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Voice Of America Feature #2: Sohrab The Music Activist

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Photo by Jessica Peng
Photo by Jessica Peng

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Here is a link to a Voice Of America feature of NY’s street musicians Busking in New York- Part 2 which is in Farsi.

The director is Melody Safavi (Abjeez). She features and interviews a brass band, a piano player, an official of the NY Subway, a group of subway break dancers, a violinist,…and Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (leader of the band SoSaLa).

Melody’s coverage proved that NY’s street musicians are hard working people and are not “just” entertainers or “artists”, but WORKERS!

In this film report Sohrab is featured not just as a musician (he’s shown playing on his tenor saxophone in a tunnel), but also as a music activist who speaks about musicians’ rights.

In Farsi he explains and describes that musicians are not different from other workers. They work like anybody else and should be respected for “their work” and get paid fairly like any qualified worker.

He also explains why he calls himself an activist.

Due to this feature which went on air Saturday, September 20, 2014, Sohrab has received some positive responses from Iran.

Sohrab invited to guest by AF THE NAYSAYER tomorrow Thursday, September 11, 2014

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Date: Thursday, September 11, 2014
Time: 7pm – 12am
Venue: Spike Hill (184 & 186 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, NY)
Ticket: $8
Genre:  electronic and hip-hop music

Photo courtesy of AF THE NAYSAYER
Photo courtesy of AF THE NAYSAYER

This is the first time that Sohrab and AF THE NAYSAYER will be on stage together. They have never met each other, but last year when Sohrab was touring with SoSaLa New Orleans, there was one show planed but canceled later in which they were supposed to share the stage.

Sohrab’s nu world trash will meet AF THE NEYSAYER‘s electronic hip-hop/rap jazz fusion/ trip hop electro/hip hop alternative rap/glitch hip-hop instrumental Los Angeles…

Besides AF THE NAYSAYER following units are appearing: JB Nimble, Slomile Swift, Prism House, September Residency: Skyes and Dan Dillinger.

Note: Sohrab and AF THE NAYSAYER will perform later in the night, maybe around 10pm. Please call him in case you need to know the exact time at 347-963-1448

About AF THE NAYSAYER

A native of California,  AF THE NAYSAYER (born Amahl Abdul-Khaliq) now splits his time between the towns of Lake Charles, La. and the boisterous New Orleans where he has become an indispensable part of the Crescent City’s burgeoning electronic producer scene.

Despite flying under the radar outside of the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas – except for gaining a growing cult following through releasing music featured in a string of BMX videos – AF THE NAYSAYER has produced laid back, funky beats for several years, always eclectic and never sacrificing tonal complexity or elaboration in search for rhythm.” The subtle complexity of AF’s production is displayed in lush, ethereal synths that speak to the inner essence of the individual as his well thought out percussion sweeps the listener to a dimension his sonic aesthetic creates for her to hide in.