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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T200000
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URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/eleni-govetas-kompania-with-duo-
 al-rouh/
SUMMARY:Eleni Govetas Kompanía with Duo al Rouh
DESCRIPTION:Come together for a vibrant night of world music celebrating th
 e rich sounds and traditions of Greece\, the Balkans\, and the Arab world.
  Don’t miss your chance to experience Eleni Govetas Kompanía and Duo al
  Rouh live for an unforgettable evening of spirited rhythms\, soulful melo
 dies\, and extraordinary musicianship.\n\nEleni Govetas Kompanía brings t
 raditional Greek and Balkan folk music to the stage with a fierce\, modern
  edge. Inspired by their love of regional sounds\, as well as their shared
  Balkan and Mediterranean ancestry\, the band—led by violinist Eleni Gov
 etas—stays true to its roots while infusing elements of punk and other i
 nfluences from its members' diverse musical backgrounds. The band’s othe
 r three members comprise EGK’s rhythm section\, featuring Mik Bewsky on 
 guitar\, Bobby Govetas on bass\, and Nico Sophiea on drums.\n\nhttps://ele
 nigovetas.bandcamp.com/album/egk\nhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0B5Jh3zK
 lQWbAC0faopH5x\n\nDuo al Rouh is Palestinian multi-instrumentalist Zafer T
 awil performing alongside friend\, collaborator\, and oud player Rabbi Zac
 hi Asher – songs of sorrow and longing and ecstacy\, traditional Arabic 
 maqam musics\, Sufi prayers and original works that give voice to the brok
 enness and possibility of our days. They will be joined by friend and coll
 aborator\, Rich Stein on percussion.\n\nJerusalem born Zafer Tawil is flue
 nt on the violin\, oud\, qanun\, percussion and nay. He is the most in dem
 and musician of the Brooklyn Arabic music community\, and he is the most j
 oyful. He has toured internationally with prestigious artists and composed
  for film and dance\, lending his signature musical accent to an eclectic 
 array of productions.\n\nRabbi Zachi Asher has spent twenty years pursuing
  the oud and Arabic maqam. He is steeped in the literature and music of He
 brew piyut\, song-poems from the Arab Jewish communities of Syria\, Iraq\,
  and Morocco. Asher has collaborated with masterful artists including his 
 teacher Bassam Saba\, Yacouba Sissoko\, Alsarah\, and Lala Tamar\, and com
 posed four albums exploring new influences in Maqam music that honor the t
 raditions and aesthetics of the old sound. Asher is the creative director 
 of the Temenos Center for the Arts\, a New York 501c3.\n\nPerforming toget
 her in times of great distress\, the two present a rare vision of collabor
 ative futures. At the crossroads of art and justice\, music and spirituali
 ty\, their laughter and stories are a welcome corner of the world to settl
 e into for a night\, and dream of the world that's slowly on its way.
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LOCATION:Tempo Arts\, 29 Wurts St. \, KINGSTON\, NY\, 12401\, United States
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