VERY SPECIAL ASHKENAZ IRANIAN SOLIDARITY PERFORMANCE...

Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 8:00 PM
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA

******* UPDATE *******

We are very pleased and excited to let you know Jef Stott (Six Degrees Records) will also be performing live with us, for those of you familiar with Som'ma and Jef's work, this will be a great treat!!! Jef's electronic wizardry will be a very nice addition to our evenings performance!!!

Please note we are expecting the evening to sell out!!! Make sure to get there early or stop by Ashkenaz one evening before the event to get your tickets directly... Unfortunately due to service costs associated with online ticketing and in order to increase the total proceeds & donations to HRW we are unable to offer this service for this event.

Benefit Event $5 donation, proceeds go to support Human Rights Watch & Ashkenaz!

Local Bay Area Iranian musicians, activists and visual artists come together for an evening of Iranian national music and performance of freedom songs in solidarity with the Iranian people's freedom movement.

Featuring:
Shirzad Sharif: (Dutar, Tanbur, Tonbak & Daf)
Kaveh Hedayati: (Vocals, Setar)
& other special guest musicians...

We will also have a drum circle with audience participation, so bring your drums as well!

Visual Artist: Neda Sharif

For more information please visit:
www.shirzadsharif.com