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Concerts Past 2010

  An evening of...
               Traditional Music of Eastern Europe
                     Featuring Lily Storm

                             
                                     www.songbat.com

 Sunday, August 22, 2010
  At 7 PM
  Village Homes Community Center
  2661 Portage Bay East, Davis,CA
  $13 in advance, $15 at the door
  Call; (530) 867-1032
  for reservations & info.

Lily Storm is a singer specializing in traditional music,
with particular experience in Eastern European styles.
She has studied with many traditional singers
(Donka Koleva, Kremena Stancheva, Merita Halili and others)
She has traveled extensively, living for some months in Hungary and Greece and visiting Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Montenegro, Croatia and India. She also makes use of archival recordings to study
ancient styles preserved into the early 20th century.
In 2009 Lily released a debut solo album called If I had a
key to the dawn: Love Songs and Laments from Eastern Europe, and is currently recording a collection of traditional lullabies from all corners of Europe. she sang with the
Bay Area vocal ensemble Kitka for 5 years. As part of
Kitka,she recorded as a soloist
(The Vine, Wintersongs), collaborated in concert with ensembles including Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
and others.



Lily Storm - Vocals & Harmonium
Dan Cantrell - Accordion
Gari Hegedus - String instruments

Words of Praise:
"A stark, stunning record, unsurprising upon learning that Storm sang with vocal troupe Kitka for a half-decade, whose albums never disappoint. Here she takes on Greece, Aremenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and more on their own terms, creating a stunning tapestry of sounds backed up by an elegant selection of instrumentalists.” -- Derek Beres, Huffington Post

"Storm knows her material ... and sings with reverence, real skill, and true emotion. She's most certainly a class act, not appropriating the songs, but disseminating them to a wider audience.” -- Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

"this is someone who feels the music at a cellular level, and performs it with exquisite beauty.... Storm's voice and the songs are what this is about, and on the basis of this, she has a very grand future.” -- Sing Out

AN EVENING OF...

TRADITIONAL QAWWALI - SUFI MUSIC Of PAKISTAN

Sukhawat Ali Khan                                                          

Sunday, May 16 at 7PM
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA.
For information and reservations: 530-867-1032

Sukhawat Ali Khan - Vocals & Harmonium
Gurdeep Sing - TABLA, DHOLAK & BHANGRA DHOL

SUKHAWAT ALI KHAN represents the family lineage of the 600-year-old Sham Chorasi traditional school of music, which was established during the reign of Emperor Akbar of India. His training in both classical raga and Sufi Qawwali singing began at the age of seven under his father, legendary Pakistani/Indian vocalist Ustad Salamat Ali Khan. A San Francisco Bay Area resident, Sukhawat teaches this musical style and performs concerts for dance and world music lovers everywhere.
Sukhawat's unique ability to draw from traditional and contemporary musical forms has helped him develop collaborations that are truly cross-cultural, such as the group Shabaz. Sukhawat has performed at the Montreal, Monterey and Prospect Park jazz festivals, the Fillmore in San Francisco, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and many other major venues and music festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe. His vocal abilities have been used on other recordings as well, including the Disney film, Hidalgo (2004).

All the way from Andalusia, Spain... José Gálvez

An evening of traditional Gitano Flamenco

Saturday 7 pm, April 18, 2010

Village Homes Community Center

2661 Portage Bay East

Davis, CA 95616

Tix: $12 in advance, $15 at the door

Info: 530-867-1032

Email: info@timnatalmusic.com

Host/Presenter Website: http://www.timnatalmusic.com

Video Website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIvI84emhJQ

Award winner at Feria Flamenca 2000, young José Gálvez is heir to the pure gypsy tradition of Cante Jondo. Gálvez was born and raised in Jerez de la Frontera, in the “flamenquísimo” Santiago neighborhood of the poet and Saeta singer, Paco Galvez. He is the nephew of the legenday Juan ‘Parilla de Jerez’; who was featured accompanying La Paquera de Jerez in Tony Gatlick’s movie VENGO.

His prodigious talents for guitar were revealed at age five, by seven he was already a “tocaor” (guitarist) in flamenco fiestas. At 14 he left school to work for the classic Spanish dance company Valladolid of Zurich. He spent the next two years touring Europe and enriching his musical knowledge. This led him to Madrid where he began to accompany Flamenco dance as a ‘Cantaor’ (singer) and collaborated with Gerardo Nuñez, Carmen Cortez, Monolete, Alejandro Granados, and Domingo Ortega to name a few.

In 1997 he was featured on the compilation “Jerez Joven por Bulerias” (out of print) produced by the legendary guitarist, ‘Moraito’. In 1999 he recorded his first solo album “Bohemio de Amor”. His works attracted local and National attention employing him with artists such as Alejandro Sanz, Juaquin Cortez, and Antonio Canales.

Jose’s latest recording, “Gálvez & the National Orchestra of Nowheristan was recorded with the multi cultural “National Orchestra of Nowheristan”.

Jose lives in Jerez de la Frontera. He currently plays traditional and fusion flamenco at numerous festivals and concerts around Spain.

Jose Galvez will be joined by two accomplished local musicians:
Gopal Slavonic - Flamenco Guitar
John Martin III - Percussions

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Ancient Future Trio In Concert

Saturday 7 pm, March 27, 2010
TimnaTal Music Presents ... Ancient Future
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East
Davis, CA 95616
Tix: $12 in advance, $15 at the door
Info: 530-867-1032
Email: info@timnatalmusic.com
Host/Presenter Website: http://www.timnatalmusic.com
Ancient Future Website: http://www.ancient-future.com

Ancient Future Trio
Matthew Montfort - scalloped fretboard and fretless guitars
Mariah Parker - santur (hammered dulcimer)
Joe Fajen - tabla, percussion

This concert features a trio version of the pioneering world fusion music group Ancient Future featuring scalloped fretboard guitarist Matthew Montfort, santurist Mariah Parker, and Joe Fajen on tabla and percussion. The trio concentrates on Arabic, Indian, and Spanish musical themes and will perform music from Ancient Future's broad repertoire including three current releases on Ancient-Future.Com Records celebrating 30 years of world fusion music: 'Planet Passion' by Ancient Future (remastered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band), 'Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar' by Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort, and 'Sangria' by Mariah Parker.

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Ancient Future is the first and longest running musical organization dedicated exclusively to the mission of creating world fusion music. The term was coined by bandleader Matthew Montfort in 1978 to describe Ancient Future's unusual blend of musical traditions from around the world. BILLBOARD calls the group "trendsetters" for their early contributions to the movement, which seeks to show how people from different cultures can grow by learning from each other. There are more than 12 versions from the band, each with different musicians from different cultures in order to fully explore the varieties of world fusion music. The version of Ancient Future performing on this bill concentrates on Arabic, Indian, and Spanish musical themes, and has performed in Spain at festivals in Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Botarell, Torredembarra, and Salou.

Little Charlie Caravan

Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 7PM
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis
Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door
Reservations: Call (530)867-1032
Email - info@timnatalmusic.com

Little Charlie Baty has been long associated with the popular blues band 'Little Charlie and the Nightcats' that existed for over 30 years and recorded ten CDs for Alligator Records. After his decision to retire from non-stop touring, Charlie put his energy into starting a small gypsy jazz and swing combo that played across musical lines. Charlie's love of the music of Django Reinhardt, fused with his extensive knowledge of blues and swing, provides a unique guitar voice in the gypsy style. Jason Vanderford was invited to participate as a guitarist from the celebrated group 'Hot Club of San Francisco' and his strong rhythmic pulse, youthful energy, and interesting solo ideas greatly enhance the project. Long time musicologist and multi-talented instrumentalist Bob Armstrong was also called on to join the Caravan, and brings an incredible knowledge of songs from the 20's and beyond along with the skill to play guitar, steel guitar, ukelele, accordion, and saw. This plethora of sound possibilities greatly expands the quartet sound. Finally, the bass position was filled by Keith Cary, another musician who excels on many instruments and is familiar with swing, polka, country western, and many other important genres for the Little Charlie Caravan. To hear samples of their music, check their site at: www.myspace.com/littlecharliescaravan

Little Charlie Baty on guitar,
Jason Vanderford on guitar,
Bob Armstrong on accordion, saw, ukelele, steel guitar & acoustic guitar,
Keith Cary on string bass

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The MEHANATONES

Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 7PM
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis
Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door
Reservations: Call (530)867-1032
Email - info@timnatalmusic.com

The MEHANATONES perform urban and village dance music from the Balkans & Anatolia. Like the working Khalgia orchestras of the last century, we perform a wide variety of dance tunes from the many ethnic groups living throughout these regions. Our sets include fasils; suites incorporating classical Ottoman and folk repertoire utilizing typical Ottoman Turkish instrumentation of ney, oud & dajre. You will also hear Slavic & Greek repertoire from the rural villages of Macedonia, Bulgaria & northern Greece performed on gajda, kaval, tambura & tupan. You may also experience urban Greek Rebetika performed on bouzouki & baglama as well as comparitively modern Rom (Gypsy) & Serbian dances performed on accordion, frula, darabuka & electric baritone guitar. *** The MEHANATONES are: BILL COPE - oud, gajda, tambura, bouzouki & accordion / PAT MacSWYNEY - ney, kaval, frula, cornet & baglama; BRIAN FOX - tambura, guitar & electric baritone guitar / DAN AUVIL - tupan, darabuka & dajre & sometimes JERRY SUMMERS - tupan, darabuka & dajre

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