PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2009
WITH COMPOSER/PERFORMER HAMID SAEEDI AND CHOREOGRAPHER/DANCER SHIDA PEGAHI
11 AM – 1:00 PM
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikashahrais@gmail.com

Artist (country)/ Album/ Track/ Label

11:00 AM – 12:05 PM

1- Mitra Rahbar (Iran)/ Kumbaya

2- Shujaat Husain Khan, Katayoun Goudarzi, Abhiman Kaushal (India, Iran)/ Delbar/ Without You/ self-released

3- Rolf Lislevand (Norway) Diminuito/ “Fantasía que contrahaze la harpa en al manera de Ludovico” by Alonso Mudarra (Spain)/ ECM New Series

4- Egberto Gismonti (Brazil)/ Saudaçoes/ Dois Violões/ ECM Records

5- Georgia Dagaki (Greece)/ Secret Love/ Panselynos (Full Moon)/ Network

6- Les Negresses Vertes (France)/ Trabendo/ Hasta Llegar/ Virgin

7- Khaled (Algeria)/ Liberté/ Sbabi Ntya/ Wrasse Records

8- Assala Nasri (Syria)/ Asalah/ Ya Sabra Yana/ Al Zahabi Music
Khaled, Assala Nasri and Rida Al Abdullah perform on Saturday, November 21 at MGM Grand Las Vegas. 1.800.637.0295 www.mgmgrand.com/sahra

9- Kailash Kher & Kailasa (India)/ Yatra (Nomadic Soul)/ Joban Chaalke/ Cumbancha

12:05 - 1:00 PM

Interview with Hamid Saeedi, the creator and composer of Imaginary Knots and choreographer Shida Pegahi (Iran).
Imaginary Knots is a collaborative production by Hamid Saeidi and Shida Pegahi; a multimedia production exploring the cultural origins of Persian Carpets. Like an intricate silk carpet, this multimedia project weaves live music, dance and video art as it explores aspects of the Persian culture.  The program will continue with Mamak Khadem and her ensemble, performing Green Volume where she seeks to explore the intersections of Eastern and Western musical traditions. November 24 at 7 pm at LACMA’s Bing Theater. FREE EVENT.

10- Hamid Saeedi/ Imaginary Knots/ Warp and Weft/ self-released

11- Hamid Saeedi/ Imaginary Knots/ Yatook/ self-released

12- Hamid Saeedi/ Imaginary Knots/ The Color Volume/ self-released

13- Hamid Saeedi/ Imaginary Knots/ The Howdah On Wave/ self-released

14- Axiom of Choice (Iran)/ Beyond Denial/ Valeh/ X Dot Productions

EVENTS

Giving Thanks: An expression of thanks for all our moments featuring Shakti Dance Company, Viver Brasil, Halaui Keali’I O Nalani will take place at the Aratani Japan America Theatre on Sat. November 28 and 8:00 PM, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles 90012 
Info and tickets: www.jacc.tix.com 213-680-3700
www.wac.ucla.edu/cip 310-206-1335