Rhythms of the Maghreb:Najib Bahri at Alwan for the Arts- Saturday, June 2, 9PM onwards

New York City is headquarters of Alwan For The Arts, a creative arts organization that promotes Middle Eastern culture and art, serving NY's large and diverse Arab community. They organize a range of cross-cultural and artistic events around the years promoting the diverse cultures of the Arab countries in NYC.
On Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 9:00 PM Alwan invites you to yet another unique LIVE music event: Rhythms of the Maghreb with Najib Bahri (part of their Percussion Solo Series). Tickets are $15 ($10 with Student ID)

The performance will include:

Najib Bahri (http://www.rhythmsaroundchicago.com/) with Tarab

Tareq Abboushi (Buzuq and Percussion)

Taoufiq Ben Amor (Vocals, Oud and Percussion)

Ramzi Elidlibi (Tabla, Riq, Daf and Dance) and

Zafer Tawil (Violin, Qanun and Percussion)http://taoufiqbenamor.com/tarab/index.html

Najid Bahri, who started playing at the age of 8, is a sort of master-of-all-trades. He is a master percussionist on Darbouka (goblet drum). But he also plays the Bendir (frame drum), and Riq (Arabic tambourine) in the Maghrebi, Mashriqi and Khaligi classical and folk styles. After finishing college in France, he performed at various Parisian nightclubs and other hotspots. He's played with some of the Arab world's most well-known musicians including Egyptian violinist Aboud Abdel Al, Lebanese singer and composer Wadi'h Essafi, Lebanese composer George Yazbek, Egyptian cellist Mahmoud Ramzi, master oud player Ali Sriti, and Egyptian violinist Ahmed Hafnawi. He also leads the group El Amal (Arabic for "Hope") which plays classical and contemporary North African and Middle Eastern music. Read more about Bahri here: http://members.tripod.com/marko_drum/najib_bahri.html

Tickets are $15 ($10 with Student ID)

When: Saturday, June 2 at 9p.m.

Where: Alwan For the Arts (4th Floor)

16 Beaver St, betwn Broad & New Streets, 1 block east of Whitehall Street & Bowling Green.

New York, NY 10004

TRAINS: PLENTY of options- Subway 4, 5 trains to Bowling Green, J, M, Z, to Broad Street, R, W trains to Whitehall Street, 1 to Rector Street or South Ferry, 2, 3 trains to Wall Street, or A, C trains to Broadway-Nassau

George Mathew conducts the incredible Handel's Royal Fireworks Music!

Singapore-Born Indian Conductor George Mathew (yes that's really an Indian name) teams up with the Brooklyn Philaharmonic to bring Handel's Royal Fireworks Music (Choreographed) to Manhattan (@ Pier 17). Imagine for a moment, "the incredible music of Handel, performed live to a spectacular 20-minute fireworks display launched from two barges into the skies above lower Manhattan and Brooklyn!"

When: Saturday, June 16

8 p.m. Brooklyn Philharmonic/9:15 p.m. The Spectacular Target Fireworks!

Where: South Street Seaport (Lower Manhattan)

Pier 17- Fulton & South Streets

How to get There: BY SUBWAY- 2, 3, 4, 5, J, Z, or M to Fulton Street; A C trains to Broadway-Nassau; or E train towards Fulton Street. PATH Train to World Trade Center stop. Walk East on Fulton Street to Water Street. Walk towards the waterfront to South Street Seaport. http://www.southstreetseaport.com/html/

"New York-area residents will experience a rare treat on Saturday, June 16, as Brooklyn Philharmonic (under the baton of Singapore-born Indian conductor George Mathew), performs Handel's Royal Fireworks Music synchronized to an spectacular fireworks show above the East River.Part of Target Children’s Day & Fireworks at South Street Seaport, the event marks the New York-area’s only known symphony performance of the summer in which classical music is accompanied by choreographed fireworks."

This unusual choreographed fireworks-concert includes works by Handel, Mendelssohn, Gluck, Bartok, and Rossini. It's the grand finale of a whole day of fun events at South Street Seaport. The fireworks show is produced by Zambelli (one of the country's oldest family-run fireworks companies) and all events at the "Target Children’s Day & Fireworks," day-long event are free of cost to the public.

For more info you can call 212-SEA-PORT or visit: http://www.southstreetseaport.com/html/

To read more about the incredibly talented, and philathropic composer George Mathew click here to read "Orchestral Manouvres-The rise of the fund-raising philharmonic supergroup," an article in the New York Magazine on him:

http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/26039/

Trips turns 28!!! Where's the party at? (Friday, June 1st)

It's that time of the year again folks.....and I'm one step closer to becoming an old hag :-) I'm throwing a small party on Friday, June 1 to celebrate moving closer to the big 30! Feel free to join the debauchery, just remember to email me by Thursday afternoon with your names and your guests' names so I can put you on the guestlist.

The party's at Star Lounge (basement of The Chelsea Hotel)

The address is 222 West 23rd St. (btwn 7th Ave. & 8th Ave.),

New York, NY.
Time: 9p.m. onwards!! Hope to see you there!

Here's a link to the Evite but don't try and RSVP throught his link as it will show up as my response:

http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=JIWDLBXYEFOUTBPOEFGI

Bosaa,
थ्रुप्थी

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Bosaa,

Trips