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SoSaLa NY concerts in August with new young members!!!

IMG_0478Date: Saturday, August 24, 2013
Time: 3pm – 9pm
Venue: The Brecht Forum (451 West Street, New York)
Ticket: $15

SoSaLa is performing for the first time at the annual Dissident Arts Festival, a celebration of revolutionary free jazz, modern music, poetry and film, returns to Greenwich Village’s Brecht Forum for the fourth consecutive year. This year’s will be dedicated to Trayvon Martin and other victims of racist assault.

The Dissident Arts Festival serves as a conduit for progressive artists and other activists to gather and engage in an all-day concert commemorating the rich heritage of movement culture. The 2013 edition encompasses a tapestry of liberation jazz and new sounds.

The members are: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi on sax and vocals, Lautaro Burgos on drums & percussion,  Greg Zweiben on electric bass and John Pietaro on vibes.

Photo by Mehran Farahbakhsh
Photo by Mehran Farahbakhsh

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2013…
Time: 9pm to 11pm…
Venue: Nublu (62 Ave C, between 4th and 5th Street in the Lower East Side)…
Ticket: $10…

The members are: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi on sax and vocals, Lautaro Burgos on drums & percussion and Greg Zweiben on electric bass.

SoSaLa will be playing a 90 minutes long set performing the hit songs from the new CD SoSaLa Nu World Trash: “Welcome New Iran”, “Sad Sake,” “Happy April Fool’s Day”, and new songs.

SoSaLa Featured on Voice of America (VOA)

Published by VOA on Jul 10, 2013

This is the first time that Sohrab is interviewed in Farsi. He was asked about his background and music. The interview is supported by SoSaLa live scenes from the “Evolving Music Series” concert at  @ Clemente Soto Velez Center (NY), June 28, 2013. The percussionist Baba Don Eaton is also a part of the interview.
SoSaLa is: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi on tenor and soprano sax & vocals, Baba Don Eaton (Last Poets) on djembe, congas & percussion and Lautaro Burgos (from Argentina) on drums and percussion and Greg Zweiben on electric bass.

The Interview

 

SoSaLa performing “What Is What”