Schedule & Appearences:

New upcoming album sneakpeak!

sharif — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:21:31 GMT

Greetings friends! Hope all is well, just posted some new songs from my upcoming CD! You can listen to the currently made available tracks streaming in it's entirety on my website: http://www.shirzadsharif.com Enjoy!

Iranian Solidarity Event @ Ashkenaz

sharif — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:59:03 GMT

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

GIFT OF MUSIC! - Shirzad Sharif Compilation Free Download (22 songs!)

sharif — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:22:37 GMT

Greetings Friends! Hope all is well, I am making 22 songs of mine available for free download!!! Enjoy! Cut and past to download: "http://www.shirzadsharif.com/Album/The Best of Shirzad Sharif.zip" Many Blessings! Shirzad Sharif

Happy Norooz

sharif — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:32:51 GMT

Happy beginning of spring & Persian New Year!

New Videos

sharif — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:13:08 GMT

Greetings, I have just posted some new videos on my website for those who couldn't make it to the event... Enjoy! http://www.shirzadsharif.com/videos.htm

Radio Interview\Performance Tomorrow Night KALX 90.7 @ 9pm

sharif — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:22:13 GMT

I am really excited about next weeks event & am really pleased to announce and introduce everyone to Priya Assal Gheysari who will also be joining us for the performance by reciting poetry... Priya studied painting with Iranian surrealist master Taha Behbahani, who shared with her the gift of communicating spirituality and vision through art. During the same period she became a student of ancient Persian literature and religion with her mentor Fereshteh. She always whispered in her ear that a masters personal expression must become universal, so that every person can relate to it and be moved by it. Priya has been living and working in San Francisco since 2003. To see her amazing artwork visit: http://www.mapriya.com Also wanted to let you know to tune in to KALX 90.7 FM in & or around the bay area or anywhere in the world by simply going to the online stream: http://kalx.berkeley.edu/ on the web. We will be interviewed and will be performing live on the radio tomorrow night at 9:00pm PST to give a sneak preview of our upcoming event at ICCNC. Have a great weekend! Many Blessings, Shirzad Sharif

Sufi Eid-e-Milad Celebrations!

sharif — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:08:44 GMT

Greetings friends! Hope all is well, I am really excited to let you know about this upcoming event in the bay area... Hope to see you all there! Many Blessings, Shirzad Sharif People of All Faith and Traditions Are Invited To Celebrate the Occasion of Eid -e-Milad-un-Nabi Birthday of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Saturday March 14th, 2009 at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (ICCNC) Program starts with Dinner at 5:00 PM Sharp (free admission) The evening will feature continental leader of worldwide Naqshbandi Sufi Order Shaykh Hisham Kabbani. Moroccan sacred music by prominent & widely recognized musician and Sufi master Shaykh Yassir Chadly: http://www.yassirchadly.com/ Persian sacred music by Shirzad Sharif & Kaveh Hedayati: http://www.shirzadsharif.com Words of Wisdom, Sufi Chanting with the Naqshbandi Ensemble & other guest speakers include: Chairman, Islamic Supreme Council of America - Mr. Abdolali Bazargan Editor in Chief of Monthly Qur'an Research "Fara-rah" -Present Manager of "Mohandes Mehdi Bazargan" Cultural Foundation Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Jaffe - Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Emanu-El For more information: http://events.kodoom.com/28534466/Sufi-Eid-Milad-Celebration-Oakland

National Day of Protest to Stop US/Israel Genocide

sharif — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:00:27 GMT

START DATE: Saturday January 10 TIME: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location Details: Civic Center Plaza, Larkin and Grove Streets., San Francisco. On Saturday, January 10th, the ANSWER Coalition is calling for nation wide protests against the atrocities and occupation perpetrated by the Israeli government in Gaza. The San Francisco protest is going to take place in Civic Center at 11am. More then 700 people have died and thousands have been wounded in Israel's attacks on Gaza. 1.6 Million Gazans are living without access to basic services and face constant Israeli attacks in one of the most densely populated areas of the world. On January 8th, the UN accused Israel of targeting it's aid workers and says it is suspending its relief efforts. The ICRC as also accused Israel of restricting access to thousands of wounded civilians. Reports have suggested that Israel is using weapons such as white phosphorus that are a violation of international law. Gaza’s hospitals are not equipped to receive so many patients and Israel’s bombing of civilian infrastructure has cut electricity to everyone including hospitals. All over the world, demonstrations are being held on Saturday, find a local rally here: http://answer.pephost.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ANS_homepage

New songs & video now online!

sharif — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:08:33 GMT

Seasons Greetings Friends! Hope all is well, I have just uploaded some new songs that I played with one of my favorite sufi ensembles AHURA PROJECT under the music page. I have also added a new video of a recent performance on my website as well. Simply visit: www.shirzadsharif.com Hope you all enjoy! Many Blessings & Best Wishes for the New Year! - Shirzad Sharif

Facebook Page

sharif — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:10:16 GMT

I finally got a musician facebook page going, please add yourself if you have a facebook page, I will be posting some exciting news here soon! http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Shirzad-Sharif/36847901420?ref=ts Many Blessings, Shirzad Sharif

EVERYWHERE

sharif — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:29:29 GMT

Running through the streets, Screaming! Throwing rocks through windows, Using my own head to ring great bells! Pulling out my hair, Tearing off my clothes! Tying everything I own to a stick and setting it on fire! What else can Hafiz do tonight to celebrate the madness, the joy?! Of seeing God everywhere!

Free MP3 downloads and new DUBISTAN song!

sharif — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:20:45 GMT

FREE MP3 Downloads and new song now available on http://myspace.com/dubistan Happy Eidul Fitr from DUBISTAN!

Sacred Sufi Music

sharif — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:16:16 GMT

I am happy now to be back home and once again in the studio recording music! I am also very happy to announce I am making two tracks I recorded in Malaysia available for free download. These tracks are based on Sacred Sufi Zikr's and I look forward to be bringing a lot more exciting news & Sacred Sufi music of this nature to you in the near future! http://www.myspace.com/thealchemistalbum Enjoy!

Past Performances (Archived)

sharif — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:16:56 GMT

2007 Performances: Persian Center, 2029 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 - Sunday, December 16th, 2007 Persian Center, 2029 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 - Sunday, November 18th, 2007 Persian Center, 2029 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 - Sunday, October 21st, 2007 Persian Center, 2029 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 - Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Persian Center, 2029 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 - Sunday, September 16th, 2007 Persian Center, 2029 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 - Sunday, August 19th, 2007 Dub Mission, Elbo Room, 647 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110 - Sunday, March 11th, 2007 Temple Bar, 1026 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401 - Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 UTHC, Hidden Valley, Escondido, California - Sunday, March 4th, 2007 Grace Cathedral - 1100 California St, San Francisco, California 94108 - Friday Feb 16th, 2007 Red Poppy Art House, 2698 FOLSOM San Francisco, CA, 94110 - Friday, Feb 9th, 2007 Galapagos Art Space, 70 N 6th St, Brooklyn, NY, 11211 - Thursday, Jan 18th, 2007 2006 Performances: Maia Meyhane, 98 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009 - Monday, Dec 11th, 2006 The Rock & Roll Hotel - 1353 H Street NE, Washington, D.C. - Sunday, Dec 10th, 2006 Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11215 - Saturday, Dec 9th, 2006 Northern California Mehregan Festival, Cupertino, CA - October 29th 2006 Red Poppy, Santa Cruz, CA - September 30th 2006 Cayuga Vault (6th year anniversary), Santa Cruz, CA - September 23rd 2006 Mehregan Festival, Costa Mesa, CA - September 9th & 10th 2006 Private Event, Encinitas, CA - August 13th 2006 Fais Do Do, Los Angeles, CA - August 10th 2006 Cobalt Sun, Sausalito, CA - June 24th 2006 Groove Garden, Fairfax, CA - March 4th 2006 Karma, Washington, DC - February 4th 2006 Kush, New York City, NY - February 7th 2006 Brooklyn Lyceum, Brooklyn, NY - February 11th 2006 2005 Performances: Cobalt Sun, Sausalito, CA - November 19th 2005 AMBiENT PiNG, Toronto, ON, Canada - November 8th 2005 Groove Garden, - Fairfax, CA - November 5th 2005 Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco, CA - October 15th 2005 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA - April 29th 2005 21Grand, Oakland, CA -February 18th 2005 - 8:00pm The Pines Club House, San Jose, CA - January 29th 2005 2004 Performances: UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - November, 14th, 2004 Old First Church - San Francisco, CA - August 20th, 2004 (w/Ahura) Cayuga Vault - Santa Cruz, CA - August 21st, 2004 (w/Ahura) Dizzy's - San Diego, CA - August 29th, 2004 (w/Ahura) The Old Church - Portland, OR - September 4th, 2004 (w/Ahura) Sanctuary For The Arts, Oakland, CA - March 27th, 2004 Arab Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA - March 12th, 2004 Venue BBC, Berkeley, CA - February 29th, 2004 UCSF, San Francisco, CA - February 28th, 2004 2003 Performances: De Anza College - Cupertino, CA - February 20th 2003 Clarion Music Center - San Francisco, CA - March 7th 2003 The Groove Garden - Fairfax, CA - April 5th 2003 Freight and Salvage - Berkeley, CA - May 23rd 2003 Cayuga Vault - Santa Cruz, CA - May 24th 2003 Open Secret - San Rafael, CA - June 27th 2003 Noe Valley Ministry - San Francisco, CA - August 24th 2003 Cellspace - San Francisco, CA - November 7th 2003 Fais Do Do - Los Angeles, CA - November 8th 2003 Dizzy's - San Diego, CA - November 9th 2003 KKUP 91.5 FM - World Music Festival - November 26th 2003 2002 Performances: Sweets Mill Folk Festival July 19, 20 , 21. 2002 Ross Valley / Fairfax Masonic Center - September 8, 2002, Larkspur, CA KKUP 91.5 FM Live Broadcast - September, 11, 2002 5:00PM Earthdance Festival 2002 Ashland, OR, = October, 12th, 2002 University of Utah - Kingsbury Hall Salt Lake City, UT, November, 8th, 2002 La Pena Cultural Center Berkeley, CA, - December, 21st, 2002 University of California L.A. - Moore Hall Los Angeles, CA, December, 22nd, 2002