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Direct form the Middle East in their only US Concert!Musaique: Music Without Boundaries
Building Musical Bridges of Peace
Across the Middle East
Friday, March 23rd 8pm
Jewish Community Center - San Francisco
3200 California Street
Tickets $10 Students, $15 General
Musaique - Music Without Boundaries,
an exciting evening of traditional and original songs from the rich
cultures and great faiths of the Middle East, performed and sung from
deep within the roots of that region by ten artist/peacemaker/musicians of the Middle East.
Not just another group, Musaique's
mission is "to use music as a tool for healing the pain and suffering
of our region (the Middle East), and to create a brighter future."
Musaique members are Jordanian, Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian, Muslim, Christian and Jewish,
using their beautiful and diverse traditions to musically promote cooperation and understanding.
Performing sacred songs,
traditional village music, and original compositions on both classical
and modern instruments, Musaique is an inspiring and enchanting musical call for peace from the Middle East. Members include noted musicians from Jordan, Israel, Egypt, and Palestine, some of them live and online sensations in their own musical pursuits (see links to bios below).
Please join us for this exciting evening of musical exploration, celebration and sharing.
For more information, please contact URI at [masked] or email [address removed]
Musaique members on this tour (there are over 40 internationally) include:
Palestinian
Geroge Kandalaft
(oud) is a graduate of the Jerusalem Academy of Music, and plays with a
number of bands and orchestras in the classical Arabic music scene. He
also has a deep interest in using music to connect people of different
cultures. He's played with the Arabic-Jewish band in Haifa and the
Arab-Jewish Youth Orchestra, the White Flag Project and more.
Jordanians
Basel Khoury (guitar & Arab vocals, as well as drums, percussion & piano) and
Atef Malhas (guitar & sax), who both perform with Vengo, a popular Jordanian group from Amman with a Spanish/Gypsy/Latin dance flavor;
Egyptian
Nancy Mounir
(violin & Egyptian ney) has performed with the hardcore Massive
Scar Ear Band and the workshop "Remix" that included 20 musicians from
the Middle East under the direction of Grammy winner Fathi Salama. She's
performed throughout the Middle East and Europe.
Tai Nakritin (buzuki) from Israel, he plays European
folk, Gypsy, Persian and western music. He plays with a number of music
groups and theaters.
Israeli
Dvir Cohen Eraki
(Hebrew vocals) may already be known to some around the Bay Area. He is
son of a family of cantors who sing liturgical poems from the Jewish
traditions of Yemen (similar to the great Ofra Haza). He performs sacred
poetry with a unique combination of ancient and modern sounds that
bring to mind the great Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He also
sings with Diwan Saz, a group known for its modern renderings of
beautiful Sufi and other folk songs of the region.
Sharon Kolton (percussion), an Israeli, has
performed with a number of international groups, and in the past few
years her focus has been on performances that have a mission of bringing
about global peace. She is a member of the Peace Research Village -
Middle East, committed to developing sustainable community models in
crisis areas.
Lee Ziv
(hang drum), Musaique co-founder, is an Israeli peace activist,
dedicating her life to building bridges of peace between people in the
Middle East. She started out in the Sulha Peace Project, which works to
bring together people of the Abrahamic faiths in Israel and
Palestine,and has worked with the Tamera Community in Portugal, a peace
research and sustainable community.
Meira Segal
(Turkish ney and Santur) started out as a child learning Baroque,
classical and Renaissance music, but was gradually drawn to the
traditional music of the region, where she studied sacred music and
dance under Sufi masters in Turkey. She plays with a number of groups,
mixing Gypsy, Arabic, Greek, Turkish and Persian sounds. She also
teaches Arabic music in Israel, encouraging a mutual language of music
among the Israelis and Palestinians.
Kate Bunney (English vocals) from the United
Kingdom, is a producer, organizer and event facilitator who brings
together local and global initiatives to create a peaceful and
sustainable world. She produces an annual international music festival
in Europe of musicians using their skills to build and bring about peace
inthe world. She has established training centers throughout the Middle
East on alternative technologies, ecology, and community building.
Call[masked] x18 for info.
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