joined on 04/27/04
last updated 11/20/07
November 23, 2004
AHARON! Whatta guy! I have yet to meet someone who can play in so many crazy time signatures. 21, 11 1/2 ... what the?... If you need a kick ass percussionist, he's your man. OR .. maybe you would like to learn to play chess... or maybe you're an eligible lady who enjoys the following... tea, chess (already mentioned), clever conversation, tea, BALKAN MUSIC, Tea, speaking French,traveling adventures, tea...ect ect. He's your man, unless he is already spoken for this season.
A very fun, inteligent , musical cat!
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"world music" trio--vocals from Turkey, Bulgaria, Mexico, Brazil, Greece, Albania... tabla, mid-east percussion, violin, bansuri flute! 11/13
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 7:00 PM
50 RSVPs
Greetings all, my little musical group will play in a little café in the East Bay this Tuesday evening. It will be especially hot due to the participation of some great guest musicians!
All the best,
aharon
Tuesday, November 13, 7-9pm "Lucia and Friends" (Lulu & Co.) plays at Mama Buzz Cafe in Oakland.
Featuring special guests: David Rosenfeld on mandolin, and Salokhiddin Fakhriev on Uzbek Doyra!!!
Sliding donation $5-10, no one turned away.
Mama Buzz Café: 2318 Telegraph Ave @23rd, Oakland, CA 94612 Tel. (510) 465-4073
www.mamabuzzcafe.com < www.mamabuzzcafe.com/>
Lucia and Friends is...
What happens when Irish fiddle meets Malian calabash, Indian tabla meets polyphonic vocal harmony, Turkish belly dance meets Jazz bass, Bulgarian vocals meet Motown, Bossa Nova melodies meet Flamenco guitar, and global consciousness meets Hip Hop? Lucia and Friends is a fresh world fusion trio on an adventure to find out. With a solid foundation of versatile vocals, violin, bass and percussion, the band explores and innovates traditional music from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and the Americas. Along the way, they discover and ensonify new ideas to invent their own sound through original material. Their music is upbeat, soulful, multi-lingual and hot.
Lucia Comnes – violin and vocals
Sean Stillinger – upright and electric bass
Aharon Wheels Bolsta – bansuri, tabla and world trap kit
Featuring various special guests including:
David Rosenfeld - mandolin licks from Irish to Klezmer
Salokhiddin Fakhriev - young master of the Uzbek Doyra frame drum, not to be missed!
(Salokhiddin is protegé of maestro Abbos Qasimov, recording artist with Swapan Chaudhuri, Zakir Hussain, Stevie Wonder: www.abboskosimov.com/ )
Listen and watch at:
www.myspace.com/ameetingatthecrossroads
"world music" trio--vocals from Turkey, Bulgaria, Mexico, Brazil, Greece, Albania... tabla, mid-east percussion, violin, bansuri flute! 11/18
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Sunday, November 18, 2007 - 7:00 PM
63 RSVPs
Greetings all, my little musical group will play at the delightful Bissap Baobab Sunday evening.
Come dance and sing along!
aharon
Sunday, November 18, 7-10pm "Lucia and Friends" plays at Bissap Baobab Senegalese Restaurant in San Francisco -
No cover. Come enjoy delicious food, drink and good vibes! Special guests will join us too!
Bissap Baobab Restaurant: 2323 Mission St.@ 19th, SF, CA 94110 Tel. (415) 826-9287
www.bissapbaobab.com < www.bissapbaobab.com/>
Lucia and Friends is...
What happens when Irish fiddle meets Malian calabash, Indian tabla meets polyphonic vocal harmony, Turkish belly dance meets Jazz bass, Bulgarian vocals meet Motown, Bossa Nova melodies meet Flamenco guitar, and global consciousness meets Hip Hop? Lucia and Friends is a fresh world fusion trio on an adventure to find out. With a solid foundation of versatile vocals, violin, bass and percussion, the band explores and innovates traditional music from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and the Americas. Along the way, they discover and ensonify new ideas to invent their own sound through original material. Their music is upbeat, soulful, multi-lingual and hot.
Lucia Comnes – violin and vocals
Sean Stillinger – upright and electric bass
Aharon Wheels Bolsta – bansuri, tabla and world trap kit
Aha Lucia this Sunday at SF Mission's Bissap Baobab + guests + save the date Feb. 1st
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Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 7:00 PM
66 RSVPs
January 20th, 7-10 pm: it’s...
the AHA LUCIA TRIO @ Bissap Baobab
What happens when Irish fiddle meets Malian calabash, Indian tabla meets polyphonic vocal harmony, Turkish belly dance meets Jazz bass, Bulgarian vocals meet Motown, Bossa Nova melodies meet Flamenco guitar, and global consciousness meets Hip Hop? The Aha Lucia Trio is a fresh world fusion trio on an adventure to find out. With a solid foundation of versatile vocals, violin, bass and percussion, the band explores and innovates traditional music from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and the Americas. Along the way, they discover and ensonify new ideas to invent their own sound through original material. Their music is upbeat, soulful, multi-lingual and hot. Here is a group that celebrates the diversity of humanity by building musical bridges between peoples, traditions and cultures.
Lucia Comnes – violin and vocals
Sean Stillinger – upright and electric bass
Aharon Wheels Bolsta – tabla, bansuri flute and world trap kit
Bissap Baobab - 323 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 826-9287
You can listen to samples of us on our soon to be renamed myspace! www.myspace.com/ameetingatthecrossroads
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A Very Special Evening of World Class World Music!
Friday, February 1st, Aha Lucia & The Magic carpet Duo @ Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. ‘ Berkeley, $5-10 donation, all ages, doors 8pm, show 8:30
EPIC ARTS: global fusion. music of the world — music of the moment
Magic Carpet Duo (8:30) and Aha Lucia Trio (10)
About Magic Carpet
Improvised music on recorders, sarode, and percussion ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Magic Carpet is a unique musical fusion of rhythms and melodies from around the globe; Middle Eastern, Indian, Latin, and beyond....traditional melodies played on non-traditional instruments, modern music played on traditional instruments, original compositions discovered in the moment. Acoustic, living music for reflection and discovery. ...Annette and Rachael combine improvisation with traditional and original compositions. Turkish and Greek melodies mingle with Spanish bulerías and Cuban rhythms. Indian ragas and Middle Eastern grooves weave into a rich musical tapestry. Medieval musical forms appear alongside “odd” meter improvisations. Our instruments include medieval recorders, cajón, daf frame drum, and sarode. Sharing a love for music from around the world, our improvisations are inspired by a sense of the present moment and space in which we find ourselves, making each performance unique and alive.
HEAR AND SEE THEM! www.myspace.com/magiccarpetmusicduo
Classical Indian music at the new NUMI Teahouse in Oakland Feb. 1st
(events » live music)
Friday, January 25, 2008 - 6:30 PM
66 RSVPs
Friday, January 25th Aharon’s birthday! Classical Indian music with Joanna Mack-sitar, Aharon-bansuri (Indian bamboo flute), and David Aue-tabla. 7-9pm at the all new Numi Teahouse in Oakland $5-10
The ZamZama Arts Trio performs a repertoire of traditional North Indian Classical music, or ragas. This performance will feature the sitar, bansuri, and tabla.
Joanna Mack began her study of sitar and Classical North Indian Music in 1997 with Kartik Seshadri at the University of California San Diego. Recognizing Joanna's inherent talent and drive, he recommended her to study in Kolkata under Pandit Deepak Choudhury, a senior disciple of renowned musician Pandit Ravi Shankar of the Maihar Gharana. Joanna studied in Kolkata, under Pandit Choudhury's guidance, through 2005.
Upon returning to the United States, Joanna began teaching sitar, maintaining the standards and traditions of the Maihar Gharana. In addition to teaching, Joanna performs at both public and private functions. She continues her studies under Pandit Choudhury with annual trips to Kolkata.
David Aue is a versatile percussionist focusing on the classical music of Northern India. He has studied traditional tabla with various teachers since 1995 and is presently a disciple of the world renowned Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri. David is currently living, teaching and performing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
While Aharon Wheels Bolsta performs playing the flutes and percussion of Eastern and Western traditions ranging from Turkey to Mali to jazz traps to rhythmic chants of Bali, his primary devotion is to the classical music of North India. For over ten years Aharon Wheels Bolsta has been honored to study with renowned tabla master Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri and periodically continues to augment his understanding of Raga by studying under Maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan of the Maihar Gharana. He studied bansuri — the Indian bamboo flute — over the last few years and recently became a disciple of Ashoke Mehta in Varanasi, India and has also studied santur with Satish Vyas of Mumbai and Amit Das in Calcutta. He has performed throughout the US and Europe as well as in Indonesia, India, Turkey, and Mali.
Numi Tea Garden
2230 Livingston St.
Oakland, CA 94606 view map
More Info: 510-533-8720
www.worldpantry.com/numitea/.../info.pdf
The Numi Teahouse is a beautiful new space recently opened to the public.
They will be hosting regular events, both musical and otherwise, starting in
2008.
DIRECTIONS:
From San Francisco (north):
from 1-80 East, take 1-880 South
exit onto 16th ave/ Embarcadero
at stop sign turn LEFT on Embarcadero
turn LEFT onto Livingston St. (near 22nd)
head all the way down until the end of the street and you'll find us there!
from South: Oakland airport:
take 1-880 North
exit onto FIFTH ave/ Embarcadero
at stop sign turn LEFT on Embarcadero
turn LEFT onto Livingston St. (near 22nd)
head all the way down until the end of the street and you'll find us there!
OOOOHHHH! my concert tonight at Café du Nord! big CD release party with Lucia Comnes and Dan Cantrell
( events » live music ) Come on out to Café du Nord tonight to hear great live world music!
Lucia Comnes Combo (group I toured with recently in Ireland), my band, was reviewed in the SF Chronicle pink section (Date book) Sunday, see article below! Our CD release party i...
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event starts Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 8:00 PM
2 Oakland rooms: $525 & $550 + utils : available June1! Home with professional musicians and dancers
( housing » roommates ) 2 Oakland rooms: $525 & $550 + utils : available June1! Home with profes...
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listing posted Mon, May 12, 2008 - 3:28 AM
I am playing a slammin' concert Saturday night at Café du Nord! come have a great time and hear unique live World music
( events » live music ) greetings all!
I am very excited about this show and recommend it for lovers of Irish song and World music mayhem! I have an Irish tabla solo feature, a Turkish Roma (gypsy) 9 rhythm Dumbek feature, and accompany a song in Gaelic on the Indian...
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event starts Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 9:30 PM
A Very Special Evening of World Class World Music! Tabla, sarode, cajon, violin, vocals, electric bass, bansuri
( events » live music ) A Very Special Evening of World Class World Music!
Friday, February 1st, Aha Lucia & The Magic carpet Duo @ Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. ‘ Berkeley, $5-10 donation, all ages, doors 8pm, show 8:30
About MAGIC CARPET DUO:
Improvised music on reco...
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event starts Friday, February 1, 2008 - 8:00 PM
Classical Indian music at the new NUMI Teahouse in Oakland Feb. 1st
( events » live music ) Friday, January 25th Aharon’s birthday! Classical Indian music with Joanna Mack-sitar, Aharon-bansuri (Indian bamboo flute), and David Aue-tabla. 7-9pm at the all new Numi Teahouse in Oakland $5-10
The ZamZama Arts Trio performs a repertoir...
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event starts Friday, January 25, 2008 - 6:30 PM
So, I was in Varanasi for an entire month! i had booked a train to jaipur
(meeting bus to pushkar) in rajasthan for yesterday the 22nd but i cancelled it 5 hours
before departure. why you ask?
did some fantastic woman sweep me off my feet, you ask? Is some amazing tabla teacher
demanding me to receive a full down-load of the rarest compostions, you are guessing?
no! the reason is that i am recording a CD. $6/hour seems pretty good for fully
professional studio with a musician ...
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Greetings all,
after arriving in Delhi on jan. 4th, my parents and I decided to go south on a plane the next day. I guess tix were not available to fly to kerala for reasonable prices so we flew to Bangalore, thinking to take the train to Cochin from there. However, we were then told that allt rains within a few days were full and that the bus-ride was nightmarish and only through the night, thus we would miss the beautiful scenery of the western ghat (mountain range of famous natural b...
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wow. so.
March 9:
So this is the city formerly known as Constantinople. It is about 6 am as I write and I have been up since about 4:45am, trying to sleep beside the warm dreaming form of my girlfriend—but the persistent lone dog barking at virtually any movement (first night in a week that this was a problem) combined with the stark and ominous approach, impact, and departure of somekind of monster that must resemble a street cleaning truck (soundtrack: windows shaking, low rumble of ...
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Greetings all from Sevare, Mali!
This will be the beginning of somewhat regular updates, now that we have
some of the
more off-road places behind us. Timbuktu was about as far out as we plan
to go,
though the Festival in the desert was actually two hours by 4x4 into the
desert from
timbuktu... imagine a music festival with a decent sound system and two
stages with
nothing but miles of sand dunes all around. the moon was full for the
three days we
were there and i might be in t...
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Yes, this poem is one (l) of my favorites. (Allow me to preface this note by saying that to best appreciate what I am about to say you are advised to copy and paste this message to a word document and then change the font to Times.) If you look in the original edition of 95 Poems, you will find several key factors that deepen the meaning of the poem. First is the nature of the poem’s placement at the beginning of the volume and the po...
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about me
i am discovering more about what is truly juicy each time i get out ot the way and let it in!
(☯) Broadcast from the Breach (☯),
*ACTION HERO NETWORK*,
A Mad Tea Party,
Africa,
Amar in the car...,
Asia Beat,
björk,
Boards of Canada,
BreakBeatBuddha,
Burning Man,
CHANGE THE CALENDAR!,
Cyphertown,
e. e. cummings,
Eastern Euro Musicians,
Flute Mafia,
Galactic Earth Festival,
Galactic Hardware,
Group Massage and Sensual Touch Therapy,
HAARP Awareness,
Indian Classical Music,
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