[Jubilee] Fwd: Baltimore International Rhythm Festival - this weekend

[Christopher Fitz]

For those in the Mid-Atlantic region... something very special!

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Subject: 	[DC-CI] Baltimore International Rhythm Festival - this weekend
Date: 	Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:01:15 -0700
From: 	Rachel Fields <Rachel.Fields at kimptonhotels.com>
To: 	DC- CI List <dc-ci at python.org>



    *BALITMORE INTERNATIONAL RHYTHM FESTIVAL* -- this weekend!!

     

    We come together as a community, to share our dreams for peace,
    harmony, equality and justice. In this endeavor, we gather to
    express ourselves through our combined voices and our drums. This is
    no easy matter. For whenever people gather for a common purpose
    there is till much that must be done so that all may truly
    experience synchronicity.

    The Baltimore International Rhythm Festival is an expression of the
    universal desire for community gathering and the focusing of common
    intentions. Through our concerts, workshops and festival
    marketplace, we are once again stating to the whole world that our
    needs matter and that our voices will be heard. However, it is more
    than just creating opportunities for people to learn a new drumming
    tradition or to see the hot new acts from around the area. It is
    also about discovering and sharing a vision for the future.

    My vision in taking on the task of orchestrating this year's BIRDS
    Festival has been about opening myself up to the possibilities that
    come from a new home, new friends and acquaintances, a new job and
    new beginnings. The energy that is growing, as we get closer to the
    Festival, is electric. The effort of those who have committed
    themselves to bringing about a dynamic and balanced mix of musicians
    and dancers has been stellar.

    All that remains is to continue to put the word out to those who
    have not yet been made aware that Friday and Saturday, September 28
    & 29, BIRDS will be presenting the 12^th installment of the
    Baltimore International Rhythm Festival at St. John's of Baltimore
    City, St. Paul & 27 ^th Streets.

    This year's festivities include evening concerts on both Friday and
    Saturday, featuring on Friday electronic and acoustic blending of
    The Rhythm Shamans, the Sufi devotional rhythms of the SAMA
    Ensemble, and the shamanic hip-hop of Freek Factory. While
    Saturday's bill includes, Djembefola (master drummer) Mahiri
    Fadjimba Keita and friends, and progressive Middle-Eastern / Arabic
    percussionist Raquy and the Cavemen (considered by many as the
    Hottest Belly Dance Music in the US).


          *As for educational programming, this year's festival is
          hosting two dance and five percussion workshops, featuring:
          Lisa Zahiya (Middle Eastern Rhythm for Dancers), Jaquy
          MacMillan (Drum for Joy), SERA (East Coast Tribal Belly
          Dance), Raquy Danzinger (Doumbek Basics), Mahiri-Fadjimba
          Keita (Djembe Dounoun Ensemble), David Kuckhermann (Frame Drum
          & Riq), and Brad Sidwell (Bulgarian Drumming-an Introduction
          to Balkan Music). In addition, my good friend, Jim Gagnon will
          be available to offer didgeridoo lesson to all who are eager
          to learn. *


          *The outdoor stage will serve as the central performance focal
          point for the street festival portion of the event. Hosted by
          Master of Ceremonies, Stu Needel, this stage will feature acts
          as diverse and as talented as to be found at any festival in
          Baltimore.   These include: Bongo Buddahs (Ken Crampton and
          Friends), Belladonna & Mab (Belly Dance and Side Show), Lime
          Kiln Middle School Percussion Ensemble (lead by Nellie Hill),
          PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment), Hee Kyung Lee (All
          Women's Traditional Korean Dancers and Drummers), & John West
          (Freeform fusion of Lakota, Andean, Afro-Latin and Psychedelic
          traditions). *


          *Finally, the BIRDS Festival Marketplace will include drums
          and other musical instrument merchants, clothing & jewelry
          designers, imported folk art, and community and neighborhood
          organizations, along with Red Emma's providing coffees, teas,
          and food. *


          *Together, these concert performances, workshops and
          marketplace vendors create the environs and happenings for one
          of the most adventuresome Rhythm Festivals that Baltimore has
          ever experienced. I invite you to discover and explore the
          amazing community that will gather at St John's of Baltimore
          City, next Friday and Saturday, September 28 & 29, for the 12
          ^th Baltimore International Rhythm Festival. *


          *For specific details, purchase concert tickets, place an ad
          in our festival program or make a tax-deductible contribution,
          please visit our website at: *www.drumtogether.net*
          <http://www.drumtogether.net/>.*


          *REMEMBER:*


          *"The World is a Giant Drum Just Waiting to be Played!!!"*


          * *


          *Shalom...*

    *Daveed Korup    *         
    *                                                                                            

    *Executive Director & Festival Chair
      *                                                             
    *BALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL
    RHYTHM & DRUMMING SOCIETY, INC.   

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