EVENTS
please note: current events are on the myspace
THURS January 10th CAFE ANTARSIA CD Release @ MEHANATA NYC
8pm $10
MEHANATA
House of Gypsy/Bulgarian Bar
113 Ludlow Street (NYC) 212.625.0981
www.myspace.com/MEHANATA
THURS January 10 w/
Harel Shachel's ANISTAR @ Zebulon in Williamburg,
BROOKLYN! from 10pm no cover
Zebulon is located on 258 Wythe Ave. Brooklyn, NY (718) 218-6934
ANISTAR IS:
Har-El Shachal: Alto Saxophone & G Clarinet (Turkish clarinet)
Skye Steele: Violin
Harvey Valdes: Oud
Uri Sharlin: Accordion
Assaf Hakimi: Bass
E.J Fry: Dumbeck, Tapan and Frame Drum
Rami Elaasser: Darbuka and Riqq
RECURRING every week
WEDNESDAYS
@ Turks & Frogs
restaurant NYC music after 9pm Radio
Istanbul Orkestra
Haig
Manoukian Oud George Stathos
Clarinet Ummut Qanun Rami Tabla CANCELLED
SUNDAYS at CAFE FIGARO 8-10 pm-- w/ Scott Wilson's Effendi and 3 dancers each night-- CAFE FIGARO is corner of BLEECKER & MACDOUGAL streets, in Manhattan (there is a 20$ minimum)
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PAST EVENTS BELOW------
WED November 28 Radio Istanbul Orkestra @ Turks & Frogs restaurant NYC music after 9pm
Haig Manoukian Oud George Stathos Clarinet Ummut Qanun Rami Tabla
THURS
November 29 w/ Harel Shachel's ANISTAR
@ Zebulon in Williamburg, BROOKLYN!
Zebulon is located on 258 Wythe Ave. Brooklyn, NY (718) 218-6934
ANISTAR IS:
Har-El Shachal: Alto Saxophone & G Clarinet (Turkish clarinet)
Skye Steele: Violin
Harvey Valdes: Oud
Uri Sharlin: Accordion
Assaf Hakimi: Bass
E.J Fry: Dumbeck, Tapan and Frame Drum
Rami Elaasser: Darbuka and Riqq
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8975852240729933517&q=anistar
November 21 Radio Istanbul Orkestra @ Turks & Frogs restaurant NYC music after 9pm
Haig Manoukian Oud George Stathos Clarinet Ummut Qanun Rami Tabla
November 11th EVENINGS of ZANZIBAR at Banjo Jims
~Banjo Jim's~700 E.9th St. @ Ave. C/New York, 10002 www.banjojims.com
November 10th CAFE ANTARSIA CD Release @ MEHANATA NYC
9pm $10
MEHANATA
House of Gypsy/Bulgarian Bar
113 Ludlow Street (NYC) 212.625.0981
www.myspace.com/MEHANATA
November 8th CAFE ANTARSIA at St Lawrence College, NYC
Oct 29th with ANISTAR at KION HALLOWEEN PARTY by ANDREA 10 pm
OCtober 18th Staten Island College Music Series / Cristian Amigo concert
October 16th Harlem School For the Arts 2pm / Cycle by Diogenes Rodrigues
October 10th Cafe Mae Mae West Village NYC with Sheri Wags
October 9, 2007 Workshop of WELLSPRING by Ruth Margraff produced by Hourglass Group
Sept 29, 2007 Medieval Fest at Ft. Tryon Park
Thursday September 13
w/ Harel Shachel's ANISTAR
at Sweet
Rhythm NYC
88 Seventh Avenue (at Bleeker Street) New York, NY
Saturday September 8 w/ CAFE ANTARSIA at JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL TORONTO
Thursday July 26 w/ Harel Shachel's ANISTAR at Lafayette Bar & Grill NYC
JUNE 16 CAFE ANTARSIA in Gore township, QUEBEC
L’église anglicane Holy Trinity de Lakefield, 4, chemin Cambria, Gore, Quebec
Pour informations et réservations, appelez le 450 562-2025
JUNE 20 CAFE ANTARSIA Roanoke, VA
7pm Hollins University concert curated by Todd Ristau
JUNE 21 CAFE ANTARSIA Sylva, NC
7 pm Soul Infusion in the Smoky
Mountains of Western North Carolina
Soul Infusion
Tea House & Bistro 628 E. Main Street (NC 107), Sylva, North
Carolina 28779
JUNE 22 CAFE ANTARSIA Charlotte, NC
8pm Dilworth Playhouse Cafe in
Charlotte, North Carolina
1427
South Boulevard, Suite 103,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
JUNE 23 CAFE ANTARSIA Durham, NC JUNE 24
8pm
Café
PariZade Summer Concert Series at Erwin Square
2200 West
Main Street, Durham,
North Carolina 27707 (919) 286-9712
JUNE 25 CAFE ANTARSIA New York, NY
7-10pm New Dramatists NYC W. 44th btw 9/10 ave
-----end Cafe Antarsia tour
JUNE 26 TRIBAL SOUNDZ Benefit with RAQUY
8pm ReBoot 37 Ave A. come support the Village world music store!
$10 minimum donation organic food/ drink
JUNE 28 With ANISTAR at Zebulon 9.30pm- late
ANISTAR IS:
Har-El Shachal: Alto Saxophone & G Clarinet (Turkish clarinet)
Skye Steele: Violin
Harvey Valdes: Oud
Uri Sharlin: Accordion
Assaf Hakimi: Bass
E.J Fry: Dumbeck, Tapan and Frame Drum
Rami Elaasser: Darbuka and Riqq
Surprise special guests
http://www.myspace.com/anistargroup
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8975852240729933517&q=anistar
Zebulon is located on 258 Wythe Ave. Brooklyn, NY
RAMI is in Egypt -- Feb-March 2007 See you in Spring!
VIDEOS from EGYPT --
LIVE with Raquy & Said el Artist at the American University in Cairo Ewert Memorial Hall March 7 2007
Part 2
Live with Raquy and Fikry el Genawi at Cairo Jazz Club March 12, 2007
ONE TIME EVENTS
PAST EVENTS 2006
OFF BROADWAY, BABY
Rami will occassionally percuss at the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of THE AMERICAN PILOT at City Center stage. UPCOMING DATES:
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2007 past events contd.
April 22 / 7pm CAFE ANTARSIA ENSEMBLE @ Mo Pitkins 7pm
34 Ave A (btw 2nd/ 3rd st.) NYC ph. 212 777 5660 tix & info
APril 22/ 8.30pm @ Cafe Figaro w/ Effendi --Raqs sharquii show! (bellydance)
APRIL 23 @ Knitting Factory with FATIMA-- Save Darfur event -- INfO at:
http://www.rocktosavedarfur.org/wheresdarfurevent.html
APRIL
26 @ New Orleans in Queens with Maurice Sedaka ensemble 8.30-11pm Raqs
Sharquii, good cajun food, drinks & music
Mardi
Gras Restaurant and Bar (718)
261-8555 www.mardigrasnyc.com
7022
Austin St Forest
Hills, NY 11375
APRIL 29 @ Cafe Figaro w/ Effendi -- RAQS Sharquii show
MAY 5 Tania Eshagoff Ensemble - Columbia Univ. Rotunda
HM Empress Farah Pahlavi will be in attendance
MAY 6 @ Cafe Figaro w/ Effendi -- RAQS Sharquii show
May 19 Tania Eshagoff Ensemble - Long Island Concert
May 20 Smadar Levi Band - BOSTON(foxboro, MA) GILLETE STADIUM
MAY 31 CAFE ANTARSIA @ MO Pitkins NYC
Past events below (from 1/1/2006)
Chris Marashlian Ensemble @ MEZZO MEZZO SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 9.30- 1.30AM
ASTORIA, Queens
Mezzo Mezzo Restaurant Lounge ◦ 31-29 Ditmars Blvd. Astoria ◦ (718) 278-0444
BRUNO BRUZZESE ENSEMBLE @ TAGINE - Saturday December 2nd , 2006- 9:00pm to 12:30am, No Cover
no cover
CAFE ANTARSIA ENSEMBLE @ Galapagos Thursday November 22, 9.30pm
Galapagos is N.6th st (btw Berry and White Sts) Williamsburg, Brooklyn
NEW CLASS @ TRIBAL SOUNDZ TUESDAY November 16TH, 2006 7-8 PM $15
340
east 6th st (btw 1st and 2nd Avenue) , Manhattan, NYC
212.673.5992
www.tribalsoundz.com
tribalinfo@tribalsoundz.com
the class is open level on the arabic tabla - and will progress based on the needs of the group
BYO DRUM or use one at the store.
Past events below (from 1/1/2006)
Maurice
Ensemble @ Mardi Gras THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9, 8.30-
11.30PM
Mardi
Gras Restaurant and Bar (718)
261-8555 www.mardigrasnyc.com
7022
Austin St
Forest
Hills, NY 11375
BRUNO BRUZZESE ENSEMBLE @ TAGINE - September 22nd , 2006- 8.30-midnite
Violin - Bruno Bruzzese Accordion - Uri Sharlin Percussion - Rami El Aasser
Tagine Dining Gallery 537 9th Ave (40th St.) ph 212 564 7292
no cover see the flier
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CAfe Antarsia ALBUM RELEASE @ JOE's
Pub -- September 24th
Sunday September 24
7:30 PM
$15.00
http://www.myspace.com/cafeantarsiaensemble
http://www.joespub.com/caltool/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&performanceID=2244
http://www.nygypsyfest.com/2006%20schedule.htm
http://www.myspace.com/cafeantarsiaensemble
CAFÉ ANTARSIA ENSEMBLE
featuring Ruth Margraff, Nikos Brisco, Ron Riley,
Jim Nordstrom & Rami El-Aasser
Sunday, September 24th 2006 @7:30 p.m.
Joe's Pub at the Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street, New York City 10003
Adjacent to the 6 train. Stop at the Astor Place station at Lafayette Street and 4th Avenue. Also about a block away from the N/R/W train. Stop at the 8th Street/NYU stop at Broadway and walk one block over to Lafayette Street.
Tickets available at The Public Theater box office or through Telecharge: www.telecharge.com or by calling 212.239.6200
http://www.telecharge.com/go.aspx?MD=102&PID=4578&AID=VEN000080300
Fresh from touring Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Greece CAFÉ ANTARSIA ENSEMBLE is high passion folk with streaks of Greek blues, Balkan goth/gypsy and sheer working-class fire from the NYC rebels of American opera. Instruments include Gypsy Guitar, Greek Bouzouki, Laouto, Baglama, Accordion, Guitar, Greek Tzouras, Middle Eastern Percussion and Upright Bass.
"hypnotic...brutal...a baptism of fire," ~The Austin Chronicle
"Audaciously original" ~The Moscow Times
"Greek yet inescapably modern sound" ~TalkinBroadway.com
"A mix of Balkan, Greek and Texan rock exotic sounds." ~New York Curtain Up
"Enchanting lilt...intoxicating Balkan rhythms...they may have a little masterpiece on their hands"
~Arts Cure
with special thanks to Dan Prall (Dallas), Kevin & Carol/Wild Blooms (Pagosa Springs), the Fulbright Foundation in Greece, Yiannis Bizas/Hotel Argo (Paros), the Kardasi, Lapata & Brisco families, Athens Centre (Athens); Aristotle University (Thessaloniki); University of Athens; ITI/Hellenic Centre; New Dramatists, Hourglass Group, Bob Ferrante & Susan Schulman
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 W/ Tania Eshagoff Ensemble at Miller Theatre 8pm
AFTERNOON SHOW 2 pm $6 american
TUESDAY MAY 20 - UNITED NATIONS 8-10 PM. (private event)
SATURDAY MAY 6, TUESDAY MAY 8 -- with Yoell Ben Simhoen SULTANA ENSEMBLE
THURSDAY APRIL 13 & 20th @ Mezzo Mezzo Ditmars & 33rd in ASTORIA 9-1am
Rami is going to
Egypt 
this Feb- March -- see shows below
Will study riq with Ustaz
Ashraf Essam Al - Din 
(and eat lots of ful & fatirh!)
TUESDAY MARCH 7 - AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO , - Howard Cafe -- EGYPT
MONDAY MARCH 13 - W/ RAQUY CAIRO JAZZ CLUB - Mohandesseen , EGYPT
----BACK TO NYC---
SUNDAY MARCH 19 2pm.- Brian Prunka Near East River Ensemble -- the Old Stone House NYC
The old stone house is located on 5th ave. in park slope in between 2nd and 3rd streets
Brian Prunka, oud and compositions
THURSDAYS &
FRIDAYS AT MEZZO MEZZO in Astoria 9pm-1am
@ mezzo : 
SATURDAY JANUARY 21 - JAM FOR PEACE - NYC WWW.JAM4PEACE.ORG
SATURDAY JANUARY 14 -
Golden Horn Festival/ Zlatne Uste -
10, raquy's messengers, 12, Scott Wilson Efendi, 2.30am RAquy and the CAvemen
TUESDAY JAN 3 - 10 pm Brian Prunka Near East River Ensemble
TONIC Tonic
107 Norfolk (b/w Delancey and Rivington)
New York
$8
Brian Prunka, oud and compositions
Leanne
Darling, viola
Megan Weeder, violin
Danny Zanker, bass
Rami El-Aasser, percussion
Timothy Quigley, percussion
