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American Iranian Friendship
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Saturday, October 28, 2006
JAMMING
FOR PEACE
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Saturday, October 28, 7 – 10 PM
First Congregational Church - United Church of Christ
1126 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
$15 general, $10 students
@ aifcpdx.org
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" In the 1980s Iran and Iraq were
at war for eight years and hundreds of thousands of people
from both sides became victims of the devastating struggle.
The significance of this concert is that master musicians
from Iran and Iraq will join a couple of Jewish Americans
and others to perform for PEACE..." more
@ aifcpdx.org
Picture of the event @
photostore.chrisleck.com
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Hossein
Omoumi
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Performer on
Iranian ney (reed flute) and music scholar at the University
of Tehran, the Sorbonne in Paris, UCLA and most recently the
University of Washington. His international performances and
recordings are too numerous to list but include joined
releases with well-known Iranian vocal artists Sima Bina and
Parisa. Pouria Sayrafi
and Reza Mazloomi
will accompany him on Tombak and Daf
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7th
Annual Iranian Festival
Saturday August 5th, 2006
10
AM - 6 PM
Portland State University
South Park Blocks
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Eugene Tombak Ensemble |
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Ron Gordon |
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Pouria Sayrafi |
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Jan Cavanaugh |
Shely Rahimi |
Bethany McKee |
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As it has become
an annual tradition, the seventh Portland Iranian Festival
took place on the first Saturday of August at the campus of
Portland State University in downtown Portland, Oregon. This
festival that was first organized seven years ago attracts
thousands of Portlanders every year.
..." Dedicated to "peace and
friendship," the festival events included music by the
Peyvand Ensemble, Mirza Jazbani, Shabava, Farbod Sadeh and
Pouria Sayrafi, the Kamand Ensemble, and a group of Tombak
enthusiasts who traveled from Eugene to give an impromptu
performance. There were also dancing and..."
more
@ asianreporter.com
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Video
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Opening
Windows on Middle East Cultures |
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International Education Week
November 14-18, 2005
Join us for a week of events celebrating the peoples and
cultures of the Middle East!
All events in the International Resource Center (IRC) in the
EMU, above the post office,
except as noted. For more information, call 346-0885
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5:30 — 6:30pm Persian Music and Instruments
Pouria Sayrafi, musician from Iran, will introduce you
to Persian music, sampling styles from traditional to pop.
Several Persian instruments will be demonstrated, with
listening samples: a Tar, Setar, Santure and a Tombak.
6:30 — 7:00pm Persian Hand Drum demonstration
An initiation to the Persian hand drum, the Tombak,
with Pouria Sayrafi.
Feel free to bring your own hand drum (any kind).
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Portland
resident, Dr. Dariush Dolat-shahi,
who's Opera was performed as part of PICA'S first annual TBA
festival, will be returning for his fourth solo performance.
Drawing from the rich Persian culture, Dariush will be
performing on two native stringed instruments (Lutes) of
Iran, Accompanied by
Pouria Sayrafi
and
Faramarz Mehrdadfar
on percussion. A dual CD collection will be released at the
same time as the concert... more
@ pcpa.com |
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Middle East Club enters
scene with first festival
The Middle East Club held its first
celebration of music and food Thursday evening in Riley
Hall. Participants said the event, filled with
music and mingling, promoted a positive cultural view...
more
@ dailyemerald.com
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