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Hello all,
I know it's been a while since you've heard from me, but I've been hanging out in a cocoon for a few months. The metamorphosis is still ongoing, but I have a sneak peak this month for those who think butterflies are overrated.
I have an exciting night of music and dance coming up for you on December 10th as part of the Sephardic Music Festival. I will be dropping beats on the laptop with Galeet Dardashti's new project "The Naming" featuring voice, violin, cello, doumbek and hammered dulcimer along side live dance from SYREN Modern Dance. See you there!
Dec 10, 2008 @ 8 pm
SEPHARDIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
TEASER NIGHT
Galeet Dardashti's new project "The Naming" featuring SYREN Modern Dance
Public Assembly (formerly Galapagos)
70 North 6th St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Doors 7:30pm
Following Galeet's show, Electro Morocco and Erez Safar's Diwon will play
featuring Smadar & Sam Thomas.
Purchase tickets
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www.sephardicmusicfestival.com
www.divahn.com
www.syrendance.org
The Naming
Middle Eastern vocalist Galeet Dardashti (of the all-female ensemble Divahn) follows a family tradition of distinguished musicianship dating back to 19th-century Persia. Her new acoustic/electronic solo project "The Naming" draws inspiration from the musical and cultural landscapes of the Middle East and some of the provocative yet unsung Biblical women who lived there. Dardashti's sophisticated compositions in Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, Persian, and English lend traditional Jewish and Muslim texts compelling contemporary contexts, with songs evoking both the sounds of the ancient East and future West. Members of the SYREN Modern Dance company will perform interpretations of some of her songs as they are played live.
Galeet Dardashti's "The Naming" is supported by a grant from the Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists, a partnership of Avoda Arts, JDub Records, and the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, and made possible with major funding from UJA-Federation of New York.
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