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Baltimore/DC video tour report (May 15th through May 18th, 2014)

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Nasser drawing, May 18, 2014This time SoSala consisted of three DC musicians: Rob Coltun on electric guitar, Luke Stewart on electric bass guitar and Warren G. Crudup III on drums and Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi on sax and vocals. Warren played for the first time.

10373730_476705922463137_1056647229418327920_n1. Fifth Dimension, Baltimore, May 15: SoSaLa shared the stage  with 2 local bands: Twisted Circles and A Worthless Homestead. Jamal Moore on alto sax guested in a couple of songs.

Radio interview by Doc George Manning at WEAA 88.9 FM (Baltimore)

2. Shaw’s Tavern, Washington DC, May 16:  SoSaLa played 2 sets of 45 minutes

MOM2 w. Sohrab
MOM2 w. Sohrab

3. The Goethe-Institut Washington DC, May 17: Sohrab was invited by MOM2 – a Washington DC electronica duo wth Thomas Stanley on synths, effects, mbira-tron; and Luke Stewart on synths, effects – to play on the last song of their set.

Photo by Maria Teresa Henderson
Photo by Maria Teresa Henderson

3. Bossa Bistro + Lounge, Washington DC, May 18: SoSaLa played a long set with guest: Kamyar Arsani on daf (Persian frame drum)

Radio interview by Luke Stewart/WPFW 89.3FM

Video Report: SoSaLa 2nd Chicago 2013 Invasion From 12/5 Through 12/10/2013

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Concert Dates

SoSaLa @ Dittmar Gallery, December, 5, 2013
SoSaLa @ Dittmar Gallery, December, 5, 2013

Thursday, Dec 5th: Dittmar Gallery in the Norris University Center

Friday, Dec 6th: Cafe Mustache Saadat (sax)/Billington (drums) Duo with Terrors and Man Meat & Boy Strange.
Saturday, Dec 7th: Q4/Multikulti. With Comfort Food as opening act.
Sunday, Dec 8th: 32forty. Sharing the stage with Doug Lofstrom and New Quartet.
Monday, Dec 9th: Caravan
Tuesday, Dec 10th: Jerry’s, Ears and Eyes Music Series, sharing the stage with Cortex and  Bushman’s Revenge (both bands from Norway).
The line up was: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi on sax & vocals, Steve Marquette on guitar, Lucas Gillan on drums & djembe and Alex Wing on bass & oud, Daniel Thatcher on electric bass and Greg Essig on drums.

Live Videos

SoSaLa @ Jerry’s

More videos:

http://youtu.be/XZqVrR-xXYo

http://youtu.be/B6Yqd-lDqAI

http://youtu.be/PXoerD60f0g

http://youtu.be/2pSW990FPCU

Saadat (sax)/Billington (drums) Duo @ Cafe Moustache

Another one:

http://youtu.be/DO67hGl8d9A

Radio Interviews

SoSaLa w. WNUR Chicago host Eric Ricks, December 6, 2013
SoSaLa w. WNUR Chicago host Eric Ricks, December 6, 2013

Friday, Dec 6th: WNUR FM interview with host Eric Ricks at 11:30am and live performance by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi, Alex Wing (oud) and Lukas Gillen (djembe).

Q4 radio (Chicago)Saturday, Dec 7th: Q4 AM with hosts Bill Turck and Brian Murray.

Sohrab’s interview starts from 00:35:00. And he performs “Sohrab’s Shushtari” from 01:12:13.

Again interview and peformnance of “Low Key Blues” from 01:47:27.

You can listen to the whole interview and live performances here: https://sohrab.info/?p=2902