Friday, February 1, 2008 at 7:30 pm
ALI AKBAR MORADI: SACRED KURDISH TANBUR
"Delicate but fiery Middle Eastern mountain music reflecting love and
anguish in equal measure." - Songlines
Ali Akbar Moradi is the greatest living master of the Kurdish tanbur,
a long-necked pear shaped mulberry-wood lute with a bowl-shaped back,
two or three steel strings and fourteen frets. The tanbur, which dates
back to the third millennium BC, is one of Southwest Asia's most
ancient instruments. It can sound like a Turkish saz when strummed or
a North Indian sarod when played melodically.
Mr. Moradi grew up in Kermanshah, Iran, where the tanbur is the only
musical instrument used in the rituals of Ahl-e Haqq, the Sufi-
influenced religion of the Yarsan people, who venerate it as a sacred
object. He started studying tanbur and voice at the age of six and is
now an acknowledged master. In addition to performing internationally,
still teaches in Kermanshah and Teheran and is currently recording the
complete 72 maghams (modes) of Kurdish tanbur, many of which are now
only played by a few musicians.
At this performance, he will be joined by his sons Kourosh
(percussion) and Arash (tanbur and setar), as well as Ulas Ozdemir
(baglama and vocals).
Calvary Center, 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue
Music samples, tickets and more information:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org/?p=28
Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 7:30 pm
UNIDOS DA FILADELFIA
Pulse Pounding Brazilian Samba
WHAT CHEER? BRIGADE
18-piece brass band from the streets of Providence, RI
Calvary Center, 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue
Music samples, tickets and more information:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org/?p=29
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 7:30 pm
ANDY M. STEWART & GERRY OBEIRNE
"Among the finest interpreters of Scottish folk songs and a wonderful
songwriter." Boston Globe
McNeil Center, University of the Sciences, 45th Street & Woodland Avenue
Music samples, tickets and more information:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org/?p=31
Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 pm
DEBASHISH BHATTACHARYA: HINDUSTANI SLIDE GUITAR
"You will likely never hear better acoustic slide playing than this.
Using the centuries-old raga tradition, Bhattacharya takes the
listener to a place of deep emotional expression beyond the boundaries
of time." Henry Kaiser, Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Music samples, tickets and more information:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org/?p=30
MORE CONCERTS TO BE ANNOUNCED!
For more information on Crossroads Music:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org or 215-285-2307
