Attention: Middle Eastern and world music aficionados and
devotes of the peace process (or lack thereof)
Israeli Artist Yair Dalal Performs L.A. Concert for
Peace on March 20 with Houman Pourmehdi
Don't miss this exclusive concert at Santa Monica¡¯s Morgan Wixon Theater.
"Yair Dalal takes you on a captivating journey," says the Jerusalem Post.
Touring Israeli world music artist Yair Dalal will perform with Iranian-born
Houman Pourmehdi on Tuesday, March 20. A portion of the proceeds from this
evening benefit the May 20 peace conference, ¡°The Israeli/Palestinian Crisis:
New Conversations on a Pluralistic Future,¡± sponsored by Open Tent Middle
East Coalition (www.opentent.org).
Born of Iraqi parents, Dalal devotes his talent (oud, violin, voice) to
reinvigorating Eastern Jewish musical traditions in Israel and abolishing
ideological barriers between Jews and Arabs. He was a featured performer at
the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize Gala Concert honoring the late Israeli prime
minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yassir Arafat. Dalal frequently
forms musical partnerships with international musicians of diverse ethnic
backgrounds, and appears on the forthcoming recording ¡°One¡± with Omar Faruk
Tekbilek, Rabbi Haim Louk and Nabil Azzam. He refers to the Middle Eastern
music he performs as ¡°a route of brotherhood between peoples living in the
region because peace is the most precious merchandise of all." His most
recent CD is ¡°Perfume Road.¡±
A top-10 favored percussionist of world music critics, Houman Pourmehdi is a
cofounder of the Lian Ensemble and a master of daf and tombak. His Persian
and Middle Eastern repertoire includes Sufi music and a variety of world
music styles. He performed on ¡°Syncopation¡± with percussive master John
Bergamo, and has recorded ¡°Quest,¡± ¡°The Name of The Beloved¡± and ¡°Banquet
in the Tavern of Ruin.¡±
The evening begins with a reception at 7 pm featuring the art of Lidia
Shaddow (Israel/Iraq/Tunisia) and Nahid Hagigat (Iran). The concert will
begin promptly at 8 pm.
March 20, Morgan Wixon Theater, 2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. 7 pm artists
reception, 8 pm concert. Tickets are $30 preferred seating (limited
number), $25 general admission and at the door, $20 for all active members of
Ivri-NASAWI, Open Tent and Levantine Center. Call to reserve and for more
information, (323) 650-3157. Visit www.ivri-nasawi.org.
Ivri-NASAWI
New Assn. of Sephardi/Mizrahi Artists & Writers Int'l.
www.ivri-nasawi.org
1033 N. Orlando Ave
Los Angeles CA 90069
(323) 650-3157
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