Author Archives: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Music listings – 11/12 through 11/18

1. Rana Farhan

Date: Monday, November 12, 2012
Time: 7:15pm
Venue: Drom (85 Avenue A, NY, NY 10009, Ph: 212- 777-1157)
Ticket: $20
Genre: Iranian nu jazz & blues
Iranian born singer Rana Farhan has found a way to sing the rich mystical poetry of Iran with the classic American sound of jazz and blues. Her ability to fuse these two very distinct cultures and deliver such a unique musical style makes her truly a one of a kind artist.
Rana’s mission to bring unity and understanding through the arts has taken her around the globe, from Dubai to London to San Francisco. Her stand out performance in the critically acclaimed film “No One Knows About Persian Cats” solidified her icon status with the young musicians of Iran who download her music religiously over the internet.

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Event Recommendation: J4JA March in Greenwich Village, This Wednesday, November 14th, 8:30PM

Text by J4JA

Hey All:

I hope this message finds you safe and well. Between last week’s hurricane and yesterday’s election, it has been a very busy and trying couple of weeks here in New York and around the country. Now, after a brief hiatus, the Justice for Jazz Artists campaign is back in action!

Jazz Foundation hurricane relief

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Recommended Event: Bread and Yoga, NYC Radio Live, Rageshree Music, and HarmonyOm present a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Sandy!

Featuring the legendary slide-guitarist from India Pandit Debashish Bhattarcharya with Subhasis Bhattarchaya on tabla and introducing – for the first time in New York – his daughter Anandi Bhattarcharya  on vocal.

Grammy Nominated, BBC Award winner Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya is widely recognized as one of the worlds greatest guitarists. A prodigy, he first performed on-All India Radio at the age of 4. He has since amazed audiences worldwide performing with such luminaries as John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Jerry Douglas and Dereck Trucks.

Time: 7:30pm
Suggested Donation: $15
Venue: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (20 Cumming Street, New York, NY 10034).One block North of Dyckman Street, one block west of Broadway. (1 train to Dyckman or A train to Dyckman)

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Event Recommendation: JAZZ FOR HURRICANE SANDY BENEFIT @ Le Poisson Rouge (NY) tonight!!

Truth Revolution Records, Revive Music, Motema Music and DL Media present: Jazz for Hurricane Sandy Relief featuring Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Brandee Younger, Jorge Roeder & Julian Lage Duo, David Weiss & Point of Departure, Marcus Strickland Trio & many more

Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012
Time: 7pm
Venue: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012, ph: 212- 505-3474)
Ticket: $20
Genre: jazz

Truth Revolution Records, Revive Music, Motema Music and DL Media present JAZZ FOR HURRICANE SANDY BENEFIT f. 10 + Bands and over 50 Musicians! $20 suggested donation! and it’s needed!!! Let’s come together and help our neighbors!

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DooBeeDoo recommends: Democracy Now!’s live special coverage of the 2012 election.

Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Yesterday I went to see Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman as she spoke at the Tribeca Barnes & Noble. In a talk entitled “The Elections, Superstorm Sandy, Climate Change, and the Movements That Make History,” Goodman linked Sandy and other extreme weather events to climate change, and discussed the corporate media’s failure to make the connection. She also talked about tomorrow’s elections, the movements that make history, and shared tales of her 100-city tour launched, which was supported by DooBeeDooBeeDoo, with the release of her latest book, The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope.

After her talk I had a chance to chat with her and gave her my CD SoSaLa “Nu World Trash”. I also offered her SoSaLa to be her house band, and she liked this idea. She also got my card, let’s see whether she’ get back to me. Enshallah!
My impression of Amy was that she looked far better in life than on TV. She looked relaxed and was very emotional and enthusiastic. She talked very well and controlled.

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