC Ethics Center
3101 Clifton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH
Free to the community!
Info: 513-487-3053

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Guy Mendilow
November 1st, 11:30am
Special lecture demo: The Ladino Project

Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati, OH
Info: 513-487-3053

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Guy Mendilow Band

November 1st, 7:00pm
Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour
The Kentucky Theater 214 E. Main St.
Lexington, KY

Appearing on Michael Johnathon's Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour on Monday November 1st 7PM EST.
Join us! Make reservations at the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington at 859-252-8888.

Watch the live multicamera web cast FREE at woodsongs.com!

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Guy Mendilow Band

November 2nd, 8:00pm
Kenyon College
The Horn Gallery
105a College Park Street
Gambier, OH

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Songs of Imagined Migrations: The Guy Mendilow Band's Ladino Project

November 3rd, 8:00pm
Oberlin College
The 'Sco
Wilder Hall
West Lorain St
Oberlin, OH

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Guy Mendilow Band

November 4th, 7:30pm
Jewish Center and Federation of the Twin Tiers
1008 West Water St
Elmira, NY
Reservations: 607-734-8122

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Songs of Imagined Migrations: The Guy Mendilow Band's Ladino Project

November 5th, 8:00pm
Unity Church of God
6 William St. (corner College Ave., near Davis Square)
Somerville, MA

Presented by Notlob Concerts
Reservations strongly suggested.
For reservations: notlobreservations[AT]gmail.com

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Saturday, November 6, 2010
Teslim House Concert
Fifth St. Farms, Berkeley 7:30
Please contact venue for reservations and specific location: 510 525-9248
Tickets: $15-20, sliding scale

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Raquy and the Cavemen
November 10, 2010, 8:30pm
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave.
Chicago
Tel: 773.362.4760

Organized By: KFAR Jewish Arts Center

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Saturday, November 13, 2010, 7pm

The Peninsula Jewish Community Center and the American Jewish Committee, San Francisco Present " Jews of Salonika"

800 Foster City Boulevard Foster City, CA 94404
$20 members/$25 public
650-378-2702 or www.pjcc.org

The evening begins with an introduction to the Jewish Community of Greece, past and present, by Michael Nissim, who was born and raised in Salonika. The brief lecture will be followed by wine and refreshments and at 8:00 the musical duo Teslim will take the stage to entertain in a 60-minute “Up Close” concert of Greek and original music.

This program is made possible by the Koret-Taube Initiative on Jewish Peoplehood.

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December 2, 2010
Pharaoh's Daughter & Soulfarm
@ 92Y Tribeca
200 Hudson Street
NYC

Sephardic Music Festival

sephardicmusicfestival.com

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December 3, 2010, 7pm
Theatre Divadlo Na pradle, Prague, Czech Republic, Besedni 3, Praha 1

"Lenka Lichtenberg & Yair Dalal in Concert, special guest cantor Michal Forst"
sponsored by Bejt Simcha and B'nai B'rith, Prague Chapter.

Iraqi Jewish tradition meets Eastern European musical sensibilities in a unique dialogue, backed up by Czech Republic's top jazzmen. Lenka Lichtenberg (voice, guitar, Yiddish, Hebrew, Czech, English); Yair Dalal (oud, violin, voice); cantor Michal Forst (voice); David Doruzka (guitars); Tomas Reindl (tabla, dumbak, percussion); Petr Dvorsky (bass), and Jiri Stivin (flutes, saxophones).

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Sunday, December 5, 2010 (matinee)
Cal Performances presents
POMEGRANATES & FIGS: A FEAST OF JEWISH MUSIC
Zellerbach Hall 3:00 p.m.
UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley CA
ticketscalperfs.berkeley.edu
510.642.9988

Here's this year's line up:
Teslim with special guests
Shira Kammen and Julian Smedley
North End Klezmer Project
(this Canadian group features former members of Bay Area favorites Finjan)
Sqwonk - bass / clarinet duo

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I hope you can join us on the fifth night of Hanukah (Dec 5) for this this celebratory triple bill, 3pm at Zellerbach Hall:

1. From Winnipeg: North End Klezmer Project celebrates the release of their brand new CD Transylvania Avenue.
2. From the Bay Area: Teslim (yours truly on fiddle and Gari Hegedus on oud and other strings). We'll become Teslim Extreme when joined by very special guests Shira Kammen and Julian Smedley on fiddles, percussionist Susu Pampanin and vocalist/cellist Caleb O'Reilly.
3. To rock the low end, we have the amazing bass clarinet duo Sqwonk featuring Jonathan Russell and Jeff Anderle!

I've written a new piece called Crushed for three violins, two bass clarinets, doumbek and frame drum which we'll premier!

So come--we'll light the menorah, schmooze, nosh a little and listen to some great music already!
What's not to like?

Best,
Kaila

For more information and to purchase tickets:
Cal Performances

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Asefa
December 5, 2010, 7pm
Edmond J. Safra Synagogue
11 East 63rd st.
Free for members | $12 for non-members | all ages

Sephardic Music Festival

sephardicmusicfestival.com

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December 7, 2010, 7:45pm
Layali El Andalus & East of the River

Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
3 West 70th St. at Central Park West
$15 adv or $18 door | all ages
212-873-0300 x221

Sephardic Music Festival

sephardicmusicfestival.com

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Culture Mash (Closing Night Party!)
with Diwon, Dr. Israel & tons more artists tba

December 8, 2010, 8pm
Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
$10 pre-sale or RSVP | $15 Door

Culture Mash takes Shemspeed's Balagan Boogaloo series, which The Village Voice dubbed Stereotype-defying music, to the next level. The party series is produced byIsraeli/American world music maestro Diwon and hosted by Brooklyn's Knitting Factory. It features worldwide MCs and Dub Selectas from varied backgrounds, including Balkan, Dancehall, Baile Funk, Mizrahi, Bhangra, New Mediterranio and Afro Beat. Culture Mash is a festive and energetic blend of the sounds that moves shoes to dance floors worldwide, and unifies people through culture and music, celebrating diversity and finding the common ground.

Sephardic Music Festival

sephardicmusicfestival.com

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Sunday, January 16th at 7pm. COMMON CHORDS returns to Spangenberg Theatre in Palo Alto for the second annual Unity Jam benefit concert for Abraham's Vision (a Stanford-based organization to promote peace activism and intra-inter communal conflict transformation between Jewish and Muslim, Israeli and Palestinian students) and the the Salman & Samina Global Wellness Initiative, working to help Pakistan's 3 million impoverished Internally Displaced Persons. For tickets and more information, go to this link:
http://www.abrahamsvision.org

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Jews and Sufis: A Shared Musical Tradition
Musical Performance by Dunya and Panel Discussion

January 17, 7:30pm Congregation Beth El, Sudbury

Beth El of Sudbury is pleased to host JEWS AND SUFIS: A Shared Musical Tradition on Monday evening January 17 at 7:30. The evening’s program will include a panel discussion and concert exploring the historical interaction of Jews and Muslim mystics in Turkey.

A panel of scholars led by Dr. Edwin Seroussi, director of the Jewish Music Research Center in Jerusalem, will speak on cultural, historical, religious and musical aspects of Jewish-Sufi collaborations in Turkey from the 16th to the 20th centuries, followed by a dialogue with the audience. The program continues with a concert by Dunya, an ensemble of vocalists and instrumentalists performing examples of Turkish Maftirim (Hebrew sacred poetry set to Ottoman sacred and secular music), Sufi devotional music and improvisations.

From the earliest days of Islam, some Muslims have been attracted to mystical interpretations of their religion. In Turkey, at least since the thirteenth century, Islamic mysticism has been expressed through participation in Sufi brotherhoods that serve as centers of spiritual and social life.

Similarly, mysticism and mystical experiences have been a part of Judaism since the earliest days. Examining the mystical aspects of both the Jewish and Muslim cultures can serve as a useful platform for exploring everyday interconnections among the communities.

The program, which is free and open to the public, is being sponsored Beth El’s Cantor’s Fund and Dunya www.dunyainc.org. For more information contact Congregation Beth El at 978-443-9622, or www.bethelsudbury.org.

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January 18, 7:30pm.
COMMON CHORDS: The Healing Power of Music & Song

RSVP recommended: 213 740-2167
More info: www.usc.edu/spectrum

Presented by: USC Spectrum, the Office of Religious Life, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Hebrew Union College, USC Hillel, Muslim Student Union, USC Center on Public Diplomacy & The USC Interfaith Council

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Guy Mendilow Band

January 22nd, 10:30am
Around the World in Song: A Children's Concert

Lesley Ellis School
41 Foster St.
Arlington, MA
Info: (781) 641-5987

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Sunday, Jan 23rd 3PM
Concert! 3pm
From traditional Turkish and Arabic music to original compositions with Middle Eastern influence, the core members of Djinn (Brad MacDonald, Carmine Guida, Pete List) create a modern blend of ancient party music with human beatbox, electronics, a taste of traditional flavor, and a mouthful of NYC style. Cellist Jessie Reagen Mann, a frequent collaborator, will join Djinn for this special performance.

2pm Workshop: “How do you do that?”
If it makes noise…Bring It! Add some Middle Eastern rhythms to your repertoire with this great workshop! Great to play for dancers and at the drum circle too. All djembes, doumbeks, shakers, tambourines, are welcome. You will learn different rhythms in different time signatures. Perfect for hobbyists and serious players too. In addition, learn some basic beatboxing and vocalization of rhythms with human beatboxer, Pete List.

Cover $15 (includes a free drink).
http://sixthstreetsynagogue.org

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Sun, Jan 23, 3pm
Sixth Street Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
New York, NY 10003
Tel: 212.473.3665

Djinn

Concert! 3pm
From traditional Turkish and Arabic music to original compositions with Middle Eastern influence, the core members of Djinn (Brad MacDonald, Carmine Guida, Pete List) create a modern blend of ancient party music with human beatbox, electronics, a taste of traditional flavor, and a mouthful of NYC style. Cellist Jessie Reagen Mann, a frequent collaborator, will join Djinn for this special performance.

2pm Workshop: “How do you do that?”
If it makes noise…Bring It! Add some Middle Eastern rhythms to your repertoire with this great workshop! Great to play for dancers and at the drum circle too. All djembes, doumbeks, shakers, tambourines, are welcome. You will learn different rhythms in different time signatures. Perfect for hobbyists and serious players too. In addition, learn some basic beatboxing and vocalization of rhythms with human beatboxer, Pete List.

Cover $15 (includes a free drink) for concert and workshop
More info: sixthstreetsynagogue

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Lenka Lichtenberg: Fray - On tour with her new CD and an all-star band:

Lenka Lichtenberg - voice, composition
Ernie Tollar - sax, flutes, clarinet
Kinneret Sagee - clarinet
John Gzowski - oud, guitars, bouzouki guitar
Alexis Basque - trumpet, cornet
Chris Gartner - bass
Alan Hetherington - percussion, pandeiro, drums
Santosh Naidu - tabla, percussion

Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 9pm:
Café Babylone
181 St-Vallier Est
Québec, 418-523-0700. $10 at the door.
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Lenka Lichtenberg: Fray - On tour with her new CD and an all-star band:

Lenka Lichtenberg - voice, composition
Ernie Tollar - sax, flutes, clarinet
Kinneret Sagee - clarinet
John Gzowski - oud, guitars, bouzouki guitar
Alexis Basque - trumpet, cornet
Chris Gartner - bass
Alan Hetherington - percussion, pandeiro, drums
Santosh Naidu - tabla, percussion

Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 8pm
La Sala Rossa, 4848 St-Laurent, Montreal
$10, to reserve: 514- 823-2721

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Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 6 - 8 pm
"My Heart is in the East"

A lecture - demonstration on Sacred Israeli Music
With R. Hagai Batzri - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.

Location: Schoenberg Music Building, Jan Popper Theater, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Admission: Free
More Info: 310-825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

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Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12 - 2 pm
The Israeli-Bedouin music connection

A lecture - demonstration on Bedouin and Israeli folk Music with Ahmed El Asmer - vocals, Maya Haddi - Vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.

UCLA Faculty Center, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

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Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011, 4 - 6 pm
The Magic Carpet

A lecture - demonstration on the music of the Yemenite-Jews in Israel
with Margalit Oved (Yemenite dancer and singer), Barak Marshal ( Yemenite singer), Maya Haddi (Israeli Yemenite singer), Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.

Schoenberg Music Building, Room 1440, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

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Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at 11am – 12:15pm:
What is Israeli Music ?

A lecture - demonstration on the ancient and contemporary music of Israel with Maya Haddi - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.

Humanities Building , room 135, UCLA, Los Angeles
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

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Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 6 – 8 pm
West Bank Story: The Role of Humor and Art in Peace making.

A special screening of Oscar winner film ‘West Bank Story’ with Yuval Ron residency, followed by Q&A with the composer and a live performance of themes from the film. with Maya Haddi - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.

Schoenberg Music Building, Choral room, UCLA, Los Angeles
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

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Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 4 pm:
"From Spain to Jerusalem" A Concert with The Yuval Ron Ensemble

with Maya Haddi - vocals, Rabbi Hagai Batzri - vocals, Norik Manoukian - woodwind, Virginie Alumian - kanoun, Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion, Maya Karasso - dance, Yuval Ron - Oud and artistic director. "Meet the Artists" reception following the concert

Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles
Admission: $15/general admission, $10/UCLA faculty and staff, Free to students
For tickets: UCLA Central Ticket Office
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

Sponsored by: Y & S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies; Center for Jewish Studies; Center for Near Eastern Studies; UCLA Departments of music and ethnomusicology and the Mickey Katz Chair in Jewish Music.
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Jewish entertainer, Craig Taubman, and Craig N' Co. will once again produce this year's 6th annual Let My People Sing in Los Angeles, California. This year the festival will introduce Ashkenafard, a 24-hour celebration of who we are and where we come from, featuring the best Israeli, Sefardi, Persian, and Ashkenazi dance, music, and cuisine.

Events will take place at Sinai Temple on March 11-12 and feature ongoing performances by Aviva Chernick, Yale Strom, Hot Pstromi, Basya Schechter, Galeet Dardashti, Moshav, Comedian Yisrael Campbell, Todd Herzog, Yuval Ron and Soul Farm.

Other program highlights include The Jewish Artifact Road Show the Ashkenafard Cookoff, and the 60 second Oral History Project.

For more information or to get involved visit www.letmypeoplesing.com

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PURIM PARTY
SATURDAY EVENING
MARCH 19TH
AVRAM PENGAS ENSEMBLE
SEPHARDIC and LADINO MUSIC
VOICE, GUITAR, KEYBOARD, BOUZOUKI, and DUMBEK
$15.00 admission includes free Hamantashen!
Megillah reading: 8:30 - Music: 9:30
COME CELEBRATE PURIM!!!
at the
Old Broadway Synagogue
(1/2 Block East of Broadway between 125th and 126th Streets)
(Take the #1 train to 125th St. - Questions? Call: 212-662-9767)
www.oldbroadwaysynagogue.blogspot.com

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Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 7:00pm
Timna Tal Music Presents TESLIM

Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA
For reservations call: (530) 867-1032
$13 in advance, $15 at the door

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Asefa
Moroccan-Sephardic Fusion
WNYC Radio-The Greene Space
44 Charlton St., NY, NY
Thursday, March 31 2011
7:00 PM
$20
www.asefamusic.com

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Asefa
Moroccan-Sephardic Fusion
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St., NY, NY
Sunday, April 3, 2011
9:00 PM
$18
www.asefamusic.com

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The Zamir Chorale of Boston will present Middle East Harmonies at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 10. Conducted by Northeastern Professor and Zamir's founder and Artistic Director Joshua Jacobson, the concert will feature a meeting of the musical minds of the Middle East. Zamir will perform coordinated choral selections in both Arabic and Hebrew. We are thrilled to present as our special guests original members of Bustan Abraham in reunion. From 1991 until they disbanded in 2003, these Arab and Jewish musicians pioneered a unique form of instrumental music, combining elements of east and west, and Bustan was considered the finest ensemble of its kind.

The following evening, Monday, April 11, 7:30 pm at the Fenway Center, Northeastern University will host a symposium in conjunction with Middle East Harmonies. Presenters, including renowned ethnomusicologist Benjamin Brinner, will address the use of music to increase empathy and mutual understanding among people who have been separated by borders of various kinds and alienated by conflicting politics.

Cosponsoring and cooperating groups include: the Consulate General of Israel to New England, Northeastern University Departments of Music and Jewish Studies, Northeastern University's Middle East Center for Peace, Culture, and Development, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Harvard Hillel, the American Jewish Committee, the New Center for Arts and Culture, and Hebrew College.

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Guy Mendilow Band

May 8th, 2010, AM
Club Passim
47 Palmer St.
Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA
Children's Concert

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Sunday 8 May, 7pm.
Breaking Boundaries!
Kosmos, Paprika & She’Koyokh
Three of the UK's acclaimed world music ensembles, Kosmos, Paprika and She'Koyokh, come together to celebrate These Lands Are Your Lands - Southbank Centre's Festival of Britain weekend of traditional, folk and world music and dance. This exhilarating triple bill conjures up a heady mix of Balkan and Latin grooves, Jewish and Gypsy passion, and soulful Arabic improvisations. Sixteen world-class musicians - one unique, unforgettable evening.
The Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Tickets £15
Ticket link: ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk

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Songs of Imagined Migrations: The Guy Mendilow Band's Ladino Project

May 8th, 2011, 8:00pm

Club Passim
47 Palmer St.
Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA

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Joey Weisenberg and Pharaoh's Daughter

@ The 14th Street Y's LABA Festival on May 11
NYC
Original art, theater, dance and music from the 2010-2011 LABA fellows inspired by the Song of Songs. Complimentary drinks and dessert.

EROS, a festival by LABA will be held on May 19 @ 7:30 and May 21 @ 9:00.
Tickets: $15 for one night; $25 for both nights.
Limited ticket availability at the door.
Buy now at: 14streety.interticket.com/search.php

For more information about the LABA Festival go to www.labajournal.com/festival
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Thursday May 26, 2011 at 8:00 PM

"My Heart is in the East"
Music from Israel, Morocco, Yemen, Spain, Turkey and Pakistan
The last concert in Los Angels before the Ensemble is departing to a Peace Mission Tour in Turkey

Yuval Ron Ensemble
with: Whirling Dervish Aziz,
Qawwali master Sukhawat Ali Khan and special guest: cantor Raphael Skouri
Maya Haddi - vocals, Norik Manoukian - woodwind,
Virginie Alumian - kanoun, Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion,
Yuval Ron - Oud and artistic director.

Location: Village Church of Westwood Lutheran, 343 S. Church Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Admission: $15. Purchase tix online, $20 at the door. Church/Ahavat Torah/Musallah Tauhid members - $10.

For more information about The Yuval Ron Ensemble see www.yuvalronmusic.com

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June 5 4:00 Afro-Semitic Experience in concert at the Brotherhood Synagogue, 28 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, for ticket, reservations and other info please call (212) 674-5750 .

This is our only concert in New York for this spring and summer.

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Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 21:00
The Yuval Ron Ensemble LIVE at the Sultan-Ahmet Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.
A Concert for Peace in the Middle East (" Coexistanbul - baris konseri ")

with special guests vocal soloists:
Lior Elmaliach (of the Israeli Andalusi Orchestra),
Imam Hafiz Abdullah Demir (of Istanbul),
Murat Icli Nalca (of Armenian Orthodox church of Istanbul).
with; Whirling Dervish Aziz, Qawwali master Sukhawat Ali Khan, Armenian woodwind master Norik Manoukian, Israeli-Yemenite singer Maya Haddi, and Virgine Alimian - Kanoun, Jamie Papish and David Martinelli - Percussion, Yuval Ron: Oud and Artistic Director.

Location: Sultanahmet meydani amfi tiyatro (Sultanahmet Square Amphe Theatre), Istanbul, Turkey
Admission: FREE, but reservations for the free tickets are required.
For more Info: +905367234144

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Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 6:30 PM
"From A Dream to Reality"

Mati presents: First annual fundraiser Honoring Consul General of Israel Jacob Dayan and his wife Dr. Galit Dayan
Featuring the Yuval Ron Ensemble

Location: At Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills 8844 Burton Way Beverly Hills 90211
Admission: V.I.P Ticket $150 per person, Regular admission $75 per person; R.S.V.P by Friday June 10th .
For More information: Orna: 818-612-8771 or Anat 323-351-7021. maticenter.com

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 7:30 PM
"Music as a bridge"—A Lecture demonstration by Yuval Ron

A fascinating talk with live music, exploring ways to teach unity and tolerance, how to use music as a platform for meeting your opponent, your neighbor and the other. In addition, a discussion of the path of Music, as a way to connect to the Reality beyond all realities. With special guest Jamie Papish (percussion).

Location: VBS, 15739 Ventura Boulevard Encino , California 91436
Admission: Free
For more info: 818-788-6000
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Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival - June 29 at 9:30 PM
The Sixth Street Community Synagogue and John Zorn's Tzadik Records present six concerts by some of the best and brightest musicians on New York's Downtown Jewish Music scene.

Basya Schechter's Songs of Wonder - June 29
Sixth Street Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
New York, NY 10003

Songs of Wonder is a collection of yiddish poems written by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel in his youth. The poetry explores the philosophical, spiritual and mystical dimensions of love, nature and how to be of service to the world. Composed by Basya Schechter (Pharaoh's Daughter), arranged by Uri Sharlin (piano, accordion, glockenshpiel), and additionally performed and interpreted by Megan Weeder (violin) and Yoed Nir (cello).

Festival event page on Facebook
admission: $18 at the door, includes one drink

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Monajat, A commissioned multimedia work by Galeet Dardashti
Granoff Music Center
Tufts University
Medford, MA
September 15, 2011, 8 pm

Monajat is inspired by Selihot, the poetic prayers of forgiveness recited during the month preceding the Jewish High Holidays according to Middle Eastern tradition. This period of deep reflection and spiritual preparation serves as a backdrop for Dardashti’s time-specific concert and program. The first-time U.S. presentation of Monajat combines participatory workshops, talks, prayer services, and other educational programs to enhance the spiritual and cultural experience. Dardashti, a performer and anthropologist of Iranian descent, re-imagines the Selihot ritual in collaboration with an acclaimed ensemble of Jewish and Muslim musicians, an electronic soundscape, and dynamic video projections by video artist and designer Dmitry Kmelnitsky.

Dardashti’s acclaimed ensemble of musicians includes Omer Avital (oud, bass, vocals), Amir ElSaffar (santour, vocals), Tal Ronen (bass, vocals) and Dafer Tawil (percussion, violin, ney, oud, vocals).

Presented by: Boston Jewish Music Festival and New Center for Arts and Culture
Co-sponsored by: Jewish Women's Archive

The Foundation for Jewish Culture and its league of performing arts presenters have commissioned Monajat (Fervent Prayer), a multimedia concert by composer, singer, and scholar Galeet Dardashti which will tour the United States in September 2011. Monajat, an evening of Middle Eastern musical poetry, inaugurates the New Jewish Culture Network, an initiative to create and deliver outstanding Jewish music and other art forms to audiences in the U.S. and beyond.

For further info: jewishculture.org/music-touring-network/

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Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 2:30 PM

Just for kids! Storytelling, Music, and Instruments of the Middle East

Bring in your kids to hear Award winning World Music artist Yuval Ron's engaging storytelling and musical performance. Kids will also learn about the instruments used to create the spicy sounds of Middle Eastern music!

Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, 40 E. St. Clair Street (Central Library—Learning Curve, green screen theatre)
Parking: Parking is available in the Central Library garage off of Pennsylvania Street (for a fee). There is also street parking available.
No tickets required. FREE and open to everyone.
For more information: call (317 )275-4099.

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Monajat, A commissioned multimedia work by Galeet Dardashti
Congregation Brith Shalom
4610 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX
September 18, 2011, 7 pm

Further venue info/tix: www.jcchouston.org

Monajat is inspired by Selihot, the poetic prayers of forgiveness recited during the month preceding the Jewish High Holidays according to Middle Eastern tradition. This period of deep reflection and spiritual preparation serves as a backdrop for Dardashti’s time-specific concert and program. The first-time U.S. presentation of Monajat combines participatory workshops, talks, prayer services, and other educational programs to enhance the spiritual and cultural experience. Dardashti, a performer and anthropologist of Iranian descent, re-imagines the Selihot ritual in collaboration with an acclaimed ensemble of Jewish and Muslim musicians, an electronic soundscape, and dynamic video projections by video artist and designer Dmitry Kmelnitsky.

Dardashti’s acclaimed ensemble of musicians includes Omer Avital (oud, bass, vocals), Amir ElSaffar (santour, vocals), Tal Ronen (bass, vocals) and Dafer Tawil (percussion, violin, ney, oud, vocals).

The Foundation for Jewish Culture and its league of performing arts presenters have commissioned Monajat (Fervent Prayer), a multimedia concert by composer, singer, and scholar Galeet Dardashti which will tour the United States in September 2011. Monajat, an evening of Middle Eastern musical poetry, inaugurates the New Jewish Culture Network, an initiative to create and deliver outstanding Jewish music and other art forms to audiences in the U.S. and beyond.

For further info: jewishculture.org/music-touring-network/

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Seeker of Truth and the Legend of Bal Shem
Celebrating the musical traditions of the Middle East and the Hassidic spirit

A Concert by The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring the stunning Arabic singer Najwa Gibran, Armenian woodwind master Norik Manoukian, master Qawwali singer Sukhawat Ali Khan
And Special guest dancer: Jamila Ali Sukhawat

Arthur M. Glick Jewish Community Center, 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260
Parking: Surface lot parking available
Tickets: $8 JCC members/$12 non-members/$6 all children under 13. Register at jccindy.org or by calling (317) 251-9467, or visit one of the JCC membership desks
Info: Larry Rothenberg (317) 715-9233
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 7:00 PM

International Day of Peace Concert
with Yuval Ron Ensemble presenting: Sacred Music of the Middle East
featuring the stunning Arabic singer Najwa Gibran, Armenian woodwind master Norik Manoukian, master Qawwali singer Sukhawat Ali Khan
And Special guest dancer: Jamila Ali

Arab, Jewish, Muslim and Christian artists come together to unite the sacred musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism (Islamic mystical tradition) and the Christian Armenian Church. Composer and world-music record producer Yuval Ron imparts the ancient and deep intercultural connection between these three traditions and the musical influences they share.

Address: Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library, 40 E. St. Clair Street (Central Library at Clowes Auditorium)
Parking: Parking is available in the Central Library garage off of Pennsylvania Street (for a fee). There is also street parking available.
Tickets: No tickets required. FREE and open to everyone. Limited seating.
Info lines/email: For more information, call 275-4099.

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Monajat, A commissioned multimedia work by Galeet Dardashti
The Hub at the San Francisco JCC
3200 California St.
San Francisco, CA
September 24, 2011, 8 pm

Further venue info/tix: www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/the-hub

Monajat is inspired by Selihot, the poetic prayers of forgiveness recited during the month preceding the Jewish High Holidays according to Middle Eastern tradition. This period of deep reflection and spiritual preparation serves as a backdrop for Dardashti’s time-specific concert and program. The first-time U.S. presentation of Monajat combines participatory workshops, talks, prayer services, and other educational programs to enhance the spiritual and cultural experience. Dardashti, a performer and anthropologist of Iranian descent, re-imagines the Selihot ritual in collaboration with an acclaimed ensemble of Jewish and Muslim musicians, an electronic soundscape, and dynamic video projections by video artist and designer Dmitry Kmelnitsky.

Dardashti’s acclaimed ensemble of musicians includes Omer Avital (oud, bass, vocals), Amir ElSaffar (santour, vocals), Tal Ronen (bass, vocals) and Dafer Tawil (percussion, violin, ney, oud, vocals).

The Foundation for Jewish Culture and its league of performing arts presenters have commissioned Monajat (Fervent Prayer), a multimedia concert by composer, singer, and scholar Galeet Dardashti which will tour the United States in September 2011. Monajat, an evening of Middle Eastern musical poetry, inaugurates the New Jewish Culture Network, an initiative to create and deliver outstanding Jewish music and other art forms to audiences in the U.S. and beyond.

For further info: jewishculture.org/music-touring-network/

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Monajat, A commissioned multimedia work by Galeet Dardashti
Grand Performances
350 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
September 25, 2011, 8 pm

Further venue info/tix: www.grandperformances.org/en/gp/

Monajat is inspired by Selihot, the poetic prayers of forgiveness recited during the month preceding the Jewish High Holidays according to Middle Eastern tradition. This period of deep reflection and spiritual preparation serves as a backdrop for Dardashti’s time-specific concert and program. The first-time U.S. presentation of Monajat combines participatory workshops, talks, prayer services, and other educational programs to enhance the spiritual and cultural experience. Dardashti, a performer and anthropologist of Iranian descent, re-imagines the Selihot ritual in collaboration with an acclaimed ensemble of Jewish and Muslim musicians, an electronic soundscape, and dynamic video projections by video artist and designer Dmitry Kmelnitsky.

Dardashti’s acclaimed ensemble of musicians includes Omer Avital (oud, bass, vocals), Amir ElSaffar (santour, vocals), Tal Ronen (bass, vocals) and Dafer Tawil (percussion, violin, ney, oud, vocals).

The Foundation for Jewish Culture and its league of performing arts presenters have commissioned Monajat (Fervent Prayer), a multimedia concert by composer, singer, and scholar Galeet Dardashti which will tour the United States in September 2011. Monajat, an evening of Middle Eastern musical poetry, inaugurates the New Jewish Culture Network, an initiative to create and deliver outstanding Jewish music and other art forms to audiences in the U.S. and beyond.

For further info: jewishculture.org/music-touring-network/

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Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 at 4:00 PM

The World Festival of Sacred Music in LA presents:

The Soul of Spain

Gypsy Flamenco meets Sephardic Jewish music
Yuval Ron Ensemble in concert with the Gypsy Flamenco artists

Oscar-winning composer and oud master Yuval Ron leads a fiery evening of music and dance, bringing gypsy flamenco and Sephardic Jewish traditions from Andalusia to Santa Monica and the Westside. The 499-seat Broad comes alive with spinning flamenco dancers, undulating belly dancers, passionate singing, and the lightning-fast fingers of Spanish guitar - a night of musical virtuosity in an intimate setting. Featuring gypsy flamenco singer Jesus Montoya, dancer Briseyda Zarate, guitarist Jose Tanaka and the Yuval Ron Ensemble:

Maya Haddi: vocals; Norik Manoukian: woodwind; Jamie Papish: percussion; David Martinelly: percussion; Maya K. G: Middle Eastern dance; Yuval Ron: oud and artistic director

with a video created by Moshe Hacmon.

Location: Broad Stage: 1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Admission: $47 - $75 Broad Stage members receive 10% off their order.
More Info and Box office: Tel: 310-434-3200, or, thebroadstage.com

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An adventurous and banging blend of Middle Eastern music mashed with contemporary hip-hop and electro samples w/ Diwon (Brooklyn, Shemspeed)

Thursday, October 6th – Babylon, (317 Bank St)
Ottawa, Canada
19+ – 10pm Doors – $8 before, $10 at the door

Sponsors:
Embassy of Israel, Vered Israel Cultural & Educational Program, Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University

More info: www.diwonmusic.com

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Sunday, October 16th, 2011, 10am - 5pm

TESLIM performs at the incredible day-long event put on by the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music: CHAMBER MUSIC DAY

de Young Museum, San Francisco

We'll be performing in the lobby of the Textile Gallery, where the current exhibit is The Art of the Anatolian Kilim: Highlights from the McCoy Jones Collection which looks amazing!

Other groups performing through the museum include:

Alexander String Quartet - Classical Revolution - Del Sol String Quartet martha & monica - The Nice Guy Trio + strings - Quartet San Francisco Quinteto Latino - Real Vocal String Quartet and many more!

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On Thursday night, November 24th at the Mayer Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem there will be a special concert of Yemenite music. "Travels to Yemen," a photography exhibit of the work of Naftali Hilgar is currently displayed at the museum.

Featuring singer Shlomit Levi, percussionist Avi Agababa, and RebbeSoul.

More information is at this link:
www.facebook.com

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Chanukah with a Twist--Rocking for Limmud!
Skokie Theatre, Skokie IL (SkokieTheatre.com) Dec 4, 7pm
We offer a unique, meaningful, and very diverse show of new, local Jewish music of three different bands...

The wonderful pop satire of The Alte Rockers, featuring Lori Lippitz of Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, the psychedelic MidEast fusion of Ovadya,the €œtradition with a twist€ neo-exotica of Mi Yodea--plus a finale with all three bands on stage together.

This benefits Limmud Chicago, a festival of Jewish learning!
Info: 847-302-1155.

$20 in advance / $25 at the door / $15 17 & under
http://limmudchicago.org/

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Remi Revisited commemorating the universal spiritual legacy of the 13th Century poet rumi will be held at Cafe Orwell in Brooklyn, NY,on December 17, 8:00-11:30 PM. As Sufi's, Jews and Christians attended his lectures and participated in his funeral, we are inviting musicians, dancers and poets from these traditions to participate in an evening of music, dance and spoken word. If interested in attending please visit www.cafeorwell.com.

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Sunday, Jan 22 at 02:00 PM - Layali el Andalus 6th Street Sundays

Created and Curated by cellist Jessie Reagen Mann, “6th Street Sundays” is a salon-style world and classical music series currently in its 3rd season.

3 PM Concert with Layali el Andalus
2 PM Workshop/Masterclass

Sixth Street Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
New York, NY 10003
212.473.3665

A Judeo-Muslim ensemble that invokes the spirit of ancient Andalusia, Layali el Andalus will play instrumental improvisational taksims, explaining the difference between the music of the Middle East & West. They will also sing songs from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yaman, Andalus, Gharnati and Chaabi, explaining the differences from each region.

Layali el Andalus features:
Rachid Halilal: Oud & Violin
Hadar Noiberg: flute
David Buchbut: Darbouka & Riq
Uri Sharlin: Accordion

The 2pm workshop will focus on the Moroccan Andalusian and shaabi style. Participants will learn the Andalusian rhythms Kuddam and Insiraf Kuddam, the Moroccan 6/8 rhythm, Maqam and the different between Morrocan and Middle East Maqam. Bring your instrument or just listen, all are invited!

$15 includes concert, workshop and drink
www.layalielandalus.com
www.6thstreetsundays.com

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Yair Dalal and Lenka Lichtenberg in concert. Yiddish and Iraqi Jewish music intertwined.
Backed up by Lenka's Fray band.

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 7 pm.
Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre/Chutzpah! Festival
950 West 41st Avenue
Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Tickets: $16-26.
More info: www.chutzpahfestival.com/performances-tickets/music/#M6

org_name: Chutzpah! Festival

tel: 604-257-5117

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Teslim

Saturday, March 17 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Bolinas Community Center,
Bolinas, CA
More info: marinlibrary.org/locations

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Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 pm

The Jewish Music Festival Presents
BUSTAN QUARTET
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life,
Berkeley, CA

Tickets and more information

Reunited members of Israel’s internationally acclaimed Arab/Jewish ensemble, Bustan, draws equally on Western and Middle Eastern classical traditions and jazz improvisation to create a stunningly original world of sound.

Taiseer Elias is regularly cited as one of the foremost oud players in the Middle East, Zohar Fresco is a leading hand percussionist on the world stage, and their virtuosity is matched by their partners Amir Milstein (flute) and Emmanuel Mann (electric bass). The quartet consists of core members of Bustan Abraham, the band that through mastery and innovative synthesis of music from the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas revolutionized the world music scene in Israel in the early 90s and brought a fresh voice from Israel to the world stage as it toured abroad annually from 1993 to 2003.

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Teslim

Thursday, March 29 - 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Civic Center Library,
San Rafael, CA
More info: marinlibrary.org/locations

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Yuval Ron Ensemble Concert tour in Kansas
Mideast Music, Song, and Sufi Devotional Whirling
The Yuval Ensemble presents an Interfaith Feast

Lewis and Shirley White Theatre, Jewish Community Center,
5801 W 115th Street,
Overland Park, KS.
$10/adult; $5/student-reserved seats purchased through the JCC Theatre Box Office, (913) 327-8054.
Free parking adjacent to the building.
Contact: Jill Maidhof, Director of Jewish Life and Learning (913) 327-8077

On April 3rd - just days before spring religious festivals - The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, with the endorsement of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council, is proud to present the Yuval Ron Ensemble. Formed in 1999, this group consists of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian artists who by their performances endeavor to nurture peace and fellowship between historically opposing people in the middle east.

The result is a stunning feast for the eyes and the ears, as musicians combining sacred musical traditions and songs of the middle east play in concert behind Sufi devotional dancing performed by a whirling dervish. Following their performance, the group will receive questions from the audience and speak about their mission, their passion, and their experiences.

Presented by: the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (JCC)
Endorsed by the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council

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Yuval Ron Ensemble Concert tour in Kansas

Christian Music of the Holy Land

What kind of music would Jesus have heard 2000 years ago in Jerusalem? This session will present and explore music of the ancient biblical Hebrew, Yemenite and Babylonian musical traditions, music of the early Armenian church, and Christian Maronite musical traditions.

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Wilson Worship Center located in Jolliffe Hall,
Manhattan Christian College,
Anderson at 14th Street,
Manhattan, KS 66506

This workshop is free and open to the public. Parking: Limited parking available in the Beach Museum of Art lot directly across Anderson from Jolliffe Hall or on street. For More Info: Call (785) 539-3571

Hebrew Music of Biblical Time
5:30-7:00 PM
The Ojai Foundation,
9739 Ojai Santa Paula Road,
Ojai CA 93023

Seminar, accommodation and 5 meals: $389, for those of choose to stay off-site and attend sessions only: $309. Space is Limited and may sell out! - please reserve early! RSVP and more info: Tel: 805-646-8343

This session will include demonstration and discussion of the music and poetry of the first temple in Jerusalem, the unique Hebrew tribe of musicians (the Levites), the heritage of King David, and Kabalistic music and its lasting impact of Sacred Hebrew Music.

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Teslim

Wednesday, April 4 - 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Fairfax Library,
Fairfax, CA
More info: marinlibrary.org/locations

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Mimouna Extravaganza
Featuring the special guest entertainer Lior Adaki,
Singing Oriental (Mizrachi), Israeli, and Arabic Music Hits!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Brookline, MA

Doors Open 8:30 p.m.
Traditional Hors D'Oevres
Cash Bar
Cost $25
RSVP/Tickets: (617) 738-5038

Terbhou Ou Tsaadou!
May You Prosper & Feast!
Annette Zrihen & the Staff of HaKesher
www.HaKesherOnline.com

What is Mimouna?

Mimouna is a traditional North African (Moroccan) Jewish celebration held the day after Passover.
It marks the start of spring and the return to eating chametz (i.e., leavened bread and bread by-products that are forbidden throughout the week of Passover).
Traditionally, the night’s activities consisted of visiting home after home, singing songs, exchanging greetings and blessings, and sampling a token food at each house.

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April 30, 9:30pm
The Metropolitan Room
34 W. 22nd St.
NYC

Mira Awad returns to NY with her own Arabic Fusion concert.
Vivacious and Talented Israeli Palestinian singer, actress, songwriter brings her beautiful Arabic Fusion sound to NY's Metropolitan Room on Monday, April 30, at 9:30pm. Accompanied by virtuoso Israeli guitarist Shai Alon, Mira evokes the modern Middle East with all its complexity and exotic beauty.

Following her triumphant concert with singer, peace activist Noa at Jazz @ Lincoln Center, Mira returns to connect with her New York audience in the more intimate, warm setting of one of the city's most popular cabaret venues - The Metropolitan Room.

$20 cover, 2 drink minimum.

ABOUT MIRA AWAD
Singer, songwriter and actress. She participated in the Eurovision song contest 2009 alongside Noa with the song "There must be another way" from their duet album carrying the same name, released by Universal Music. Her debut solo album "Bahlawan-Acrobat" was released in May 2009, and was produced by famous guitarist Amos Ever-Hadani. She was signed as a Sony Spain artist in 2011 and released her second album "All my faces" with musical producer Carlos Jean.

Click here to listen

Join the event on Facebook

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Lily Henley & Band

Sunday, May 13, 2012, 6pm
The Skinny Pancake
89 Main St,
Montpelier, VT 05602-3168

Drawing on her roots in both Americana and Middle Eastern music traditions, Lily Henley has begun to forge a unique musical path for herself as a versatile singer, songwriter and fiddle player. Her repertoire spans three languages and combines original material with ear-catching arrangements of traditional songs and melodies. Along with her band, comprised of some of acoustic music's most accomplished young instrumentalists, Lily's sound is at once familiar and refreshingly new.

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Lily Henley & Band

Sunday, May 14, 2012, 6pm

Radio Bean Coffeehouse
8 N. Winooski Ave.,
Burlington, VT 0540

Drawing on her roots in both Americana and Middle Eastern music traditions, Lily Henley has begun to forge a unique musical path for herself as a versatile singer, songwriter and fiddle player. Her repertoire spans three languages and combines original material with ear-catching arrangements of traditional songs and melodies. Along with her band, comprised of some of acoustic music's most accomplished young instrumentalists, Lily's sound is at once familiar and refreshingly new.

More info: www.facebook.com/events/315547058514208/

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May 16, 2013, 8pm: Common Chords—the multifaith ensemble led by Salman Ahmad (Junoon) and Yale Strom (Hot Pstromi), with internationally acclaimed musicians Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Mark Dresser (bass), Sunny Jain (percussion), Tripp Sprague (reeds) and Lou Fanucchi (accordion)—brings their intense, high energy musical collaboration of klezmer, jazz, bhangra and Sufi rock to the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049. $35 general, $30 members, $25 full-time students. For reservations: (310) 440-4500. For more information about Common Chords: www.CommonChordsMusic.com.
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June 4th, 7:30pm
Common Chords—the multifaith ensemble led by Salman Ahmad (Junoon) and Yale Strom (Hot Pstromi), with internationally acclaimed musicians Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Mark Dresser (bass), Sunny Jain (percussion), Tripp Sprague (reeds) and Lou Fanucchi (accordion)—headlines the San Diego Jewish Arts Festival this year. Common Chords brings their intense, high energy musical collaboration of klezmer, jazz, bhangra and Sufi rock to the Lyceum Stage at the San Diego Rep, 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101. $18. For reservations: (619) 544-1000 or www.sdrep.org. For more information about Common Chords: www.CommonChordsMusic.com.

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The Moors back at the Jenny Lind

The band returns to the Jenny Lind in Hastings Old Town for the second time this year next Friday 20 July.

Starts at 8.30, and on until they shut us up.

http://www.the-moors.com
http://www.facebook.com/themoorsband
http://www.youtube.com/user/moorshastings/

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Teslim

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012 8 pm
Santa Cruz, CA

Labyrinth-Teslim-Kitka Concert featuring:
Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma
Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
Teslim
With bassist Miles Jay

Holy Cross Church
126 High St., Santa Cruz

Tickets and more information:
1.800.838.3006

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