fernandraynaud - 10-1-2011 at 03:02 PM
Playing music of ouhm kalthoum, dancers and (they say) ecstasy. 7:00 tonight concert starts at 7:30. $20 at the door, mission district.
http://www.aswandancers.org/Tarabiya.htm
Part of today's Arab Cultural Festival
http://www.arabculturalcenter.org/
fernandraynaud - 10-2-2011 at 12:30 PM
What a cool event. Packed house. Standing room only. No air conditioning. Hot music, and dancers. The oud player sang in a beautiful voice. His Lissa
fakr blew me away. The violinist was amazing, played so well, and using electronics tastefully, turning his instrument into a whole string section.
The kanun player was excellent. Percussion was solid. But I don't like it when musicians chat on stage as if riding the bus together, and as if the
music could just run on auto-pilot.