Upcoming Ishtar bellydance music happenings, Jalsahs and workshops
Melissa K Murphey
Melissa Murphey here! Just reminding you about some fabulous Middle
Eastern music happenings with Ishtar, Pittsburgh's classic bellydance
band!
First:
Check out the Jalsah website at www.jalsah.org for all the Jalsahs
happening in the next few months. Charleston SC on April 14,
Pittsburgh on April 27, Boston on June 30, Cincinnati on September 29.
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Second:
Ishtar plays Classic Bellydance music at the Zenith on April 1. 86
South 26th St. We sit and jam while everyone waits patiently for the
best vegetarian brunch in DaBurgh! Ishtar takes musician union
required coffee breaks. :-) We play most of the time from from 11AM
to 2:30PM. www.zenithpgh.com
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Third:
Ishtar tours the Carolinas! Melissa and Jeff will be in Reidsville
NC, April 6-8 for an SCA Coronation.
http://coronation.atlantia.sca.org/ Melissa will be teaching Middle
Eastern music and playing at the hafla. April 14 Ishtar will be
special guests at Jalsah Charleston SC. www.jalsah.org for more
details.
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THE BIG ONE:
Jalsahpalooza weekend in Pittsburgh! April 27-29!
Jalsah Pittsburgh IV Friday, April 27 at the Zenith! Bring your
instrument, ANY instrument, your drum, your hipscarf and let's party
until we have to go home! 8:30PM to 12:30AM. Special guests are Umut
Yasmut master kanunist from Istanbul and Carmine Guida from NYC on
oud.
Carmine Guida (www.carmine.com) will be teaching TWO drum workshops on
Saturday April 28.Foundations of Middle Eastern Drumming and Playing
Drum Solos for Dancers. Workshops start at 1PM at Allegheny Unitarian
Church, 1110 Resaca Place, Pittsburgh 15212. (NorthSide - Mexican War
Streets - Bus: 16B, 500, and 11D) www.jalsah.org for pricing, pre-
registration and details.
April 28 7PM, Big Bellydance show with LIVE music at Khalil's
Restaurant 4757 Baum Blvd. Ishtar with special guests, Umut Yasmut and
Carmine Guida, will be playing the classics of bellydance for special
guest dancers, Kristina Melike of NYC, Zafira Dance Company, and
Berna of Khafif Dance. $12.00 cover, cash bar. www.khalils.com
April 29 at 2PM, Kristina Melike will be teaching a 2 hour workshop on
Turkish Oriental Bellydance! Allegheny Unitarian Church 1110 Resaca
Place 15212. *LIVE MUSIC* provided by Ishtar & Friends. For pricing,
pre-registration and details see www.jalsah.org
Hope to see you there!
Melissa Murphey
www.ishtar-music.com
www.jalsah.org
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Thanks for supporting live bellydance music in Pittsburgh and
elsewhere!
~melissa
www.ishtar-music.com
www.jalsah.org
~melissa
www.ishtar-music.com
www.jalsah.org
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