Bikeadelic Hoedown on Bicycle Day: Fanna Fi Allah, David Satori
TEA TRIBE PRESENTS:
WORLD FOLK JAM / FOLKTRONIKA
THE BIKEADELIC HOEDOWN
FRI, APRIL. 19TH, 7PM-2AM
A BICYCLE DAY CELEBRATION
FEATURING:
FANNA FI ALLAH
DAVID SATORI
MAH ZE TAR
THE PSYCHEDELIC HOEDOWN
(ALL-STAR JAM EXPERIENCE)
AT THE HISTORIC
SWEETS BALLROOM
1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
All Ages. Wheelchair Accessible.
🚇 At 19th St Oakland Bart Station
1 Block Away: Franklin Plaza Parking Garage
PERFORMANCES
Shoe-Free Dancefloor
7:00 PM The Psychedelic Hoedown (Live Jam)
8:30 PM Mah Ze Tar (Persian/Indian/Electronic)
10:00 PM Fanna Fi Allah (Sufi Qawwali music)
with Sufi Whirling by Dervish Aziz & Anna Whirling
11:30 PM David Satori (Psychedelic Folktronica)
1:00 AM The Psychedelic Hoedown (Live Jam)
Vegan Meals & Non-Alcoholic Drinks Available
Alcohol Free Event
Free Gong Fu Tea Service
Movement & Squish Space Upstairs
PARTICIPATE
Volunteer: Apply here.
Vend: If you'd like to vend, contact us here.
RSVP: Join our Facebook Event page and invite your friends.
DRESS UP IDEAS:
Colorful, Rainbows, Unicorns, Patchwork, Flowers & Flower Print, Bicycle Wear.
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ARTIST BIOS
FANNA-FI-ALLAH (Sufi Qawwali)
Fanna-fi-Allah’s founding members have spent over 22 years learning this classical art from some of the greatest masters of qawwali in India and Pakistan. With the blessings of the masters, the ensemble carry the flame of traditional Sufi Qawwali around the world. Fanna-Fi-Allah seek to represent the music in its traditional, authentic form and over the last 22 years they have built a cultural bridge between East & West, embodying a universal message of tolerance that is crucial to our time. They have offered audiences at large international festivals and concerts throughout the world a unique glimpse into the rich and vibrant culture of Qawwali.
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DAVID SATORI (Beats Antique / Dirtwire)
David Satori is a co founding member of Beats Antique and Dirtwire. David is also involved with a nonprofit project SunRise Studios Collective. This project builds micro recording studios in under-resourced places around the world to uplift youth by giving them a voice and helping to amplify their message through the art of recording.
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MAH ZE TAR (Psychedelic Electro-Persian/Indian Fusion)
Mah Ze Tar is a musical fusion project by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Maz Karandish. This project was propelled by the vision of fusing traditional Eastern music with modern electronic composition as a form of cultural preservation.
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Dervish Aziz and Anna Whirling (Sufi Whirling Dervishes)
Aziz Abbatiello was raised in an American Mevlevi family, as he started to walk the path of the mystics following in the tradition of the Sufi. He was initiated as Semazen in 1996, and has made Sema with several Sufi groups in America and abroad. Anna Whirling is from Ukraine. In the beginning of the war she moved to Turkey an then came to USA. Anna has been practicing whirling all her life since childhood. She perform on stage with different groups for 20 years.
THE PSYCHEDELIC HOEDOWN EXPERIENCE
An Experiment in community improvisations pulling from the here and NOW!
Special guest musicians every time curated by David Satori.
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JOINING THE JAM
(IN ADDITION TO THE MUSICIANS ABOVE)
On Drums: Sidecar Tommy
As co-producer/co-founder/multi-instrumentalist/Beat Maker of Global Bass band Beats Antique, Sidecar Tommy's solo work is inspired by Instrumental Hip-Hop, Bass Music, and Experimental Trap fuzed with organic soundscapes.
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On Bass: Jesse Toews
Multi-instrumentalist and producer Jesse Toews brings his bass focused musical approach to a variety of projects and continues to excite dance floors. While co-producing and playing bass in Sun Hop Fat and Harry & The Hitmen, Jesse has had the pleasure of jamming with and working alongside greats such as Mulatu Astatke, Bob Weir, John Medeski, Jon Batiste, Beats Antique, the Budos Band, King Sunny Adé, Lee Fields and many others. 'Keep the low end alive!'
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Briana Di Mara (Dirtwire)
Eclectic Bay Area musician Briana Di Mara is a member of Dirtwire, Stellamara, and La Zuli. She will be weaving tapestries of evocative sound with diverse instrumentation such as Turkish saz, santoor, and violin. Briana has a rich world folk music background which informs her original compositions and lush improvisations, blending influences from Ireland to the Balkans and the Middle East to create a unique and genre-defying sound.
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Soji Sai (Fela Kuti's Lead Guitarist)
Nigeria’s legendary guitar master and singer Adesoji “”Soji”” Odukogbe was, among other things, the lead guitarist for Fela Kuti for five years. Odukogbe draws on an extensive background in Nigerian Afrobeat, highlife, and spiritual music, bringing a unique sensibility to his highlife guitar interpretations.
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Isaac Cantor (American Bluegrass)
Drawing on the ancient tones of many cultures and traditions, Isaac Cantor and friends will take you on a magic carpet ride of sonic delight. From bluegrass and oldtime to gypsy vibes and new age soundscapes the music truly is a feast for your ears, imagination and heart. You can find Isaac playing regionally and nationally with the Dusty Green Bones Band, Grateful Bluegrass Boys and his electronic music project Mycelial.
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Amre Leon Dana (Psychedelic Bluegrass)
Nationally acclaimed folk musician, educator, and multi-instrumentalist Amre Leon Dana creates tapestries of sound with folk music from across North America, including bluegrass and the literal sounds of the Appalachian mountains.
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