Author Archives: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

ZEHEL: We are an experimental music and video band from Mexico city!

Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Since my interview with Remi Alvarez I got interested in the Mexican music scene. Meanwhile I met another Mexican musician, Omar Tamez, who was playing at The University of The Streets a couple of months ago. It seems there is a Jazz/improve/elctronica scene developing which I like to cover for a while.

A week ago I got an email from Jimmy Cohen, a member of the Mexican group ZEHEL, with following text:
Hello:
We are an experimental music and video band from Mexico city. Here you can get an idea of what we do, from acoustic to electronic, I hope you are interested.

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Music listings – 9/12 through 9/18

Will be updated during the week!

1. Steve Dalachinsky / Dave  Liebman CLASS REUNION

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Time: 8pm
Venue: the University of the Streets (130 east 7th street. 2nd floor. NY)
Ticket: $10
Genre: poetry and jazz

Steve Dalachinsky is a legendary New York downtown poet. He is active in the free jazz scene. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He has been writing poetry for many years and has worked with such musicians as William Parker, Susie Ibarra, Matthew Shipp, Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, Mat Maneri, Federico Ughi, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Rob Brown, Tim Barnes, and Jim O’Rourke. Tonight he and Jazz sax legend Dave Liebman (Miles Davis) are going to surprise yiu with words and sounds. Continue reading →

Again: my dear Japan why are you doing this to yourself?!

Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Japan, Japan…my second home country! I can’t believe that the Japanese people are so ignorant to each other! They don’t care about each other. They don’t have the guts to go on the streets and let the government know what needs to be changed. Oh Buddha, what is going to happen to the children of pregnant women in the next years? Why do babies have to suffer in the next years for the mess their parents and grandparents created? It’s really ridiculous that the Yen is getting stronger. Anyway…dear Japanese please get in charge of your mess and don’t believe the politicians, scientists and the media. Find out by yourself what is happening around you. You have enough knowledge and the ability to use any kind of tools to do your research. You could also ask for help from outside of Japan because Japan’s disaster is a World disaster. The same thing could happen here in New York! Is the nuclear plant in Upstate New York really safe after the recent earthquake?

The video below is produced by German’s ZDF channel which shows how bad the situation in Japan is. It is dedicated to the Japanese people and I would like them to watch this video really careful! Any comments regarding this video are appreciated (please mail to sohrab.saadat@gmail.com).

7th NY Gypsy Festival at Drom (NY)

Tomorrow the official kick-off of the annual Gypsy fete with Gabby Young & Other Animal’s return to New York on Thurs, Sept 9. From klezmer hip-hop to flamenco funk, Balkan blues to circus swing and indie-pop there is a little something for everyone at the 3-week festival this time around. Drom in downtown Manhattan is gearing up to host all of the shows under one roof this year and you can still buy $45 festival passes here or join our Facebook page where we will be giving away a few festival passes starting tomorrow!