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Kamyar Arsani

Kamyar Arsani (DC) Joins SoSaLa In the Greenpoint Gallery Show, October 12th

News, SoSaLa,

Kamyar ArsaniKamyar Arsani will perform with SoSaLa at the Greenpoint Gallery (NY), October 12th. He will bring his daf and will beat some powerful Sufi rhythms. 

Kamyar Arsani was born in Tehran, Iran. A multi-instrumentalist, Sufi poet, from age 7 he studied Daf (Iranian frame drum) with Master Bijan Kamkar. After mastering the Daf, Kamyar learned Kemancheh (Iranian bowed string instrument) with Master Ardeshir Kamkar and Sohrab Pournazeri. In the midst of the Green Revolution in 2009, Kamyar left Iran and now resides in Washington, DC.

Dawoud Kringle​ reviewed DC’s Kamyar Arsani’s new cassette and digital release: http://www.doobeedoobeedoo.info/2018/09/06/cassette-and-digital-release-by-kamyar-arsani-benjamin-schurr-voices-in-the-dark/

In-Store Live Event

Concert/Tour, News,

(Note: this gig is a free in-store events with the intention to promote and sell SoSaLa CDs, especially the new one 1993.)

PARADISE OF REPLICA (297 Grand St., #2A, New York, NY 10002)

Date/Time: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 / 7pm – 8pm

The Musicians:

SoSaLa on tenor and soprano saxes and vocals/spoken words, Jean-Marie Collatin-Faye on congas, djembe and percussion, Mark C (LIVE SKULL) electric guitar, David Belmont (poetry) and Chris Coluzzi (snare drums)

PAST

Venue: LOVE NOT MONEY ( 42 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002)

Date/Time: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 / 2pm – 3pm

The Musicians:

SoSaLa on tenor and soprano saxes and vocals (spoken word), Jean-Marie Collatin-Faye on congas, djembe and percussion