John Erlich
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Registered: 8-26-2004
Location: California, USA
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Free Concert in Albany, CA
Greetings Fellow Oud Maniacs,
My band, Za'atar, will be performing a free public concert in Albany, California.
Date: Thursday, September 7, 2006
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: Albany Memorial Park (Portland Ave., between Pomona Ave. & Carmel Ave.), Albany, CA
Please join North America's only ensemble specializing in traditional Jewish music from the Near East and North Africa as we take a sonic tour from
Morocco to Iraq, Yemen to Turkey.
Here is the official City calendar announcement for the event (and the whole Music in the Park Concert Series): http://www.albanyca.org/dept/recspecialevents.html
Za’atar info & music samples: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/zaatarband2
Bring blankets, cushions, or folding chairs for the grass. Bring your family! Bring a picnic. Tell your friends!
Please reward the City of Albany for the courage to sponsor a public concert of Near Eastern music in these trying times by helping us to make this a
joyful and well-attended event!
If 6:30 PM is too early to cook dinner, get takeout from a nearby Middle Eastern restaurant, such as:
Sophia Café: 1247 Solano Ave., Albany – (510) 526-8663
Zand’s Market: 1401 Solano Ave., Albany – (510) 528-7027 - http://www.zandpastry.com/
Jerusalem Organic Kitchen: 1897 Solano Ave., Berkeley, CA 94707 – (510) 525-7888
Za'atar will be:
Rachel Valfer – Lead Vocals
Daniel Eshoo – Kanoun
John Erlich – Oud
Eliyahu Sills – Ney
Daniel Ratner – Bass & Lead Vocals
Juliet Lee – Percussion (riqq)
Aharon Bolsta – Percussion (doumbek)
Jen Miriam Kantor – Percussion (bendir)
Hope to see you there!
Shalom/Salaam/Shlama/Khoda Hafez etc.,
Udi John
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stringmanca
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Registered: 8-4-2005
Location: Martinez, CA
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Sounds good, John! I'll try to make it.
Glad I got a chance to meet you at camp last week. Sorry I couldn't spend some time with you. Cute kid!
Best wishes,
Nathan
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John Erlich
Oud Junkie
Posts: 1470
Registered: 8-26-2004
Location: California, USA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Oud-Obsessed
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Hi Nathan,
Nice to meet you, too! Yeah, chasing the kid and keeping him out of the merchandise and poison oak took up most of my time outside class. Call me if
you want to hang out and play some oud. Don't forget Naser and Yair's concert in SF on 8/31.
All the best,
John
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