Join us for an unforgettable evening as we welcome back visionary multi-instrumentalist Māh Ze Tār, accompanied by the extraordinary talents of Dros (Alexander Karvelas) and Jim Grippo. This event is a celebration of cultural fusion, ancient traditions, and mesmerizing sounds that will transport you across time and space.

Māh Ze Tār is propelled by the vision of fusing traditional eastern music with modern electronic composition as a form of cultural preservation. Each Māh Ze Tār set is uniquely dynamic- The listener can expect to hear the ancient sounds of the Sitar and Oud in one song and the timeless melodies of the Hulusi, Ney and Duduk in the next- bringing a kaleidoscope of emotions through the wide plethora of ancient sounds, mesmerizing vocals, and grooving beats. Māh Ze Tār seeks to make familiar that which seems “other” through serving the sounds of distant lands on a platter of familiar body moving bass lines and thumping grooves. Māh Ze Tār is an active performing member of Balkan Bump and has had significant musical collaborations with Desert Dwellers, David Starfire, Jef Stott, Morillo, Akriza, Nyrus and many others. Notable performances- Red Rocks, Coachella, Lightning in a Bottle, Gem & Jam, Joshua Tree, Lucidity, Symbiosis, Oregon Eclipse, Burning Man, Oregon Country Fair, Haurkaze Tokyo Festival

https://www.mahzetar.com

Dros is an emerging fusion project by Alexander Karvelas that breathes futurity into tradition. Alexander specializes in traditional Greek music, while also drawing on over fifteen years of disciplined study of Middle Eastern and North Indian traditions, drawing out their points of historical and aesthetic convergence and building musical-cultural bridges across time, space, and memory. Since long before the inception of the Dros project, Alexander has been acting out his mission to serve as a vessel for the music and for lineages of ecstatic expression - he has performed and toured extensively with the fusion project Mah Ze Tar, collaborated in the studio with producers such as Nyrus, Akriza, Soohan, and Peace Sine, composing and tracking live instrumentals and vocals in electronic contexts. Through these collaborations, and through decades of live performance on stage, Alexander sews seeds of musical reawakening; reawakening listeners, dancers, and audiences not just to the beauty of tradition, but to its aliveness.

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Jim Grippo has been performing Middle Eastern music on the qanun and oud for 27 years in the UCSB Middle East Ensemble and other professional groups. In Egypt, he learned from masters Dr Hussein Saber (oud) and Alaa Saber (qanun), and performed with sha‘bi wedding bands all over Cairo. Jim earned a BA and MA in ethnomusicology at UCSB, focused on Egyptian popular music, media and culture. He has several publications based on his research on Egyptian sha‘bi music culture. He is currently faculty at UCSB (oud teacher) and at the Middle East Music & Dance Camp (qanun teacher).
In addition to being featured as one of the main soloists in the UCSB Middle East Ensemble, Jim also performs with master musicians Souren Baronian, Georges Lammam, Naser Musa, with the National Arab Orchestra, Los Angeles Arab Orchestra, Los Angeles Turkish Classical Chorus and a myriad of music ensembles in diverse
traditions, such as Roma and Balkan. He is also a sought-after recording artist, featured on film, television and studio albums such as Gorillaz, The Fall, FX television series Tyrant and IMAX Arabia 3D, to name a few.

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Step into a world where ancient melodies meet modern grooves, and traditions come alive in a celebration of global soundscapes. Whether you're a lover of world music, a dancer at heart, or a seeker of transformative experiences, this evening promises to inspire and uplift.

Only 100 of pre-sales!

1st tier - $25 / 2nd tier - $30 / $35 at the door

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