áòðééï: Divahn performing in NYC!

[Hadass Pal- Yarden <hadassp...>]

thank you for the information about them.....
best,
Hadss
----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Bresler <joel(dot)br (at) verizon(dot)net>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: Divahn performing in NYC!


> Have a great trip. Let me know if you make it to Boston.
>
> Yours,
>
> Joel
>
> At 04:06 PM 12/29/2002 -0600, you wrote:
> >Dear Friends,
> >
> >My band Divahn is coming to NYC for some performances in January.  We are
> >based in Austin, TX and perform Mizrakhi and Sephardi music.  I hope that
> >those of you living in the New York area will be able to attend one of
> >these shows!  I'd love to meet some of you.
> >
> >You can also check out George Robinson's article on Divahn in The Jewish
> >Week next week, and listen to us on WNYC's "Sound Check" on January 8th!
> >
> >Thanks for your support!
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Galeet Dardashti
> >Divahn
> ><http://www.divahn.com>www.divahn.com
> >
> >
> >Divahn Appearing in NYC!!
> >
> >Wednesday, January 8th
> ><http://www.makor.org/>Makor
> >35 West 67th Street
> >(between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
> >Jewish Music Showcase:
> >Divahn will begin the evening, followed by C Lanzbom & Noah Chase, and
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> >Show starts at 7 pm
> >$15
> >
> >Saturday, January 11th
> >East Midwood Jewish Center
> >1625 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn
> >Advanced Tickets $25 (student tickets $10); $30 at the door
> >Appetizers and Desserts Served
> >7:30 pm
> >For more info, please call (718) 338-3800 and ask for Edith.
> >
> >Fans first heard Divahn's Middle Eastern and Sephardic grooves deep in
the
> >heart of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
> >"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Texas.  Today, this
dynamic
> >Austin-based quartet delights audiences throughout the country and has
> >made numerous live radio appearances.  Divahn infuses traditional songs
> >with sophisticated harmonies and arrangements using tabla, cello, rabel,
> >doumbek, banjo and other acoustic instruments, plus vocals in Hebrew,
> >Judeo-Spanish, Persian, Arabic, Aramaic and Turkish.  Their beautiful
> >lyricism flows through an intense rhythmic drive.  The group
distinguishes
> >itself as the only all-female ensemble performing Mizrakhi-influenced
> >music (Jewish music from the Middle East and North Africa) in the
> >US.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
> >"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
> >
> >
> >Divahn, a word common to Hebrew, Persian, and Arabic, means a collection
> >of songs or poetry.  Through its music, Divahn seeks to underscore the
> >interconnectedness of diverse Middle Eastern cultures and religions.  The
> >group captures the breadth and diversity of Mizrakhi and Sephardi music
> >throughout the centuries, while simultaneously creating and redefining
> >innovative directions for the music in the present.
> >
> >
> >
> >Please visit <http://www.divahn.com>www.divahn.com for more information.
> >
>
>
>
> Joel Bresler
> 250 E. Emerson Rd.
> Lexington, MA 02420 USA
>
> 781-862-4104 (Telephone & FAX)
> joel(dot)br (at) verizon(dot)net

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