Tag Archives: SoSaLa

Concert review: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi mixing Iranian influences with the passionate tone of a well seasoned club musician.

Date: March 6th, 2013
Location: house concert in Bloomington, Illinois
Review by Phil

Experiencing Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (leader of NY’s SoSaLa) perform at a small-yet-packed house show was a unique night.  Not only was the audience of roughly 30 people (half of them children) different from the usual house shows, but Sohrab’s ability to combine commentary on each song and then blast into high volume horn blowing created an intimate and entertaining evening. I was moved by his personal accounts and melodic songs that mixed Iranian influences with the passionate tone of a well seasoned club musician.

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Concert Review: The Dissident Arts Orchestra Plays “Battleship Potemkin”

598380_10151721267919115_1729770145_nDate: Saturday, February 16, 2013
Venue: 17 Frost Theatre of the Arts

Review by Matt Cole

On Saturday, 16 February, THE DISSIDENT ARTS ORCHESTRA, provided an improvised score to a newly restored version of Sergei Eisenstein’s seminal film Battleship Potemkin at the 17 Frost Theatre of the Arts in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Led and conducted by THE RED MICRPHONE‘s vibraphonist/percussionist John Pietaro , the Orchestra included on this night Nora McCarthy on vocals, Cheryl Pyle on flute, Quincy Saul on clarinet, Rocco John Iacovone on soprano and alto saxes, Patrick Brennan on alto, Ras Moshe on soprano, tenor and flute; SoSaLa‘s Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (making his debut with the DAO) on tenor sax and vocals, Alon Nechustan on accordion, Javier Hernandez-Miyares on electric guitar, Laurie Towers on electric bass, Nicolas Let-man-Burtinovic on double bass, and Hollis Headrick on drums and percussion.

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Recommended Concert: Damon Banks’ “Travelguides” @ the STONE this Wednesday!

Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Time: 10pm
Venue: The Stone (is located at the corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street)
Ticket: $10
Genre: music for imaginative people

Photo courtesy of Damon Banks

On Wednesday, December 19th, Bassist / Composer Damon Banks (and key member of SoSaLa) unleashes his new project entitled “Travelguides” – a collective that blurs the lines between world, experimental and cinematic music. This evolving project reflects the sights and sounds of Damon’s experiences traveling the world as a professional musician. Some of his colleagues call this music “the street corner where world, jazz and free improvisation meet … and fall in love” or better yet “a fresh approach to multi-media where compelling visuals and beautiful melodies connect with intense periods of group improvisation” …

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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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Music Listings – 8/20 through 8/27

1. Bravo Combo

Date: Monday, August 20, 2012
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003, 212-967-7555)
Tickets: $20
Genre: pops/rock

Brave Combo’s catalog of recordings range from Japanese pop to Latin American dance tunes, to the orchestral classics to rock and roll at its finest. The band has recorded with the late Tiny Tim, and were the band Talking Head’s David Byrne chose for his wedding reception. From festivals and fairs of all varieties across the globe, rock clubs big and small, colleges, roadhouses, dances, cultural centers (including the annual Midsummer Night’s Swing at Lincoln Center in New York City) Brave Combo has charmed countless listeners and won avid devotees. The band has won two Grammy Awards and been nominated for their work 7 times.

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