Events

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Thursday 17 December 2009
Tzavta, Spiro Ark’s Israeli Cultural Department, presents
A HANUKKAH CELEBRATION WITH RIVERS OF BABYLON

Come and celebrate Hanukkah with Rivers of Babylon in a musical feast of Songs and Instrumentals
from Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel and India.
Join us in singing your favourite Hanukkah songs.
Seasonal refreshments of Samosas and Sufganiyot (doughnuts) provided! 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm)    
Spiro Ark Centre
25 – 26 Enford St
London W1 1DW
Tel: 020 7723 9991
Tickets £10 (concessions £8, for full-time students and children up to the age of 13) (+£1 booking fee)
Nearest Underground: Marylebone Station
education@spiroark.org    <www.spiroark.org>

Rivers of Babylon @ Tzavta-Spiro Ark
Sara Manasseh (leader, vocals, dumbuk), David Burman (keyboard), Keith Clouston ('oud),
Camille Maalawy (vocals), Saeed Nathan (Druze and Indian pipes, sba’ten, vocals),
Raphael Rasooly (vocals, violin), Barry Solomon (vocals, oboe, cor anglais, sba’ten),
Pamela Solomon (vocals, tambourine), Solly Solomon (vocals), Susan Verney (violin)

Sunday 17 May 2009 
Rivers of Babylon, in partnership with the Spiro Ark, in
An Evening of Eastern Promise – From Baghdad to Bollywood
with special guest, Sohaib Al-Rajab (joza: spike fiddle)
at the Harrow Arts Centre, Travellers Studio                 

An exciting programme of music in the Babylonian (Iraqi) and Bene Israel (Indian) Jewish traditions, sung in Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic and Marathi. Arabic folk songs, Middle Eastern instrumentals and Vintage Bollywood songs.

7:30 pm
£10 (concessions £8)
Group Bookings: Buy 10 tickets, get 1 FREE; Family tickets £30
Harrow Arts Centre, Travellers Studio
Uxbridge Road, Hatch End
Middlesex, HA5 4EA
Tel. 020 8416 8989
www.harrowarts.com

To buy tickets in advance:
http://www.harrowarts.com/events_music_The-Rivers-of-Babylon_46.html

Rivers of Babylon @ Harrow Arts Centre
Sara Manasseh (leader, vocals, dumbuk), David Burman (keyboard), Solomon Elias (mandolin), Keith Clouston ('oud), Saeed Nathan (Druze and Indian pipes, sba’ten), Naomi Rasooly (tambourine), Raphael Rasooly (vocals), Barry Solomon (vocals, oboe, cor anglais, sba’ten), Pamela Solomon (vocals), Solly Solomon (vocals)

Wednesday 11th February 2009
Tune into
Rivers of Babylon on Resonance FM (104.4 FM)
on the London: Diaspora Live! programme
6pm - 7 pm

Rivers of Babylon is happy to share this programme with Igbo Voices
on Cultural Cooperation's weekly live broadcast
featuring live music from around the world and discussion from network members

http://www.culturalco-operation.org
http://resonancefm.com/schedule

Rivers of Babylon in a celebration of religious and secular Iraqi-Jewish musical traditions
as part of the celebrations marking the 350th Anniversary of the re-admittance of Jews to Britain
at
Trafalgar Square: 'Simcha on the Square' (full details on www.jmi.org.uk)
Sunday 17 September
1-7pm  

Thursday 6 July 2006
faithsounds III
In memory of Miriam Hyman
A concert of sacred music, including  
Rivers of Babylon: music of Jewish Iraq & Jewish India
and other sacred sounds from the world of faith
7.45 pm

South London Liberal Synagogue,
1 Prentis Road, Streatham, London SW16 1QB

TICKETS £7 (£4 concessions) Refreshments included
On sale on the door from 6 pm
For more information: (020) 8769 4787 rabbi@southlondon.org

Rivers of Babylon at Faithsounds III
Sara Manasseh (leader, vocals, dumbuk), Dave Burman (keyboard), Solomon Elias (Mandolin), Saeed Nathan (Druze and Indian pipes, sba'ten), Barry Solomon (oboe, cor anglais), Pamela Solomon (vocals), Solly Solomon (vocals).

Part of Iraqi Music Week 19-23 June
at the School of Oriental and African Studies,
Russell Square, London WC1 (full contact details below).

Sunday 11 June 2006

Rivers of Babylon celebrates Iraqi-Jewish and secular Arabic song from Iraq, middle-eastern instrumentals, Bene Israel and vintage Bollywood song from India. Instruments include violin, flute, oboe, 'oud, mandolin, keyboard, drums and tambourine.

Wednesday 16 November 2005

"Remembered Rhythms": A festival of diaspora and the music of India
2-22 February 2005
Lecture-performance tour of
7 cities in India
 

Sara Manasseh and Rivers of Babylon have been invited by The Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology and the American Institute of Indian Studies, New Delhi, to participate in this amazing three-week tour of seven Indian University cities. The event is supported by the Ford Foundation. A short, introductory lecture precedes each concert. The events are open to University students and the general public. Admission free.

Here are details of the lecture-performance dates and venues:
Delhi: Sunday 6 February, Pearey Lal Bhavan, 7pm
Kolkata (Calcutta): Tuesday 8 February, Birla Hall, 6:30pm
Hyderabad: Thursday 10 February, University of Hyderabad: D S T Auditorium, 7pm
Chennai (Madras): Monday 14 February, Music Academy, 7pm
Bangalore: Thursday 17 February, A D A Ranga Mandira, 6:30pm
Pune (Poona): Sunday 20 February, Symbiosis: Vishwabhavan Auditorium, 6:30pm
Mumbai (Bombay): Tuesday 22 February, Patkar Hall, 8pm

For the full programme, including details of an introductory Seminar and other participating groups, please check out the website dedicated to the festival:
http://www.musicdiaspora.org
which will have up to date information, including any changes.

Evening in Baghdad: Jewish and Arabic Song
Sunday 3 October 2004 6pm
Clare Hall, Cambridge

Tuesday 29 June 2004 at 8:30 pm
Evening in Baghdad and Bollywood
Jewish, Arabic, Indian song and instrumentals

The Back Room Club, Torrington Arms,
4 Lodge Lane (off the High Road),
North Finchley, London N12

Tickets at the door: £6 (£5 concessions)

Relax in an informal atmosphere. Drinks available at the bar.
No smoking.

Sunday 26 October 2003
   Living in Harmony: A concert celebrating Arabic, Jewish and Muslim music
    Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music
    Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
    7:30 pm   Tickets £10 on the door
Rivers of Babylon performs Iraqi-Jewish and Arabic songs for a 15 minute spot, in a programme shared with a number of artists.
All proceeds to: Neve Shalom ~ Wahat al-Salam, a village in Israel established jointly by Jews and Palestinian Arabs and engaged in educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two peoples.
 
For further information on the concert, please contact the organisers:
Jeremy Haneman on 0780 372 9215 or Khaled Almalki on 0776 509 4374 or info@livinginharmony.org.uk
 

Saturday April 12, The Spirit of the Tigris
An evening of Iraqi music and poetry
St. Mark's Church, Myddelton Square, London EC1, 8 pm.
Rivers of Babylon performs at 9:45pm.
Tickets 12-50. Tel: 020 7833 9615 or email tigris@onion.org.uk
Full programme details at: http://www.onion.org.uk/tigris.htm

Sunday 23 March 2003    SOLD OUT At: ORT House
126 Alberet Street, London NW1, 7:30 pm.

Event presented by The Jewish Museum, in association with the Jewish Arts Festival.
Sponsored by Mr N E Dangoor and the Exilarch's Foundation.

An evening of Iraqi Jewish and secular song. Oud solos by guest artist Ehsan Alemam.

Rivers of Babylon performs songs in the Iraqi-Jewish tradition,
at Diaspora Music Village:
Sunday 7 July 2002, Regents Park, Hanover Gate entrance
(near Mosque), approx 1pm. Free admission.
Full programme 12pm - 9pm featuring local and international artists.
For more information and brochure about events at Diaspora Music Village
26 June – 14 July, contact Cultural Co-operation: 020 7456 0404; www.culturalco-operation.org
For more information about Rivers of Babylon, contact Sara Manasseh,
using the contact form.

 Concert: Iraqi Jewish song, Iraqi secular song, ‘oud solos,
vintage Hindi popular song.
on: Sunday 5 May 2002, 8pm
at: The Bull Theatre, 68 High Street, Barnet EN5 5SJ. Box office 020 8449 0048.
www.thebull.org.uk

 Concert: Songs of the Jewish Babylonian (Iraqi) tradition,
as well as songs in the Bene Israel (Indian) tradition
and vintage Hindi popular song.
on: Tuesday 12 March 2002, 7-8:15pm
at: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies),
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Open to all, no charge, no booking

Rivers of Babylon perform Iraqi-Jewish song at the National Theatre Foyer, South Bank, London SE1 on  Wednesday 12 December, 2001 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
as part of the "Festival of Light"series