Monthly Archives: August 2010

Daniel Schnyder’s “SUNDIATA KEITA” concert with the RSB at the Philharmonie Berlin 6 Mai, 2009!

Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

One important activity in life is to interact with people around you. Every day you meet people here and there. If you like them and care for them, they become friends later. Or the other extreme way…they could become enemies. Music, which is an element and part of life, is also about interaction. Such as the interaction between a musician and his audience, between a composer and the orchestra performing his composition, between musicians and musicians of the same group.

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Just-Aesthetics vs Stefen Robinson vs Yea Big and Kid Static vs L’Amerrrica!

Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

 

Yea Big + Kid Static (courtesy of Stefen Robinson)

For a couple of weeks I have been contacting all kinds of websites and blogs to exchange links. One of them was Just-Aesthetics which is run by Stefen Robinson. Through the process of exchanging links we got to know each other. I found out that he, like me, is a musician, a human being aware of life in general and of the people around him. He isn’t afraid to take over responsibilities and wants to be a positive force for his community. Inshallah!

 

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Music listings – 8/9 through 8/15

1. Avram’s Electric Kool-Aid

Date: Monday, August 9, 2010
Time: 11pm
Venue: Nublu (62 Avenue C, East Village, New York, NY)
Ticket: $10
Genre: Jazz?Funk

Avram’s Electric Kool-Aid is playing his original compositions, with improvisations by some of NYC’s most creative groove players. The music has a variety of influences, including Ornette Coleman’s Primetime, Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, Moroccan Gnawa music, and Stanley Turrentine. The members are: Avram Fefer (sax), Aaron Whitbey (key), Dave Phelps (gui) and  Chris Eddleton (dr).

2. TERANGA

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Introducing Zohreh Shayesteh’s (Iran) documentary film “Picking Apples, Drinking Tea”.

 

About this documentary film

Abyaneh is a historical and ancient village in Iran where time has stood still and its people are as old as the place itself.
Two years ago, filmmaker Zohreh Shayesteh visited the village and took pictures of its women. She returned in 2006 with a video camera. While searching for the women in the photos she met Keshvar, a blunt and feisty woman who became the physical and spiritual guide for the filmmaker in this journey of self-discovery. Thanks to Keshvar and the unexpected friendship that developed between these two women, what was to be a simple video documentary about a village and its people becomes a spiritual journey to a place the filmmaker once called home.

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Film screening: “BOAT NO. _ _ -_ _ _ _ are we there yet?” by Mai La Thai

Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010
Time: 8pm
Venue: Zora Art Space (315 4th Avenue between 3rd and 2nd streets in Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Ticket: t.b.a.

Mai La Thai is an art director and filmmaker based in New York City. She has received numerous international awards in different disciplines throughout her career. The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences recognized her twice for her online short films. The film “Goal” was commissioned by Nike in 2006 for the World Cup and was subsequently featured in Shots UK. She received a second nod from the Academy in 2010 for “A Toast to Memo.” La Thai creates bodies of work influenced by her upbringing.

Film Title: BOAT NO. _ _ -_ _ _ _ are we there yet?

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