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A few months back, while on a trip to San Francisco I got the chance to spend some time and begin building with some wonderful people. Amongst those people is Meklit Hadero who in turn introduced me to the PortoFranco Records team. They invited my sister Nahid and I to come to their living room office and give them a little sample performance of Sudanese music. The video above is the result of that lovely afternoon.
Join me for an intimate ‘Jelsa’ (acoustic music session) at Bunna Café, Brooklyn’s finest Ethiopian vegetarian pop-up cafe, on Sunday July 8 at 6:30pm. This one of a kind restaurant features authentic homemade Ethiopian food, drinks, coffee ceremony…and ME! well not just me, Haig Manoukian will be joining me on Oud for an intimate musical listening session.
Here is the agenda for part 4:
Location: off the Morgan L Stop (address sent upon reservation).
Reservations: http://www.gusta.com/events/314-ethiopian-dinner-habesha-nights-act-4
Doors open at 6:30 PM. Dinner is served at 7.
Musical guests: Alsarah and Haig Manoukian (www.alsarah.com)
Admission is $30. This buys dinner, one free drink, Ethiopian coffee and refreshments, entertainment, and good company.
Dear Fans;
It has come to my attention that a batch of blank CDs were sold today, Sunday June 17th, at the Clearwaters Folk Festival. If you are one of the unfortunate to whom this has happened, I am so sorry for the inconvenience. Please email me here: mail@alsarah.com with you personal email address and a digital file will be emailed to you for a download of the full Alsarah & the Nubatones EP.
My apologies again for this mix up and thank you so much for supporting our music.
WHAT: AfroCubism / Alsarah & the Nubatones
WHERE: CELEBRATE BROOKLYN, 9th Street & Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215
WHEN: June 9th @ 7:30pm
More Info – http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/afrocubism-alsarah-the-nubatones
Its not officially Summer in Brooklyn until the Celebrate Brooklyn series begins. This year’s events calendar (like every year blissfully enough) is chalk full of a wide variety of amazing artists like Angelique Kidjo, Ghostface Killah, Somi, Trombone Shorty, and the Ballet Hispanico…basically if you even vaguely like art this series will have something for you. As a Brooklynite I’m so excited to attend all these events and even more excited to say that Alsarah & the Nubatones will be performing alongside AfroCubism on June 9th as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn series. So break out your picnic blankets and come enjoy an amazing night under the stars.
AfroCubism
So a lot has happened in the last few weeks…the iconic Sudanese/Nubian singer Mohamed Wardi passed away (go to the 00:53 marker), and one of the world’s most soulful and powerful voices, Whitney Houston passed away within a few days of one another. To say it was a cultural low moment for me would be an understatement. So when things like that happen its important to think about the new things. For example, we had our first show in NYC this year at the Delancey (special shout out to sound guru Marco) on Feb 15th, along side herMajesty and had ourselves a grand old time. As a way of saying thank you to all of you who came out and supported please enjoy a free download (below) of “Bilad Aldaheb” featuring two brilliant solos by Haig Manoukian on Oud and Mawuena Kodjovi on Bass. So make sure you grab that and enjoy us on the go.
I am also excited to be continuing my relationship with the folks over at BAC who are always holding it down for folk musicians everywhere and Brooklyn musicians especially. This time Alsarah and the Nubatones will be performing along side Malika Zarra on May 18th at BAM Cafe celebrating women in the African music scene. You know it will be an evening to remember so mark your calendars
Hi Hi New Yorkers…did you miss us? well we missed you. After a wonderful show at the Millennium Stage in Washington D.C. we wanted to bring the goodies home. Thanks to JP of herMajesty, we can. These guys are doing a residency at The Delancey for the next month which will feature many wonderful artists (so make sure you check them out) including… (drum roll)… US! Doors open at 7:30pm and the Nubatones hit the stage at 10pm. However make sure you are there way earlier to catch the wonderful acoustic sounds of herMajesty’s new material, as well as Of the Opera.
Who: Alsarah & the Nubatones, herMajesty, and of the Opera
Where: The Delancey (168 Delancey st NYC)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 @ 7:30pm
Cover: $7
We are going to be making our Washington D.C. debut on Sunday January 29th at the Kennedy Center and you are all cordially invited as our honorable guests. Show starts at 6pm sharp! on the Millennium Stage and will end at 7pm sharp! And best part of all…its FREE!
So come out and bring your energy, your laughter, your kids and your will to live.
Greetings from NOLA lovely people. I’m going to be performing tomorrow, Wednesday Jan 25th, at this one of a kind book launch party for the collection of poems “The People is Singular” by Andy Young. I will be performing music along with folk/protest singer Tao Rodriguez-Seeger at Cafe Istanbul. Please come by and say hello if you are wandering the french quarters.
MORE INFO
Cafe Istanbul
2372 St Claude Avenue,
New Orleans, LA 70117
(In the New Orleans’ Healing Center)
Admission $12.00; $20.00 for book and admission. Followed by a reception with Egyptian sweets and other light fare.
So in November after we had worked so hard on releasing our EP, we packed all our things into the back of Rami’s van and took ourselves on a mini tour to Montreal (by mini we mean one city, one show, one night…boo ya!). We skipped in the crisp winter sun, we gloried at the wonder that is fast food, and we all made it to the hotel without getting lost even once. We had our debut show on Thursday, November 10th, 2011 with the Festival du Monde Arabe at Cabaret du Mile End with a surprise special appearance by our friend Jowee Omicil.
Today is the day! As independent Artists we never take a recording project as a given thing, so when the times comes to release new material we do a little song and dance in celebration (if you come to a show you can see our happy jig). Have a listen, do your own little dance, and buy the music if you like it. If you will be in Montreal on Thursday, Nov 11, 2011 then make sure you join us at Cabaret Du Mil-End for our combo Canadian debut/ CD Release.