Singing Together - Middle East Benefit Concert

Name: Singing Together - Middle East Benefit Concert
Start: 2024-11-24T16:00:00-08:00
Location: Mission Dolores Basilica

Schedule

Sun Nov 24 2024 at 04:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Mission Dolores Basilica | San Francisco, CA

Please join us for a program of Jewish, Arabic, and Iranian music.
All proceeds will go toward the following organizations:
PARC: Agricultural Development Association
Based in Ramallah, supporting agriculture and food independence in Gaza and the West Bank. Currently focusing on humanitarian aid to Gazans.
https://pal-arc.org/
Israeli Children’s Fund
Supporting children in Israel who have lost one or both parents in the conflict, regardless of their race or religion.
https://www.israelichildrensfund.org/
Women Wage Peace and Women of the Sun:
Sister organizations of Jewish and Palestinian women who work to bring about a peaceful resolution to the conflict, based on their shared belief in the Mother's Call: That the majority of the people in our region are united in the human desire for a future of peace, freedom, equality, rights, and security for our children and the next generations.
https://www.womenwagepeace.org.il/en/
Artists:
Catrene Malshey is a passionate vocalist. Born and raised in Haifa - Palestine / Israel, Catrene saw the importance of diversity and the value in sharing her childhood music to remind the world that there are so many people like her, and so many children who want to see the Middle East full of successful stories. Growing up with people from all over the world and learning how to live together and accept differences, she believes that melodies and music are the best magic that can bring people together.
Through her voice and energy, she brings beautiful songs to our ears in Arabic (different dialects) and English. Singing songs that promote messages of love, peace and healing is Catrene's dream come true.
She has a Master's degree in Social Work, and published the book "Peace Through Healing: My Vision for a New Middle East" along with Carrie Glenny (available on Amazon).
Catrene also writes and records her own songs (available on YouTube).
Asaf Ophir began his professional career in musical theaters in Israel, while studying at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, and later at the Jerusalem Academy. Arriving in the United States in 2014, he began to perform in musicals around the Bay Area such as the award winning Love Sick in 2017, and The People in the Picture in 2018. Finding a home away from home, Ophir can most often be seen in world music projects on Jewish, Arabic, and Balkan stages. Throughout his career he has shared the stage with artists such as Miri Mesika, Avi Kushnir, Galit Giat, David De’or, Rana Farhan, Emel, Ustad Mahwash, and Barbara Streisand.
The San Francisco Chronicle writes: "Asaf Ophir gives the clarinet the timbre of a trumpet, then a violin, then a raspy scream… the instrument’s wail almost becomes too plaintive and beautiful to bear.”
AsafOphir.com
Sirvan Manhoobi is a Kurdish Iranian oud and tar player and composer. He has drawn influence from and studied under such artists as Mohamadreza Lotfi, Mehran Rohani, Dariush Talaee, Hamid Motabasem, Hafez Modirzadeh, and Siamak Jahangiri. While living and performing in Iran, he was chosen for the Best Soloist award in three Iranian music festivals in 2006, 2008, and 2009.
After completing his MA in Archaeology from Tehran University, Sirvan moved to the United States and continued his musical journey as a performer, composer, and instructor of Iranian classical and folklore music. He established the Bamdad Ensemble, and collaborated with great artists such as Bijan Kamkar, Aziz Shahrokh, Ardeshir Kamkar, and Ismaeel Sabour, as well as composing and playing the tar for the renowned Iranian director Bahram Bezraei, in his play “Tarabnameh” (2016).
SirvanManhoobi.com
Mohini Vora has studied and performed various percussion styles for decades, most recently in Middle-Eastern and Balkan music. She has performed with many different groups across the Bay Area on tarabuka / Egyptian tabla, davul / tabla beledi, frame drum, and drum set. She met Catrene Malshey while performing with the SF Sahra Band, a project highlighting music of the Arabic diaspora & traditional instruments. Mohini also studies bellydance and Kathak, and lives with her family in San Mateo.