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Visit us at the Rhinelander Hall - Booth 213
SHOWCASE SCHEDULE JANUARY 7
NY HILTON - REGENT PARLOR, 2nd Floor
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4:00pm - Circassian Circle
Represented by Unicycle Productions
A choreographic tour de force from the Caucasus 20 powerful dancers of fascinating technique aided by stunning costumes, lit drums, and poetic rhythms of the ancient nation from the mountainous Caucasus of Eurasia. We are bringing a short excerpt directly from Circassia for the first time in the U.S. for a sneak peak at this fully produced spectacle ready to unravel on any professional stage.
http://circassiancircle.com/
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5:40pm Daniel Kahn and The Painted Bird Radical Yiddish Cabaret "Accordion charged with punkrock... the free-spirited attitude of the New York Tzadik circle, cabaret flair, and scraps of Tom Waits." -Rolling Stone.
Detroit-born, Berlin-based singer/songwriter, poet, multi-instrumentalist, translator, activist Daniel Kahn concocts furious, tender, lyrical, electrifying, Radical Yiddish Cabaret. "To Klezmer what the Pogues were to Folk... polyglot, pan-European Punkfolk" .
www.goldenland.com/daniel_kahn.htm
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6:00pm - MYCALE: John Zorn's Female A Capella Project
"Mycale dazzled with precision harmonies and flute-like intonations' -Downbeat Magazine. Hailed by press as 'Transcendent' and 'astonishing', vocalists Basya Schechter, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Sofia Rei and Malika Zarra uniquely interpret Zorn's compositions. Presenting their diverse cultural backgrounds and passionate vocals, they sing in Spanish, Ladino, Hebrew, Arabic, Yiddish and French.
mycalevocal.com/
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6:20pm ELLEN GOULD: "Bubbe Meises, Bubbe Stories"
A joyous celebration of family and identity, Gould's Emmy award-winning one-woman show is a granddaughter's passionate journey through time and memory to recall her grandmother's stories as a way to understand her own life. The New York Times wrote "Ellen Gould is graceful and disarming. This heartfelt play unites generations!"
http://www.goldenland.com/ellen_gould.htm
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6:40pm Litvakus - A Unique Klezmer Experience
Renowned Eastern European clarinetist and musicologist, Dmitri "Zisl" Slepovich presents a uniquely thrilling klezmer experience with his new quintet "Litvakus" which brings to soaring life the often overlooked "Litvak" (Belarusian and Lithuanian) Jewish musical heritage. Litvakus delivers music for listening, dancing, thinking, and rejoicing.
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7:00pm Daniella Rabbani and Litvakus
Daniella Rabbani mesmerizes audiences with her deep commitment to telling the story, her charismatic stage presence and her sultry voice. She found the treasures of Klezmer and Yiddish music as a young adult. and imbues each song with the freshness of a trained actress immersed in a dramatic role.
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7:20pm Basya Schechter's Songs of Wonder
Setting the youthful poetry of the revered Civil Rights activist and philosopher Rabbi AJ Heschel to music, Basya Schechter has created a rich new collection of Yiddish songs. Recorded on Zorn's Tzadik label, this exciting project blends soulful grooves and lush instrumentation with Basya's lovely voice and Heschel's powerful poetry.
www.goldenland.com/basya_songsofwonder.htm
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7:40pm Lenka Lichtenberg & Fray
Represented by Marilyn Gilbert Artist Management
Nominated 2011 World Music Artist of the Year by Canadian Folk Music Awards, the Prague-born Yiddish singer-composer with a captivating voice mesmerizes world and Jewish audiences everywhere with her latest project Fray. Her showcase also provides an intriguing preview of "Lullaby in Exile", her Yiddish/"Babylonian" collaboration with Yair Dalal.
www.lenkalichtenberg.com/
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8:00pm Afro-Semitic Experience: Eclectic Interfaith Musical Revival
With their highly accessible world music mix and their ability to get audiences on their feet, The Afro-Semitic Experience is a band beyond category "a mix of spiritual, world-beat, jazz, gospel, salsa, swing..." soul-driven music. Their concerts are celebrations with a message: Unity in the Community.
www.goldenland.com/afro_semitic.htm
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8:20pm Meg Okura: Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto by Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Queen of chamber-jazz Meg Okura will present the music of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, re-imagining his classics from Yellow Magic Orchestra to the Academy award winning soundtrack, The Last Emperor. Described as "vibrant and sophisticated" by the New York Times, the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble will surely mesmerize the audience.
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8:40pm BELLE LINDA HALPERN in Cravings: Songs of Hunger and Satisfaction
Songs of Hunger & Satisfaction is a funny, thought-provoking search for what feeds us. Songs from Tin Pan Alley classics, pop anthems, ballads and Yiddish showstoppers are spiced with comic personal reflections of Halpern's Jewish-American culinary journey "stunning, both as music and theatre" - The Boston Globe.
http://goldenland.com/belle_halpern |
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9:20pm Pharaoh's Daughter: Mediterranean Heartbeat, Chassidic Soul, American Pop Sensibility
Pharaoh's Daughter blends pan-Mediterranean sensuality and psychedelic sensibility thrilling audiences at festivals, colleges, clubs and concert halls. Basya Schechter leads this musical, poetic journey through swirling Hasidic chants, Sephardic grunge, and spiritual stylings filtered through oud, percussion, flute, strings, vocals and electronica. "Hypnotic and charged" - Washington Post
http://goldenland.com/pharaohs_daughter.htm
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9:40pm Daniel Kahn and The Painted Bird - Radical Yiddish Cabaret
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10:00pm Soul to Soul: An African-American and Yiddish Musical Marriage
An innovative and inspiring cross-cultural concert exploring the intersection between Yiddish and African-American musical folk traditions. Packed with showstoppers, it features the Israeli-born charismatic singer/trumpeter Magda Fishman and musical theater and opera stars Elmore James and Tony Perry. The show's creator is renowned conductor and musical arranger Zalmen Mlotek.
http://goldenland.com/soul2soul.htm
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10:20pm Dana Leong Trio
Represented by external Maria Matias Music
A high-def Yo-Yo Ma is what people call him, but that's not enough to describe the talent of composer/cellist/trombonist Dana Leong. His sound is a passionate, lyrical blend of classical, jazz and pop. Experience borderless music created by this 2008 US State Department American Music Ambassador.
www.danaleong.com/
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10:40pm Etta May
Represented by Music City Artist
ettamay.com/
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11:00pm IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DJANGO: Europe's New Gypsy Jazz Masters (1 hour concert)
Represented by Herschel Freeman Management Agency
Lulo Reinhardt and Olivier Kikteff, two of Europe's most popular Gypsy Jazz guitarists, are the "stars" of the upcoming In the Footsteps Of Django show, touring the US in October/November 2012. They are charismatic and wildly inventive, whether playing a lightning-fast swing tune or a beautiful ballad. A rare opportunity to see them together.
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Sunday, January 8
7:30pm YEMEN BLUES performing at WEBSTER HALL as part of globalFEST 2012.
www.goldenland.com/yemen_blues.htm
http://www.websterhall.com/
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