The Red Poppy Art House Presents
Nefasha Ayer: The Space of In-between
jazz, blues and ethiopian sounds
- When
- Sat May 31, 2008
- Where
- Red Poppy Art House
- Time
- 8 pm
- Cost
- $15
- Tags
- Music
Description
Drawing inspiration from jazz, blues and traditional Ethiopian melodies and rhythms, Nefasha Ayer (loosely translated from Amharic as "the wind that travels") is an in-progress body of music exploring the most essential qualities shared among individuals worldwide whose identity no longer fits within the boundaries of one country, culture or tradition. Through its tones and colors, poetic texts and trans-cultural melodic scores, Nefasha Ayer joins the continents of Africa, South Asia and America to produce a uniquely San Franciscan music, born from present-day realities of life at the crossroads. In April of 2007, the Red Poppy received a grant from the San Francisco Foundation to commission a group of musicians - including Art House Directors and Resident Artists Meklit Hadero and Todd Brown, as well as South-Indian Carnatic Jazz composer/saxophonist, Prasant Radhakrishnan, composer/bassist/flautist, Eliyahu Sills, and composer/bassist Miles Jay - on this body of work.More Info
- Link
- http://www.redpoppyarthouse.org/concerts
- Call
- 415-826-2402
- Contact Form (account required)
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