Event Details

Date/Time: 

Jan 24 2010 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Price: 

$48.00 (a portion of the ticket price is tax-deductible)

Where: 

Herbert Zipper Concert Hall (Colburn School)
200 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90012
directly across the street from Disney Concert Hall/REDCAT
For info call 310.294.8544

Passage to Dawn concertThe Society of Cinema and Arts presents "Passage to Dawn" at the Zipper in a night of live Persian and Azari music with master musicians Hamid Motebassem on setar, Pejman Hadadi on percussion and Imamyar Hasanov on kamancheh.

This is haunting, spirited music suitable for those with the soul of a Sufi wanderer.

Sample some Hamid Motebassem music now.

A portion of the ticket sales benefits Child International (C.H.I.L.D.), a major charitable organization that helps children in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East with educational and development needs—so you can feel good while feeling good.

Buy tickets online here (be sure to scroll down).

Event Details

Date/Time: 

May 23 2010 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Price: 

$40 in advance, $45 at the door ($36 members)
Click here to buy tickets

Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90035
one block west of Crescent Heights
ample street parking

Rowan Storm Daf/Frame Drum WorkshopRowan Storm, master of Middle East percussion and vocalist who has performed with a wide range of world music stars, including Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Naser Musa and Souhail Kaspar, will offer a rare Los Angeles workshop on "Essential Frame Drum Method: an Introductory Survey of Middle Eastern Frame Drums."

This workshop is for new and experienced drummers, but note that no previous experience is necessary.