Zanzibar Taraab @ The Shrine!

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Date & Time: Friday, May 2, 2008 more on this date
9:00 PM
The Sounds of Taraab will bring their East African performance to the Shrine on May 2nd.

Come on up to Harlem's #1 African/World Music club and check out New York's #1 taraab ensemble, presenting the music and dance of Africa's eastern coast.

Taraab music is a hybrid of Arabic, Indian and African musical styles, the songs sung in Swahili. We got some great dancing for ya' ll, too!

Alsarah, vocals Ismail Butera, accordion & vocals
Haig Manoukian, oud Mike Hess, violin & nai flute
Tiye Giraud, percussion & vocals
Nicole Lecorgne, percussion

Featuring the exciting dance of ...
~Rujeko Dumbutshena~

And the subtle moves of the lovely ...~Olga El~

www.soundsoftaraab.com
or
www.myspace.com/soundsoftaraab

May 2nd @ 9 PM
$10 Cover

The Shrine
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd
[Between 133-134th St]
NY. 10030

Tel. 212.690.7807 www.shrinenyc.com

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