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World Music Journey
Benefit for Tibetan Aid ProjectTuesday, 0, , 12:00 am (doors open at 7:00 pm)Celtic Harps, African Kora & Hindustani Ragas: an evening with Diana Stork, Diana Rowan, Daniel Berkman, Teed Rockwell, Peter van Gelde, and Michael Lewis
$22.50 advance / $24.50 at doorPurchase tickets online 00
With so much diverse talent and for such a good cause, this is a journey not to be missed! Visit the Tibetan Aid Project's website Listen to tracks from Daniel Berkman, Teed Rockwell:
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Take a musical world journey for a good cause—no passports required. Treat your ears to the elegant harp melodies, ambient African Kora, and traditional Hindustani rajas. 
Diana Stork and Diana Rowan will begin the set with enchanting harp duets. A leading light in the international harp world for over two decades, Ms. Stork's eclectic style incorporates ethnic, classical and contemporary traditions. Ms. Rowan's music of unusual power and beauty is featured on many soundtracks for TV and film. A San Francisco based composer, multiinstrumentalist, and innovator of the kora (a 21-stringed harp/lute from West Africa), Daniel Berkman paints a soundscape of traditional West African songs with crafty and poignant kora pieces. Teed Rockwell, Peter van Gelde, and Michael Lewis will conclude the evening with a melodic trio of classical Hindustani music. Teed is the only person in the world to play Indian music on the touchstyle veena. Peter, was one of the first American sitar disciples of India's great Maestro Ali Akbar Khan. Michael is one of the finest American tabla players today and a disciple of the late Ustad Allah Rakha, and long time student of Ustad Zakir Hussain. Michael on tabla has accompanied many eminent artists, including Ustad Zakir Hussain, Krishna Bhatt, Terry Riley, George Brooks, and the Bansuri flautist, Depak Ram.
All proceeds will go to Tibetan Aid Project's Tibetan-language book production and distribution project. TAP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping alive the endangered Tibetan culture and language. Every year, TAP helps fund the production and distribution of thousands of important books to refugee communities throughout Asia, leading not only to cultural preservation but increased literacy.
