2006

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SMF 2006 SCHEDULE BELOW

Saturday December 16th 2006
OPENING NIGHT

• Y-Love, Rashanim, Pharaoh’s Daughter & a special dj set by 12 tribe sound.
@ Makor
8pm / $12 / all ages
(buy now)
35 West 67th st off Columbus st
<> Opening night showcases the many faces of Sephardic Music and the Jewish music scene at large. Bringing hip hop, traditional melodies and the blues all while nodding your heads to its source at Makor (the source).

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Sunday December 17th 2006
SEPHARDIC SCHOLARSHIP SERIES

• Ezra Malakov Maqam Ensemble, Ramón Tasat and Fiesta Sefarad, Asefa, DJ Balagan & Diwon
*just announced, Jake Break and his MPC will be joining Balagan, Handler and Thomas for the closing set!!
@ Makor
7pm / $15 / all ages
(buy now)
35 West 67th st off Columbus st
<> Following the performance, Ramón Tasat, Evan Rapport and Samuel Thomas will conduct a question and answer session about Sephardic musical traditions. Applying a groundbreaking approach, the Sephardic Music Festival is excited to bring these practitioner-ethnomusicologists to discuss Sephardic music scholarship, its past and present.
curated by Samuel Thomas

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Monday December 18th 2006
SIZZLING MIDDLE EASTERN FUSION

• Divahn & Shusmo
@ Joe’s Pub
9pm / $15 / all ages
(buy now)
425 Lafayette st
<> Jewish-Iranian singer and anthropologist Galeet Darashti and Palestinian composer Tareq Abboushi team up to provide insight into a night that higlights their shared musical heritage. The music spans Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Persian, Arabic, and Latin jazz.
AND
ISRAELI HIP HOP NIGHT

• DJ Balagan & Diwon
@ Sin Sin
9:30pm /FREE / 21+
248 5th st off 2nd ave (east village)
<> A night celebrating the middle eastern music that has influenced Israeli Hip Hop culture. Get up to get down at this special night of funk, hip hop and oriental Jewish melodies.
* Open Bar from 10-11pm

Tuesday December 19th 2006
DREAM-DIGGING IN BAR YOCHAI’S CAVE

• The Hebrew Mamita, David Ben Hayon, Elyakeem Transmission, Frantic Turtle, & Juez
@ Tonic
7pm / $6adv / $9door / 18+
107 Norfolk st.
<> A night of mystical dreams honoring the impact Rav Shimon Bar Yochai’s
teachings on Sephardic culture, channelled through slam-poetry,
theatrics, and  jazz @ the legendary avantgarde venue.

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Thursday December 21st 2006
AFRO-SEPHARDIC AND LADINO MUSIC

• Afro-Semitic Experience & Sarah Aroeste Band
@ Spanish Portugusse Synagaogue
7pm / $12adv or $15 door / all ages
3 West 70th st at Central Park West
<> An evening of cross-cultural music with Middle Eastern melodies, the beautiful language of Ladino and the infectious rhythms of Africa.
RSVP to Alana 212-873-0300 x209
alana.shultz@shearithisrael.org

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BALAGAN BOOGALOO

The Sephardic, Afro Beat, Bhangra & Israeli Hip Hop Party
VJ Nico with Belly Dancers
• World famous DJ Rekha (Basement Bhangra), Diwon (Modular Moods) & DJ Busquelo (busquelo.org) will keep you dancing all night!
@ Mocca
9pm / $8 / 21+
9:30PM Chanukah candle lighting
78 Read st off Church
<> The Bhangra, Baile Funk, New Mediterranio & Afro Beat Party
VJs + DJs in their pjs, Belly Dancers, Live Drummers
A party unlike any other in the city. Village Voice dubbed the Balagan party, “Stereotype-defying music.” and the NY Time Out made it their critic’s pick. Come see what all the fuss is about.
co-sponsored by the 14th St Y and JCP Downtown

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SMF NIGHT OFF – SHABBAT SHALOM!

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Saturday December 23rd 2006

ARABIAN NIGHTS HANUKKAH PARTY

• Smadar, Dancers & Diwon
@ Knitting Factory (Tap Bar)
9pm / $5 for 18+ / $10 for 21+
(buy now)
74 Leonard St
co-sponsored by the Sephardic Education Center, and the Hillels of Baruch and Hunter College, the Indian Jewish Congregation, and the Summit Institute-Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Foster Care for Children and Youth at Risk.
* to ensure entry email rsvp@sephardicmusicfestival.com or (buy now)

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Sunday December 24th 2006
HIP HOP SULHA feat. Hadag Nachash

• Hadag Nachash, Saz, Yuri Lane, Y-Love, Jake Break,& Diwon
@ BB Kings
Doors @ 6PM show begins promptly at 8pm / all ages
$40.00 General admission standing room only
$55.00 VIP reserved general admission seating – First come, first seated on seats. All seats are located on sides.
(buy now)
237 West 42nd St.
<> The Hip-Hop Sulha reinvents the concept of the traditional Arab sulha [reconciliation] by bringing leading Israeli and Palestinian hip-hop musicians — as well as notable American Jewish and Muslim artists — together to celebrate peace and religious tolerance via the performing arts. for info at www.hiphopsulha.com

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HIP HOP SULHA MINI (for kids & teens)

• featuring a selection mc’s from the Hip Hop Sulha series

@ The JCC in Manhattan

3pm / / $10 jcc members / $15 non members / all ages

334 Amsterdam Ave @ 76th St.

<> The Hip Hop Sulha is an exciting event featuring some of the most current and world-renowned Israeli and Palestinian musicians. Now, for the first time, at the Hip Hop Sulha Mini, kids and teens alike will be part of this unique opportunity to see Arab and Jewish creativity together on one stage. This unique concert will be followed by an exclusive Q&A with the musicians. Co-presented with Corner Prophets, an Israeli organization that showcases young hip hop artists by putting them on stage and on the radio. Hosted by the JCC in Manhattan. For more information, see HipHopSulha.org, CornerProphets.com, or visit JCC Manhattan.org or call 646-505-5708 for tickets.

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