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Bukharan Jewish Folk Ensemble
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 7:30pm
JCC East Bay 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
$18 General, $15 Seniors, Students, JCC members
Tickets: Click here.

A riveting blend of Central Asian, Sephardic Jewish and Arab elements, Bukharan Jewish music reflects a community with roots in Central Asia going back to the seventh century BCE. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear the leading proponents of an ancient musical tradition saturated with unique rhythms and entrancing tone colors.

Born in 1938 in Uzbekistan, and now based in Queens, NY, ensemble leader Cantor Izra Malakov is a descendent of a long line of rabbis. He has devoted his life to preserving Bukharan Jewish music, and recently published Musical Treasures of the Bukharan Jewish Community.

Izra Malakov: singer, chazzan and director
Ochil Ibragimov: rubab, violin
David Davidov: tar
Tamara Kataeva: sozanda, singer and dancer
Osher Baraev: doira

Co-sponsored with Silk Road House
Presented in association with Afsaneh Art and Culture Society

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Sunset Concerts at the Skirball: The Alaev Family

Thursday, August 2, 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Tel: 310-440-4500

Parking: $10 per car (cash only)
Carpooling encouraged / Street parking strictly prohibited
Or take Metro Rapid 761

Don’t miss the West Coast premiere of the eight-member multigenerational band The Alaev Family.

Hailing from Tajikistan and now based in Israel, these dynamic musicians and drummers innovatively meld Central Asian, Turkish, Persian, and Russian traditions as well as the Jewish music of Bukhara. Their enthusiasm and verve turn every performance into a festive event not to be missed!

“With exuberant drumming and party atmosphere, The Alaev Family is a band that will surely deliver a great show onstage.”—Songlines UK

“Proof that Bukharian groove is the hot thing going on.”—Time Out (London)

More info: www.skirball.org

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Roshel Rubinov's internationally-renowned Central Asian ensemble

Wednesday, May 6th, 6:00PM-7:00PM
At the New School Event Café
Lower level of 65 5th Ave. at 13th St.
Manhattan, NYC, NY

FREE

The concert will feature repertoire from the classical Central Asian repertoire, known as "Maqom", as well as other selections. The ensemble features Roshel Rubinov (voice and tanbur - long-necked lute), Yakov Rubinov (doira - frame drum) and Ilya Khavasov, voice.

Roshel Rubinov is a master singer, poet, composer, and instrumental virtuoso. He was born in 1966 in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan, and from 1983 to 1987 he attended the Mirzo Tursunzoda Art Insitute in Tajikistan, where he studied music and poetry with such luminaries as Neryo Aminov, Barno Ishoqova, and Abubakr Zuhuriddinov. Rubinov immigrated to Queens in 1995, where he quickly became one of the most active musicians in the Bukharian scene. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and on many other high profile stages in New York and around the world.

Yakov Rubinov, Roshel's brother, was born in 1961 in Shahrisabz. An expert drummer, Yakov taught himself to play doira from a young age. Ilya Khavasov was born in Samarkand in 1961. Today, he is one of the leading singers in New York. Together, the Rubinovs and Khavasov perform classical music and popular music for weddings and other celebrations, bringing Bukharian traditions to a new generation.

The May 6 concert is the culminating event for New School Professor Evan Rapport's Global Voices: Central Asia course, a joint effort between Eugene Lang College, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance and Center for Art, Tradition and Cultural Heritage as part of Lang College's "Civic Arts and Humanities" initiative, generously supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The May 11th concert is a "Bukharian Choikhona" (tea house) programmed in partnership with Queens College Hillel and the college's Bukharian Cultural Club.

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Roshel Rubinov's internationally-renowned Central Asian ensemble

Monday, May 11th, 12:15PM-1:30PM
At Queens College Hillel - Ellen Koppelman Lounge
Student Union 206,
65-30 Kissena Blvd. (corner of Kissena Blvd and Melbourne Ave)
Flushing, Queens, NY

FREE

The concert will feature repertoire from the classical Central Asian repertoire, known as "Maqom", as well as other selections. The ensemble features Roshel Rubinov (voice and tanbur - long-necked lute), Yakov Rubinov (doira - frame drum) and Ilya Khavasov, voice.

Roshel Rubinov is a master singer, poet, composer, and instrumental virtuoso. He was born in 1966 in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan, and from 1983 to 1987 he attended the Mirzo Tursunzoda Art Insitute in Tajikistan, where he studied music and poetry with such luminaries as Neryo Aminov, Barno Ishoqova, and Abubakr Zuhuriddinov. Rubinov immigrated to Queens in 1995, where he quickly became one of the most active musicians in the Bukharian scene. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and on many other high profile stages in New York and around the world.

Yakov Rubinov, Roshel's brother, was born in 1961 in Shahrisabz. An expert drummer, Yakov taught himself to play doira from a young age. Ilya Khavasov was born in Samarkand in 1961. Today, he is one of the leading singers in New York. Together, the Rubinovs and Khavasov perform classical music and popular music for weddings and other celebrations, bringing Bukharian traditions to a new generation.

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Music and Dance from Central Asia Roshel Rubinov Ensemble Wed December 9 2015 / 7 pm The Graduate Center City University of New York 365 Fifth Avenue (bet. 34th and 35th Streets) Trains: B,D,F,M to 34th St.; 6 to 33rd St. Tickets $25; $20 for Graduate Center Members and Students (contact 212-817-8215 for discount information) Produced and curated by Live Sounds. Tickets on sale now! Roshel Rubinov, the master Buhkarian singer, composer, and instrumentalist, presents a rare concert of classical Central Asian music, known as maqom. Performing both traditional music and original compositions, Rubinov will play both tanbur and guitar and will be joined by his brother Yakov Rubinov, an expert doira (frame drum) player; Ilya Khavasov, one of NYC's leading Bukharian singers; and dancer Shahlo Khudoyberdiyeva. More info: www.liveat365.org/concert03.php

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