October 1st, 2022 MAPP (In-person)
2022-10-01 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
SAY HER NAME
Be the voice of the voiceless…
In solidarity with women fighting for their rights, from US to Iran
Saturday October 1st, 2022 MAPP (In-Person)
“Women, Life, Freedom”
She rises…
her hair flying in the wind…
her voice lifting to the sky…
her being becoming the fire that melts the frozen grounds of time…
SAY HER NAME…
say it loud…
Mahsa Amini the 22 year old female whose death enflamed thousands of women and men to rise up.
For, the future IS female…
and #metoo is a global movement of our time…
A monumental uprising for feminism and women rights, against police brutality and oppression is happening in Iran right now…
Say Her Name…
Be the voice of the voiceless…
#MahsaAmini
Our October 1st, 2022 MAPP (Mission Arts Performance Project) is dedicated to courageous Iranian women fighting for their rights.
MAPP (Mission Arts Performance Project)
Date: Saturday October 1st, 2022
Time: 7 pm- 10 pm
Location: Red Poppy Art House (Folsom & 23rd)
Admission: FREE ($5 donation is appreciated)
Saturday, October 1st, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | FREE

Please note: We are requiring proof of full vaccination and a photo ID at the door. Face coverings are required inside AT ALL TIME indoors. Free program. First come, first served. Limited capacity inside.
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MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)
Launched in 2003, the Mission Arts & Performance Project(MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural event that takes place in the Mission District of San Francisco. On the first Saturday of every even month of the year, the MAPP transforms ordinary spaces, such as private garages, gardens, living rooms, studios, street corners, and small businesses into pop-up performance and exhibition sites for a day/night of intimate-scale artistic and cultural exchange among a kaleidoscope of individuals and communities. Due to COVID-19 we have temporarily changed this dynamic program from an onsite to an online series. Thanks to the mastery and innovation of the presenting artists and curatorial vision we are pleased that the kaleidoscope of cultural exchange continues to be an incredibly enriching experience for the presenter and the viewer. We look forward to the days that we can safely present at our neighborhood venue and we are grateful for everyone’s ingenuity in making the online presentations meaningful and unique experiences.
This program is funded by California Arts Council Impact Project Grant. We will continue our work in presenting unique artistry to the communities that we serve.
RED POPPY MAPP TEAM:
Curator | Artistic Director | Managing director: Dina Zarif
PR and Digital Marketing: Jennie D. Legary
RPAH PROGRAM (In-person) AUGUST 6TH

Time
Performance/Event
Description
Artists

7:05 – 7:35 pm
Diana Gameros
Mexican songstress and social justice activist will perform in support of Iranian woman
Diana Gameros – Vocal & Guitar

7:40- 8:10 pm
Sirvan Manhoobi
Music of Kurdistan, the land of “Mahsa Amini”
Sirvan Manhoubi -Oud

8:15 – 9:00 pm
Without Borders
Dynamic mix of Persian traditional music influenced by Jazz & Flamenco
Emad Bonakdar – Tar, Setar, Guitar
Nima Hafezieh – Piano

9:05 – 10:00 pm
Songs of Hope and Freedom
American Roots and Iranian Tradition, a blend of folk, soul and blues infused with Iranian vocals, melodies and poetry
Adrienne Shamszad – Vocal & Guitar
Aaron Kierbel – Percussion Paul Martin-Sounder – Bass

Live painting by Mara Lea Brown

PERFORMANCES OCT 1ST

Diana Gameros
Mexican songstress and social justice activist will perform in support of Iranian woman;
Featuring:
Diana Gameros – Guitar and vocal
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Deeply versatile in expression, Diana Gameroshypnotizes with solo voice and guitar, brings audiences to their feet with her brass and bass trio, and soars like a bird with symphony orchestras. Singing mostly in Spanish, she creates authentic, inspiring music at the borderlands between cultures, languages, and genres.
Diana has caught the attention of national media as well as acclaimed musicians who’ve been drawn to her singular music and intrigued by her life story. From the age of 13, Gameros has resided in the United States, and for much of that time, she was an undocumented immigrant.
Diana is a singer, guitarist, pianist, composer, songwriter, music instructor and social justice activist, based in San Francisco, California. She was born and raised in Ciudad Juárez, México and immigrated to the United States as a teenager to study music in Michigan. Over the last decade in the Bay Area she has released two albums of original songs written in Spanish and English, and Mexican classic songs. In 2014 Diana received the Emerging Leader Award by the Chicana/Latina Foundation. In 2015 she was named one of YBCA’s 100: creative minds, makers, and pioneers that are asking the questions; and making the provocations that will shape the future of American culture. NPR Music gave Diana an honorable mention to Arrullo in best Latin albums of the year in 2017. Diana was named one of SF Magazine’s 100 Artists: Artists Putting The East Bay On The Map, in 2018.
Diana has been highlighted often by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert contest; series, and a documentary film about her was released by KQED in 2020. Her music often tells stories of family, migration, identity, and home, and has led her to perform with prominent performers such as Joan Baez, Natalia Lafourcade, McArthur Genius Award winner Taylor Mac and the San Francisco Symphony, among many other artist from all over the world. Diana’s voice and music have appeared on numerous films, documentaries and, most recently, on the television series Mayans MC soundtrack and Netflix’s Madre Sólo Hay Dos series. Her songs and story have been featured on Billboard, Mother Jones, NPR’s Weekend Edition, and PRI’s The World, to name a few.I n May 2018, Diana joined the acclaimed Mexican superstar and Latin Grammy winner, Natalia Lafourcade, on her US West Coast tour.

Sirvan Manhoobi
Music of Kurdistan, the land of “Mahsa Amini”
Featuring:
Sirvan Manhoubi – Oud
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Sirvan Manhoubi started his musical journey at age 13 taking tar/sehtar, studying with Keivan Saket and Behrooz Hemati. He chose oud as his primary instrument and attended classes with Arsalan Kamkar. Other masters he has studied under include Mohamadreza Lotfi (Radif Navazi-Iranian classical music repertoire), Mehran Rohani (principles and history of music), Siamak Jahangiri (improvisation and analysis of Radif). Upon taking workshops in improvisation with Hossein Alizadeh, Manhoobi was also introduced to the shoorangiz instrument. He was awarded Best Soloist in Iranian music festivals and collaborated with Ardeshir Kamkar. Manhoobi formed the Bamdad Music Ensemble, focusing on Kurdish and Iranian classical music. He is a MA graduate of archaeology from Tehran University and has worked with Bahram Bezaei as a composer and tar player for his most recent play, Tarabnameh, at Stanford. Manhoobi currently lives in San Jose, performing, composing, and teaching Iranian and Kurdish music.

Without Borders | In memory of Mahsa
Persian traditional music influenced by Jazz & Flamenco
Featuring:
Emad Bonakdar – Tar, Setar, Guitar
Nima Hafezieh – Piano
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Emad Bonakdar is a composer, Multi-instrumentalist, Performer. Emad began learning guitar at a very young age With Bahman Nasri in Pop & jazz then starting with Kazem Moazen in classical. Initially, It took him twenty years and many souls searching before he found a home in Flamenco, a style that touched his heart and allowed him to express his deep emotions and passion in a way that no other music could. His love of traditional Persian music, coupled with expressive and soulful Flamenco music, created a style that is uniquely his. His first concert in fusion music was in Tehran in 1991 and his first album, ARG influenced and inspired by the immense culture of the ancient Persian Empire and Magham melody was produced in 1999. He composed several music for TV serials and Short tizer advertisements.
Emad has also collaborated with the movie industry and has composed the music score for the movie Mum’s Guest directed by Daryoush Mehrjooee & Ebrahim Hatamikia, Ramin Mohseni, Sepideh Khosrowjah. He was nominated for the world music festival in 2004 (New York). His last live performance in Iran was a benefit concert for Bam (Kerman) earthquake resulting in a DVD that has just been released. He composed music theater for Tarabnameh 1 directed by Bahram Beyzaie, In 2006 he moved to the US with new ideas in Fusion, and he performed his music in Yoshi’s, Red poppy, central stage, the palace of fine art.
Nima Hafezieh is an Iranian pianist and composer born in December 1994.
His parents found his talent in Piano performance and Classical music when he was 4 years old, and supported him to pursue his passion for studying Piano and music composition.
He began to learn Iranian traditional music known as (Radif) and took private lessons in music dictation, theory and composition, and Classical piano performance from an early age. He studied Piano performance at Tehran music School and graduated with a BA in music composition from the art university of Tehran in 2017. His technique and vision are deeply rooted in Free improvisation, Quartal and Quintal harmonic structures, modal and microtonal language, Middle-Eastern Maqam music, and electro-ambient music with the influence of jazz fusion. Nima has performed in numerous concerts and recitals in Iran and has been in collaboration with many visual artists and musicians in the U.S and Canada.
Currently, he is based in Northern California, active as a Pianist, Producer, and instructor, and working as a mentor in support of upcoming artists and musicians.

Songs of Hope and Freedom
A blend of folk, soul and blues infused with Iranian vocals, melodies and poetry
Featuring:
Adrienne Shamszad – Vocal & Guitar
Aaron Kierbel – Percussion
Paul Martin- Sounder – Bass
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Adrienne Shamszad is a singer, songwriter, composer and teaching artist from the San Francisco Bay Area. Her musical style expresses the union of American Roots and Iranian Tradition, a blend of folk, soul and blues infused with Iranian vocals, melodies and poetry. She combines her study of Iranian Classical music with her decades of experience in American songwriting craft to tell the story of her unique perspective with longing, hope, humor and depth.
Adrienne is a multi-instrumentalist and accompanies herself on guitar, piano, and Iranian Setar. She began her exploration of traditional Iranian music in 2016 with renowned vocal artist Mahsa Vahdat. Since then, has been awarded two grants by the Alliance of California Traditional Arts in order to develop her knowledge of Iranian classical vocal and instrumental music.
Aaron Kierbel is one of the most innovative and in-demand drummers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Known for his dynamic and versatile approach, Aaron has played and recorded with many top Bay Area artists such as Rupa and the April Fishes, The Jazz Mafia, Meklit Hadero, Diana Gameros, La Misa Negra, The San Francisco Mime Troupe and many more.
Aaron grew up in Los Angeles, CA, absorbing the rich tapestry of music spilling out from its clubs and streets: jazz, blues, hip-hop, classical Indian, Latin, funk and much more. He studied drum set with esteemed teachers such as Joe Porcaro and Earl Palmer, then later with George Marsh, Akira Tana and Pete Magadini in San Francisco. Aaron is a founding member of Rupa and the April Fishes, a diverse and wildly talented group who makes a unique brand of music called “liberation music.” Since 2006, the band has traveled to over 30 countries around the world and shared stages with Manu Chao, Anjelique Kidjo, Susana Baca and Iron Maiden.
Aaron is also a passionate and respected drum instructor, known for his accessible and engaging approach to teaching all ages and skill levels. He is the founder of RhythmALLogy, an organization which uses facilitated group drumming for building connection, community and celebration.
Paul Martin Sounder was born to a pianist and a drummer at Druid City Hospital October 3, 1982 and grew up with piano lessons and baseball practice in bluesy Tuscaloosa, Alabama. During the magical Summer before high school, I picked up the bass and guitar and joined my first band, Forgotten Daze. After countless gigs and a degree in English from the University of Alabama, I committed my life to music. I moved to San Francisco in 2006 and began playing bass guitar, Colombian maracas, and West African drums, writing music, and touring the country with an experimental rock band Antioquia.
In 2013, after performing nearly a thousand concerts, traveling across the country several times, and releasing three studio albums and four live albums of original music, the members of Antioquia decided to stop touring and take time to work on their own projects. Since then I’ve had the opportunity to write and record an album of my original music, teach and learn from hundreds of fantastic students, and perform and record with many inspiring musicians and songwriters in the Bay Area, including three-time Grammy Award winner Fantastic Negrito, flamenco guitar virtuoso Jason McGuire, prolific songwriters Heather Normandale and Rachel Lark, and Cumbia powerhouse La Misa Negra.
LIVE PAINTING

Mara Lea Brown
is a Bay Area Artist. Her work explores human singularity and relationships through charcoal drawing, painting and mixed media with elements from nature. Mara was born in California, grew up in Southern Spain and moved back to the USA as an adult. Incommensurability and a search for connection are always subtly present in her work. In her portraiture, Mara enjoys the process of learning from the individual as well as from a phenomenological exploration of the human form. Recently Mara has been working on a series of drawings reflecting on the effects of the pandemic on her community. www.maraleabrown.com
ONLINE EVENT DETAILS
Time: Oct 1st, 2022 MAPP 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm
Admission: Free (donations are encouraged)
Tune in 10 minutes before each event starts to test your devices for connection.
The event will be streamed live through Red Poppy Art House facebook page

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Becoming Wind | Ian Maksin
2022-11-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.

Becoming Wind | Ian Maksin
A magical musical journey into the world of Paulo Coelho’s bestseller – the Alchemist. Internationally acclaimed cellist and composer Ian Maksin narrating passages from the book and performing works from his last album inspire by Coelho’s work.
Portion of the proceeds from ticket sales and merchandize will benefit FOR WELLBEING, a non-profit organization that creates mobile medical units in areas of Ukraine most affected by war.
FEATURING:
Ian Maksin – Cello
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
Time: (First Show) 6:45pm doors, 7pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
“Incredible musical journey in 30 languages”
“Magical and healing cello vibrations”
Ian Maksin has created his own unique style by blending elements of different genres and traditional music from around the globe in a new way, using his cello as the primary unifying force. Born in Leningrad in the former USSR, he began playing guitar and piano at age 3 and cello at age 6 at the School for Gifted Children in Leningrad, then came to the U.S. at 16 to continue studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. After working for many years in the classical genre, including a three-year tenure with the New World Symphony in Miami, he decided to look for his own musical path. His diverse musical experience, including playing rock and blues guitar, and passion for jazz and world music has allowed him to take the cello to a new dimension and develop his own distinct style as a musician and composer.
Preview the Artist:

Learn more: Ian Maksin

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS

Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event. We have missed our packed events, but due to COVID, and our staff, volunteers & artists safety, we can only accommodate 30 guests per show. Please get your tickets ahead of time.
Please read the following information before purchasing your ticket:
To make the event a safe and comfortable one for all, Red Poppy will be strictly enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask requirements. Please note that we will NOT make any exceptions. All guests will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses + 1 booster at least) and a photo ID at the door to gain entry and wear a face mask properly at all time inside the space.

EVENT DETAILS
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
Time: (First Show) 6:45pm doors, 7pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.
Purchase advance tickets for this event
Note: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come, first served.
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Volunteer for this event!

Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet
2022-11-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.

Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet
Traditional and Contemporary Tango Music
Debut of New Argentine Tango Ensemble
FEATURING:
Charles Gorczynski – Bandoneon
Basma Edrees – Violin
Elyse Weakley – Piano
Dan Fabricant – Bass
Friday, November 11th, 2022
Time: 7:00pm – 8:15pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Traditional and Contemporary Tango Music
Bandoneonist and modern tango composer Charles Gorczynski returns to the Bay Area to debut his new tango quartet featuring pianist Elyse Weakley, violinist Basma Edrees, and bassist Dan Fabricant. The group returns to the roots by performing traditional tango music for both concerts and milongas, focusing on the music of legendary tango bandleaders Osvaldo Pugliese and Anibal Troilo.
Bandoneonist and composer Charles Gorczynski works in contemporary tango and music production. He is the director of Minneapolis-based Twin Cities Tango Collective, the bandleader of Redwood Tango Ensemble and Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet, and has been the bandoneonist for dozens of tango projects including Mariano Barreiro Tango Trio, Alejandro Ziegler Cuarteto, Maldito Tango Duo, Maxi Larrea Trio, and Los Tangueros Del Oeste. He has toured North America and Europe extensively to support original tango music releases: the most recent album “We Become The Night Sky” recorded by 12-piece tango ensemble based in San Francisco. On the production side, Charles is a Latin Grammy nominated mixing engineer and owner of the Minneapolis-based studio/label Caverns.
Preview the Music:

Learn more: Charles Gorczynski

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS

Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event. We have missed our packed events, but due to COVID, and our staff, volunteers & artists safety, we can only accommodate 30 guests per show. Please get your tickets ahead of time.
Please read the following information before purchasing your ticket:
To make the event a safe and comfortable one for all, Red Poppy will be strictly enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask requirements. Please note that we will NOT make any exceptions. All guests will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses + 1 booster at least) and a photo ID at the door to gain entry and wear a face mask properly at all time inside the space.

EVENT DETAILS
Friday, November 11th, 2022
Time: 7:00pm – 8:15pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.
Purchase advance tickets for this event
Note: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come, first served.
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Volunteer for this event!

Pan-Latin Trio | Pedro José Pastrana
2022-11-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.

Pan-Latin Trio | Pedro José Pastrana
A musical conversation between three different traditions (Puerto Rico, Spain, and Colombia) Pedro José Pastrana, Javi Jimenez, Iván Rondón
FEATURING:

Pedro José Pastrana – Puerto Rican Cuatro
Javi Jimenez – Guitar
Iván Rondón – Vocals

Friday, November 18th, 2022
Time: Door 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Pedro José Pastrana A music creator re-thinking the concept of Puerto Rican music, Pedro crosses over invisible frontiers with an (extra)ordinary approach to music. He aims at fusing the earthy quality of folk music with forward looking compositions and live performances, reflecting the mixed identities of his heritage and influences.
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Pedro José Pastrana grew up in the jíbaro music tradition and surrounded by the vocabulary of other popular sounds. This upbringing would help him develop a keen instinct for playing in settings outside of his element. As an active member of the Bay Area music scene, Pedro has collaborated with the John Santos Sextet, Jerry Medina, Juango Gutierrez, Orestes Vilató, Atabal, among others.
His debut album, Crónicas de la Pierna Inquieta consists of eight original tracks, serving as snapshots of self-discovery, inspired by the coming of age events of the past 13 years.
Javi Jimenez Born in Madrid Spain, Javi Jiménez has been playing and studying guitar for over 25 years. In 2007 he graduated from the Conservatory of Jazz Music in Barcelona Spain. During this time, he discovered the music of Django Reinhardt, falls in love with it and starts studying it. In 2010 Javi moved to California, since then he has been performing & working as a studio musician.
He composes, arranges and performs in his own band Barrio Manouche, a Blend of flamenco, gypsy jazz and Latin rhythms. The band had played at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Outside Lands, Django Festival and Stern Grove Festival and he had open for national and International acts such as Devotchka(Little Miss Sunshine), Pink Martini, Boulou & Elios Ferré, Gaby Moreno, La Santa Cecilia.
Iván Rondón (from Barrio Manouche) is a singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Colombia who became a San Francisco Bay Area resident around 2013. After exploring different worldly styles of music throughout his career—West Andeas, Flamenco, tropical, Cumbia, Salsa, Champeta, etc.—Iván has developed his own fusion of sounds with one goal in mind: to make you dance. The result is a harmonious collaboration between the modern electronic movement and the Afro-Latino roots of music. You won’t be able to sit for this.
Ivan has lead projects such as Pasto Seco and Calmao and was also a co-producer on Rumbalu, the first album by Oskar Ly & Rumbalu. Recently, Ivan has had successful collaborations as a percussionist, flutist, and vocalist with both Barrio Manouche and his brand new electrónica selvática project Tigre Tigre. Tigre Tigre debuted at the Big Stick Festival the summer of 2022 and just played their second show at Reverbia, the largest live music stage at Burning Man 2022.
Throughout his career Ivan has performed in several festivals nationwide, including High Sierra Music Fest, Burning Man, Stern Grove, Joshua Tree, Big Stick, San Francisco Carnaval, and Nocturna Wonderland. Within the Bay Area music scene, Ivan’s highlights include historical venues such as The Independent, Great American Music Hall, The Chapel, The New Parish, SF Jazz Center, and many more!
Preview the Music:

Learn more: https://www.pjpastranamusic.com/
COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS

Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event. We have missed our packed events, but due to COVID, and our staff, volunteers & artists safety, we can only accommodate 30 guests per show. Please get your tickets ahead of time.
Please read the following information before purchasing your ticket:
To make the event a safe and comfortable one for all, Red Poppy will be strictly enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask requirements. Please note that we will NOT make any exceptions. All guests will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses + 1 booster at least) and a photo ID at the door to gain entry and wear a face mask properly at all time inside the space.

EVENT DETAILS
Friday, November 18th, 2022
Time: Door 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.
Purchase advance tickets for this event
Note: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come, first served.
RSVP to the Facebook event:

Volunteer for this event!

SUDAMERICANTO
2022-11-19 19:30 - 21:00 | CA
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.

SUDAMERICANTO
A journey through traditions from South America and the Caribbean with a Brazilian jazz twist.
An intimate soulful concert with piano, bass and vocals where Brazilian jazz and South- American folk rhythms intersect featuring Puerto Rican vocalist / interpreter Madeleine Zayas and high caliber Bay Area musicians/educators coming together to play fresh compositions of Brazilian Jazz tunes, in addition to original arrangements of carefully selected Latin American classics from Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.
FEATURING:

Madeleine Zayas – vocals, percussion
Marcos Silva – keyboards
David Pinto – bass
Michelle Goerlitz – percussion

Saturday, November 19, 2022
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Madeleine Zayas is a Latin American singer/interpreter and choreographer based in Oakland. At age 15 she tasted professional singing as a chorist for internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Wilkins in her native Puerto Rico. She has performed in theaters and television in Puerto Rico, California and Nevada since 1985. Her musical career took root first as co-founder of Buena Trova Social Club with Brandon Vance in 2012 and soon after as the lead singer and co-artistic director of Madelina y Los Carpinteros and Duo Made y Fena since 2014. Madeleine has shared stage with Cheo Feliciano, Inti Illimani, John Santos, and Holly Near. Her eclectic repertoire is rooted in the Nueva Cancion/Nueva Trova tradition of entertaining and educating about culture and pressing social issues.
Marcos Silva is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator who performs worldwide. Nominated for a Grammy, he has toured with many world-renowned artists, including Paquito D’Rivera, Bud Shank, Dori Caymmi, and many others. He was musical director for Flora Purim and Airto Moreira for 23 years. Marcos has written arrangements for Dizzy Gillespie’s band and replaced Gil Evans as arranger-composer of Airto’s Spiritual Mass.
David Pinto is a Peruvian native best-known for his work as music director, arranger, and bassist for Grammy-winner Susana Baca, Diva of Afro-Peruvian song. He was member of Peru Jazz, a group highly praised for their innovation and fusion of Peruvian roots and jazz.
Michaelle Goerlitz has been playing drums and percussion since she was eight years old. After attending college in the Midwest, she moved to San Francisco in 1980 to continue her studies, which have led to exploration of Brazilian, Afro Cuban, Venezuelan, Peruvian and Middle Eastern rhythms (plus American idioms jazz, R & B & funk). She was a founding member of two renowned & long-term projects, the Blazing Redheads and Wild Mango. Both groups blended many different styles which showcased Michaelle’s versatile percussive skills.
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COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS

Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event. We have missed our packed events, but due to COVID, and our staff, volunteers & artists safety, we can only accommodate 30 guests per show. Please get your tickets ahead of time.
Please read the following information before purchasing your ticket:
To make the event a safe and comfortable one for all, Red Poppy will be strictly enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask requirements. Please note that we will NOT make any exceptions. All guests will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses + 1 booster at least) and a photo ID at the door to gain entry and wear a face mask properly at all time inside the space.

EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.
Purchase advance tickets for this event
Note: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come, first served.
RSVP to the Facebook event:

Volunteer for this event!

Tango Duo | Sumi Lee & Basma Edrees
2022-12-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.

Tango Duo | Sumi Lee & Basma Edrees
From the Andes to Buenos Aires: Argentine Tango & Folklore for Violin & Piano
Lee & Basma duo is presenting the music of Argentina, from late 1800 to the present time. They will perform the following works chronologically with historical background and musical characteristics.
FEATURING:

Sumi Lee – Piano
Basma Edrees – Violin

Saturday, December 10, 2022
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event.
The performance includes:
Classical pieces that were written by important Argentine composers such as Alberto Williams, Cuchi Leguizamón, and Julián Aguirre heavily incorporated Argentine folklore elements into their compositions. Contemporary folklore piano pieces that were written by a living legend, female composer, and pianist, Hilda Herrera (1932~). Old tango written by Aquiles Roggero, Juan Carlos Cobián, AnÍbal Troilo, Julián Plaza & Carlos Gardel. Contemporary tango that was written and arranged by composers in the 20-21st Century such as Astor Piazzolla, Horacio Salgán, Ramiro Gallo, and many others.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Sumi Lee is a classically trained pianist from the SF Conservatory of Music with an M.M. in piano performance. She has worked with Bay Area opera companies and schools until she auditioned to grab a life-changing opportunity at “La Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce”, the prestigious tango orchestra school in Argentina. While getting trained in Tango in Buenos Aires, she studied & performed with living maestros such as Víctor Lavallén, Colangelo, Piro, R Alvarez, Pablo Estigarribia, etc. Since returning to SF in 2019, she has performed numerous concerts in SF – Bay Area, NYC, Philadelphia, Portland, South Korea, and Toronto. She recorded the “Gobbi Inedíto” album and is producing a new album for Bandoneon & Piano duo. www.sumilee.com
Basma Edrees is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she received her Master’s in Violin Performance and Mannes School of Music where she received her Bachelor’s degree. She studied with Joseph Lin, Laurie Smukler, Sally Thomas, and Catherine Van Hoesen. Basma has performed under the batons of many great conductors including Alan Gilbert and Daniel Barenboim. Basma has served as Associate Concert Master of the Oakland Symphony during their 2015-2016 season. Through the music of Astor Piazzolla, Basma was introduced to the world of Argentine Tango music where she encountered some of the most beautiful lyrical melodies she had ever heard. Playing Tango, Basma found a medium where her Western classical training and her Arab musical heritage sentiments could unite. Basma studied Tango violin with Guillermo Rubino, the director of strings at the Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce. www.basmaedreesviolin.com
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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general
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Huarango | Afro-Peruvian musical roots
2022-12-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Huarango | Afro-Peruvian musical roots
A contemporary proposal of Afro-Peruvian music
“Huarango” Afro-Peruvian musical roots
Huarango is a musical project born in the city of Oakland, California, based in Afro-Peruvian musical roots and the cultural heritage of its people.
Huarango has the purpose of being an agent of diffusion of Afro-Peruvian culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in all the spaces where we can take our music.
This group is led by Pierre Padilla (Peru), musician, dancer and actor, and composed of Javier Trujillo (Peru) on guitar and Kyla Danysh (USA) on violin.

Friday, December 16th, 2022
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general
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The ​Huarango is a tree that grows in the southern coast of Peru. It is characterized by its great resistance. It has strong roots that can measure up to 70 meters (230 feet) deep, this allows the tree to live up to one thousand years self-sufficiently feeding itself from the water in the subsoil. Therefore, it survives the arid land and hostile climate even creating new ecosystems for the habitat of other species.
Our ​Huarango is a new musical project born in the city of Oakland, California based in Afro-Peruvian musical roots and the cultural heritage of its people. Huarango has the purpose of being an agent of diffusion of Afro-Peruvian culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in all the spaces where we can take our music.
Huarango is a contemporary proposal of Afro-Peruvian music. Anchored in the strong presence of Afro-Peruvian percussion: Cajon, Cajita and Quijada de Burro (donkey ́s jawbone); instruments that are part of the history of this population and have manifested themselves as symbols of resistance for African descendants in Peru.

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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, December 16, 2022
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30-$35 general
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Ramana Vieira Ensemble | Contemporary Fado
2023-01-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Ramana Vieira Ensemble | Contemporary Fado
Contemporary Fado and global pop

Ramana Vieira Ensemble
Portuguese-American singer-songwriter, Ramana Vieira bring us her classic renditions of Fado with a modern-day spin. Featuring original compositions and new works from her new album, “Tudo De Mim.”
Ramana Vieira – Vocal
Jeff Furtado – Guitar
David Parker – Bass

Saturday, January 28th, 2023
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Ramana Vieira is a local artist who is an internationally acclaimed and recognized musician of Portuguese heritage, who has been described as …new age sensibility” -The NY TIMES, “…breathes new life into Fado,”-SF Chronicle, “…Fados with a contemporary Spin”-The Boston Globe. She possesses a vast repertoire ranging From Fado; the Portuguese roots music to American classics, and original compositions. Her captivating ballads range from romantic, passionate, and haunting.
Vieira not only has an impressive local following but a global one as well and is currently performing sold-out shows. She also continuously gets recognition for her Artistry and personal spin on fado. In addition, she has written original Fado compositions that have been nominated at the International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) and her original composition, “Unido Para Amar,” was played at the opening ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Music aficionados will be immersed in the hybrid of culture and the rapturous rhythms, and the passionate stirrings of fado, the music of her parents homeland, Portugal.
Joining her is Jeff Furtado on guitar, Earl Jackson on drums, and David Parker on bass
“…new age sensibility” -The NY TIMES, “…breathes new life into Fado,”-SF Chronicle, “…Fados with a contemporary Spin”-The Boston Globe
http://www.ramanavieira.net/

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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, January 28th, 2023
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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Jessica Fichot | French chanson
2023-02-10 19:00 - 20:15 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Jessica Fichot | French chanson
French chanson & Shanghai jazz

Jessica Fichot
Accompanied by her accordion, toy piano, and fiery band, Los Angeles-based chanteuse and songwriter Jessica Fichot draws from her multi-ethnic French / Chinese / American heritage to create an intoxicating multilingual fusion of French chanson, 1940s Shanghai jazz, manouche and international folk. In this special program “The Languages of Love”, Jessica puts a special focus on songs about love and heartbreak – sung in French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English.
Jessica Fichot – Vocals, accordion, toy piano
Chloe Feoranzo – Clarinet, sax
Jonathan Ahrens – Upright bass
Vincent Islas – Guitar

Friday, February 10th, 2023
Time: Doors 6:30 pm, Show 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Los Angeles-based chanteuse/songwriter Jessica Fichot is a lot like her hometown of Paris: French at heart, but with a soul that’s truly international. Drawing from her multi-ethnic French / Chinese / American upbringing, her music takes the listener on a twisting journey out of the French chanson tradition, into the land of 1940’s Shanghai jazz, gypsy swing, international folk, and into the wilderness of her imagination.
With 3 acclaimed albums under her belt, Jessica has charmed audiences around the world – performing her lively songs at concert halls, festivals and clubs in China, Mexico, Canada and across the US and western Europe. Featuring scorching performances from her bandmates on clarinet/sax, upright bass and guitar, as well as her own beautiful, clear vocals in French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English, Fichot’s music is truly a dazzling trans-world journey.
Fichot is also an active composer, who has written hundreds of children’s songs for various educational programs, as well as music for many independent video games, including the charming 2D adventure game, “Growbot” (now available on PC/Mac and Nintendo Switch.)
http://www.jessicasongs.com/
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EVENT DETAILS
Friday, February 10th, 2023
Time: Doors 6:30 pm, Show 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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Scott O'Day Tango Trio
2023-02-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Scott O’Day Tango Trio
21st Century Contemporary Tango
Scott O’Day Tango Trio with vocalist Verónica Freidkes
Scott O’Day Tango Trio presents contemporary tango in a unique formation. With the guitar as a central voice, this power trio features all originally arranged music for guitar, piano, and double bass. Influenced by the sounds and colors from jazz but with the rhythmic intensity of rock, the trio forges a new and exciting path for today’s tango. The trio will be joined by guest vocalist Verónica Freidkes from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Scott O’Day – guitar
Elyse Weakley – piano
Daniel Fabricant – double bass
Veronica Freidkes – voice

Saturday, February 25th, 2023
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Oakland-based guitarist and arranger Scott O’Day is a member of the contemporary tango music scene. He has performed extensively in North America, South America, and Europe. As an established tango musician and community organizer, he directs the Community Music Center Tango Ensemble, which serves as an incubator program for the Bay Area tango music scene. Scott studied with many notable tango legends in Buenos Aires, and attended La Escuela de Musica Popular de Avellaneda to complete his formal training.
Elyse Weakley has taken part in a wide array of musical projects and has served in many roles including: music director, pianist, educator and composer. Throughout her career she has performed many contemporary works and has frequently collaborated directly with composers and songwriters in recording and presenting their music as a soloist and collaborator including The Hurd Ensemble and Redwood Tango Ensemble.
Daniel Fabricant may be the most versatile bassist in San Francisco—and the most in-demand. Playing upright or electric, he can adapt to a wide range of musical settings, from intimate chamber groups to sprawling dance bands and Latin ensembles. In his decade on the San Francisco scene he has played as a sideman with dozens of San Francisco groups and is a founding member of the award-winning Nice Guy Trio.
Born in Argentina and recently moved to the Bay Area, vocalist Verónica Freidkes performs Tango and other latin rhythms. Her style is influenced by contemporary music like jazz, bossa nova, and also by her ashkenazi roots. Verónica invites the audience to the journey of every song, while sharing the joy of live music.
www.scottoday.com

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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, February 25th, 2023
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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Taraf Dulce Amar | Romani Music
2023-03-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Taraf Dulce Amar | Romani Music
Romani Music from Eastern Europe and Beyond
Wedding-Style Music from Moldova and Beyond
Romanian and Moldovan traditional music is known for swift, complex rhythms, musical improvisation, and rich melodic ornamentation. Traditionally performed by Romani musicians, the Lautari musical style encompasses soul-wrenching ballads, high-energy wedding dances, and village-style tunes. Hailing straight from the source and having been steeped in this tradition from birth, Sergiu Popa passionately embodies these traditions, transporting the audience back to the weddings and the summer nights on the porches where the duo grew up. He will be joined on cello by Nomy Braun and on percussion by Faisal Zedan.
Sergiu Popa – Accordion
Nomy Braun – Cello
Faisal Zedan – Percussion

Friday, March 3rd, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20 – $35 / (Door) $35 general
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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Sergiu Popa (accordion and bandleader) was born in Moldova. From a young age, he studied traditional folk and Roma (Gypsy) styles with his father, Ion Popa, himself a well-recognized Gypsy accordionist in Moldova. Over many years of playing alongside his father at weddings, he also became familiar with Jewish, Turkish, Russian, Serbian and Bulgarian styles. After studying at the Conservatory of Moldova and moving to Montreal in 2002, Sergiu immersed himself into Middle Eastern, North-African, Jazz, Latin traditions, blending these styles together seamlessly. He has performed with many of the great names in Eastern European and Balkan music, such as Dan Armeanca, Carmen Piculeata, Fanfara Ciocarlia, Vadim Kolpakov, and Petar Ralchev.
www.scottoday.com

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EVENT DETAILS
Friday, March 3rd, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20 – $35 / (Door) $35 general
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Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
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Simone Baron & Moss trio
2023-03-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Simone Baron & Moss trio
Chamber music
Three charismatic improvisors join forces to present an evening of fresh new music, graphic scores, and improvisation, inspired by moss, somatic empathy, and out there tuning systems.. The evening will feature some works in progress written and developed at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, where Simone is the February composer in residence, as well as literary experiments, graphic scores and your run-of-the-mill stunningly lyrical heartbreak song.
Simone Baron- piano & accordion
Alec Goldfarb- guitar
Amelia Romano- lever harp

Saturday, March 4th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $18 – $28 / (Door) $25 – $30 general
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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Simone Baron is a polyglot pianist, accordionist, improviser and composer whose work “ego-less, genre agnostic and without expectations” (JazzTimes) engages curiously and charismatically with a broad spectrum of idioms. A listener of sounds beneath, within and beyond, her music plays at the intersection of the familiar and the avant-garde. In 2016 Simone founded Arco Belo, a GenreFluid chamber ensemble. Simone is a Victoria Artist and plays a Poeta XB Accordion.
Alec Goldfarb is a Brooklyn based guitarist, composer, and Hindustani classical musician. Active in the NYC improvised and new music communities, his work explores musical traits as historical vestiges of migrations, colonialism, geographies, labor, ritual. He holds a masters degree from CUNY Brooklyn College and B.A.’s from the University of Illinois in Music Composition/Theory and Philosophy, and is currently on faculty at NYC Guitar School.
An eclectic blend of austere serenity and kinetic vibrancy, Amelia Romano takes what is known about conventional harp and surpasses every time. Pulling from her roots in the cultural hotbed of San Francisco, Amelia not only plays music from the repertoire but reprises them and creates originals. Latin American music, jazz and classical are all genres that she touches but her music defines its own path.

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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, March 4th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $18 – $28 / (Door) $25 – $30 general
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Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
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Dashti Trio: Music from the Middle East and Beyond
2023-03-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Dashti Trio: Music from the Middle East and Beyond
Music from the Middle East and Beyond

Three Middle Eastern musicians bring together songs from their lands of origin. With a mixture of voice, clarinet, flutes, oud, and percussion, they bring the beauty of each individual culture as well as a few refreshing combinations that may never have been tried before. Come and hear avaz with a scent of spices, hijaz with a flourish, and klezmer with a twist.
Faisal Zedan – percussion, vocals
Asaf Ophir – woodwinds, vocals
Sirvan Manhoobi – oud, vocals

Saturday, March 11th, 2023
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Faisal Zedan was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Oum Dbaib, Syria. Through a great love for percussion and years of dedicated study, he has become a master of Arabic percussion instruments including the Derbekki, Dahullah, Riq, and Def (Arabic/Turkish frame drum).
Faisal is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and works regularly as a performer, collaborator and teacher. He has worked with a diverse array of musicians, including: Aieto Moreira, The Gorillaz, Joan Baez, Miriam Peretz, Khaleel Shaheed, Yuval Ron, Salim Sesler, Omar Faruk Taqbilek, Hasan Iskul, Yair Dalal, and Rumen Shopov.
Asaf Ophir began his professional career in musical theaters in Israel, on some of Israel’s most distinguished stages. Having moved to the United States in 2014, 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, 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.”
Sirvan Manhoobi is a Kurdish Iranian oud and tar player, and composer. He received the Best Soloist award at the Iranian Music Festival in 2006, 2008, and 2009.
After completing his MA in Archaeology from Tehran University, Sirvan moved to the United States and continued his musical career. He established the Bamdad Ensemble, and collaborated with great artists such as Bijan Kamkar, Aziz Shahrokh, Ardeshir Kamkar, and Ismaeel Sabour, as well as the renowned Iranian director Bahram Bezraei in his play “Tarabnameh” (2016).Sirvan is currently studying music at San Francisco State University.
AsafOphir.com
FaisalZedan.com

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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event.
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
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Astrid Kuljanic | Transatlantic Exploration Company
2023-03-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Astrid Kuljanic | Transatlantic Exploration Company
Dynamic world music and jazz with Mediterranean Future Folk taste
Drawing on her unique Adriatic heritage as well as her command of Brazilian music and jazz, Croatian vocalist Astrid Kuljanic will present a diverse evening of global music. With her critically acclaimed band featuring accordionist Ben Rosenblum and bassist Mat Muntz, Astrid will sing traditional, popular, and original songs in a range of styles and languages propelled by a focus on spontaneous interaction and interpretive flexibility.
Astrid Kuljanic – voice
Ben Rosenblum – accordion
Mat Muntz – bass, bagpipes

Saturday, March 25th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20 – $35 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

“Renowned for her complex musical sensibility, Croatian vocalist Astrid Kuljanic has immersed herself in an eclectic variety of musical traditions from around the world. Her journey from the Balkans to New York has allowed her to absorb Jazz and Brazilian music and acquire proficiency in electronic performance using Ableton Live.
With her band, Astrid has performed at festivals and venues across Europe and the USA including Carnegie Hall, Jazz Standard, The Kennedy Center, and Earshot Jazz. As a collaborator, in 2020 she was a part of Thana Alexa’s album ONA, which was nominated for Grammy for Best Vocal Jazz Album.”

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Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event. We have missed our packed events, but due to COVID, and our staff, volunteers & artists safety, we can only accommodate 30 guests per show. Please get your tickets ahead of time.
Please read the following information before purchasing your ticket:
To make the event a safe and comfortable one for all, Red Poppy will be strictly enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask requirements. Please note that we will NOT make any exceptions. All guests will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses + 1 booster at least) and a photo ID at the door to gain entry and wear a face mask properly at all time inside the space.

EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, March 25th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20 – $35 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event.
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.
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MAPP April 1st, Mini-ILLUSION Show | A white canvas to Paint, Perform & Dream!
2023-04-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
SATURDAY, APRIL 1st, 2023
MAPP “Mini-ILLUSION” show
Saturday, April 1st, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | FREE
Please join us for the third MINI-ILLUSION show curated by Adrian Arias who will take us on a beautiful multi-disciplinary journey with poets, visual artists, and musicians, transforming our Red Poppy Art House from a WHITE CANVAS to a DREAM!
We invite the audience to come dressed in BLACK!
To preserve the paper on the floor for the artistic process, we will try to have a “Shoe off” event! Wear your artsy socks!!!
The MAPP MINI-ILLUSION includes music performances by:

Musicians:
Kenya Moses Trio
Paula Dreyer
LA.MIMI
And Special Guest, Kimberly Newton

Poet, tarot Reader:
MK Chavez

Live painting by:
Maria Fernanda Valecillos aka “Mafi”
Adrian Arias

This is a part of Adrian Arias’s “3 MINI-ILLUSIONS shows”, an artist residency at Red Poppy Art House!

OUR COVID PROTOCOLS

We are requiring proof of full vaccination and a photo ID at the door.
Face coverings are required inside AT ALL TIMES.

ARTIST STATEMENT | THE ILLUSION PROJECT

Past MAPP Mini-Illusion Show on June 4th, 2022
My artistic residency as a co-curator for the MAPP series at the Red Poppy Art House is focused on embracing the community in areas of collaboration and participation, as well as honoring the memory of those who taught us, inspired us, paved the way for art, creativity, and social justice.
My love for the community and the RPAH is based on the connections that are created when the artists, creators, and population of the community come together to share a creative moment, a moment of freedom and inspiration, that invites us to live better, to feel better, inspires us to live without fear and to continue creating and inspiring.
Mini ILLUSION show is a multidisciplinary event which is a space for the participation of artists from a wide range of ethnicities and races in the community for mixing disciplines and combining styles to respond artistically to the theme.
Over the years, more than 300 artists participated in the ILLUSION shows during 2003-2017. Six times at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, and two times at the de Young Museum and one time at SOMArts.
ILLUSION is an amazing experience, sharing the art, the momentum, the projects and ideas around us, the creative process of individuals and groups. More information about ILLUSION project can be found here
The MINI-ILLUSION events marks the “10th ILLUSION show” after 5 years!
This is a part of my “3 MINI-ILLUSION shows”, an artist residency at Red Poppy Art House!

ABOUT THE CURATOR | RESIDENT ARTIST: ADRIAN ARIAS

Adrian Arias (American born in Mochica Land in Peru)
Is a visual artist, poet, performer, curator, activist, art teacher and cultural promoter, who brings together multidisciplinary artists to engage in community projects with messages of social justice, racial equality, climate change, peace, beauty, health, and hope in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Arias is one of the founders and creators of MAPP (Mission Arts Performance Project) and creator of festivals in the San Francisco Bay Area such as VideoFest, Luna Negra, and ILLUSION shows.
Adrian uses his dreams as creative initiatives, which he makes come true in performances and community projects. He has participated in international group exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale, The Ibero-American Biennial, The Contemporary Museum of Barcelona, and art residencies at the de Young Museum, Benamil Spain, Google new Mountain View building and at the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco.
Adrian has been commissioned to do murals in SF Chinatown and Oakland Lakeshore, in addition to the Black Lives Matter on the asphalt of the Petaluma Library, and the giant altar for George Floyd at SOMArts. Recently he has been commissioned by Luggage Store Gallery and Someland Foundation to paint a mural on two three-story buildings in the tenderloin of San Francisco, exalting art and music as a means of medicine, and combining his Mochica culture with the Ohlone culture, which is the territory where currently we are living. More info at http://adrianarias.com/

APRIL 1ST | 3rd MINI-ILLUSION @ RPAH

PERFORMANCES:
7:07 Dina & Adrian words – Intro of artists participating
7:15 Kenya Moses Trio
8:00 Poem and Tarot by MK
8:15 Song with Special guest
8:20 Piano by Paula Dreyer
9:00 Poem and Tarot by MK
9:20 LA.MIMI
9:50 Closing words by Dina and Adrian

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

MUSICIANS

Kenya Moses trio
“Kenya Moses embodies the essence of Brazil’s bossa nova in her warm and heartfelt sound. Born in the United States, yet connected to her Afro-Brazilian roots, Kenya fell in love with the sounds of Brazil after 15 years performing as a classical vocalist, flutist and professional dancer. Kenya’s vocal resonance has allowed her the opportunity to perform throughout the Western and Eastern United States, in addition to Italy and France. With acclaimed musicians by her side, Kenya will release her first album of bossa nova duets in late 2022.”
Featuring:
Kenya Moses – Voice
Adam Shulman – Piano
Fred Randolph – Bass

Paula Dreyer
Paula Dreyer is a classically-trained pianist and composer, making music in a unique style that draws upon influences of classical, Spanish, film, and improvisational music. Known for her transporting and mesmerizing performances, Paula has graced world-class stages from Carnegie Hall to the Green Music Center, performing in the US, Canada, Nicaragua, Prague, Portugal, and Spain.

As an Artist-in-Residence at Obras in Portugal, she composed much of the music for her globally successful Little Gems for Piano educational series. She is also a well-respected educator and presents nationally to music teachers. She is preparing for a tour of China.

Paula has collaborated with world-renowned choreographer Kevin Jenkins and San Francisco-based visual artist Adrian Arias, as well as with genre-defying groups “Potaje” and “Matt Small’s Chamber Ensemble”. She was a band member for the legendary show Beach Blanket Babylon, which the New York Times calls “a treasured San Francisco staple.” She was the winner of the Montréal Classical Music Festival and was a chamber music semi-finalist in the Concert Artist Guild Competition at New York’s Merkin Hall.

In her debut original solo album Central Star, Paula tells a personal, yet universal story about the therapeutic powers of imagination, intuition, and creative expression during challenging times of transition.

Paula lives in Bend, Oregon where she spearheads her innovative Piano Flow Live concert series, teaches an improvisation program called Piano Flow, and spends time with her husband and their two daughters. https://pauladreyer.com/

POETRY

MK Chavez (Poet and Tarot Reader)

MK Chavez is an Afro-Latinx writer, educator, and curator. Chavez is the co-director of the Berkeley Poetry Festival, co-curator of Lyrics & Dirges, and teaches and supports writers at Ouroboros Writing Lab.

Chavez writes about identity, human injustices, environmental degradation, horror films, magic, and ritual.

Chavez has received the Pen Oakland Josephine Miles award, the San Francisco Foundation/Nomadic Press Literary Award, and is at 2023 YBCA 100. Their books are Dear Animal, Mothermorphosis, the lyric essay chapbook A Brief History of the Selfie, and Virgin Eyes.

You can find her work among the trees in Golden Gate Park through the Voices of the Trees Project and many other places in print and in the virtual realm.

LIVE PAINTING
Live painting during songs, poems, and music by:

Maria Fernanda Valecillos aka “Mafi” (Expressive Calligraphy + Painting) and Adrian Arias

Venezuelan artist Maria Fernanda uses expressive calligraphy to give life to symbols and sound shapes to phraseology. Her mostly black and white work explores the process of harmonizing images with letterforms that allows her to compositionally use space in a unique manner. Influenced by her training as a percussionist, sound healing and dhrupad, her work embodies rhythm and movement through a repetition of pen strokes and conveys a pleasing interaction between the legible, asemic, and the abstract.

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Kenya Moses trio

Adrian Arias- Live Painting

Adrian Arias Mural “River to the Sky” in 69 seconds

https://vimeo.com/682109842

IN PERSON EVENT DETAILS
Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Show (IN PERSON)
Time: April 1st, 2023, 7pm- 10pm (IN PERSON)
Admission: Free

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Adrienne Shamszad: Songs of Truth and Freedom
2023-04-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.

Adrienne Shamszad: Songs of Truth and Freedom
Heart Melting Singer-Songwriter-Soul

Singer-Songwriter Adrienne Shamszad comes to the Red Poppy with her ensemble to share the whole of her upcoming album (currently in production). These songs tell the story of her deep love affair with life, the heartbreak of watching dreams dissolve during the pandemic, and the rebirth into the power of the present. This concert is dedicated to the brave freedom fighters in Iran, and Adrienne will also perform two songs in Farsi.
Adrienne Shamszad – Voice, Guitar, Keys
Daniel Fabricant- Bass
James Small- Drums

Saturday, April 8th, 2023
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Adrienne Shamszad is a singer, songwriter and composer from the San Francisco Bay Area. Her musical style expresses the union of American Roots and Iranian Tradition, a blend of folk, soul, blues infused with Iranian-inspired vocals, melodies and poetry. Adrienne has been a dedicated performer, guitarist and songwriter for her lifetime, inspired by the mystic Poets of Iran as much as the folk poet-songwriters of the 60s and 70s. She has performed with artists such as poet Coleman Barks, singer-songwriter David Wilcox, Iranian vocalis Mahsa Vahdat, and has sold out headlining shows at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley.
In 2016, she began her exploration of traditional Iranian music with renowned vocal artist Mahsa Vahdat. Since then, Adrienne has been awarded two grants from the Alliance of California Traditional Arts in order to develop her knowledge of Iranian classical vocal and instrumental music. Ger decades of experience in American songwriting craft carry an infusion of ancient culture, and her songs tell the story of her unique perspective with longing, hope, humor and depth.
adrienneshamszad.com

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COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS

Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event. We have missed our packed events, but due to COVID, and our staff, volunteers & artists safety, we can only accommodate 30 guests per show. Please get your tickets ahead of time.
Please read the following information before purchasing your ticket:
To make the event a safe and comfortable one for all, Red Poppy will be strictly enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask requirements. Please note that we will NOT make any exceptions. All guests will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses + 1 booster at least) and a photo ID at the door to gain entry and wear a face mask properly at all time inside the space.

EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, April 8th, 2023
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Show 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event.
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.
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Las Almas Tango
2023-04-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Las Almas Tango
A Journey from the Past to Tango’s Present
Las Almas’s program is a reflection of the duo’s diverse musical backgrounds. They will be joined by guest artist, Basma Edrees, to present a mixture of some classic tangos and contemporary tangos. Las Almas hope to show their audience the diverse richness that tango has to offer.
Featuring:
Sumi Lee – piano
Heyni Solera – bandoneon
Basma Edrees – violin

Sunday, April 9th, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Sumi Lee and Heyni Solera both started their musical lives as classical musicians. Sumi Lee has been playing classical piano since the age of four, and obtained her Masters from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Heyni Solera started out as a classically trained pianist but is now a bandoneonist and ethnomusicologist. What drew this dynamic duo together was their mutual passion for contemporary tango music.
Both Sumi and Heyni studied in some of the most prestigious Argentine tango orchestra schools, such as La Orquesta Escuela de Emilio Balcarce and La Orquesta de Tango de la Una,” and have studied and performed with leading contemporary tango composers such Ramiro Boero, Victor LaVallen, among others.

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COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS

Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. We have missed our packed events, but due to COVID, and our staff, volunteers & artists safety, we can only accommodate 30 guests per show. Please get your tickets ahead of time.
Please read the following information before purchasing your ticket:
To make the event a safe and comfortable one for all, Red Poppy will be strictly enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask requirements. Please note that we will NOT make any exceptions. All guests will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses + 1 booster at least) and a photo ID at the door to gain entry and wear a face mask properly at all time inside the space.

EVENT DETAILS
Sunday, April 9th, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.
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Duo Violão Plus One: Brazilian Choro & Samba
2023-04-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.

Duo Violão Plus One: Brazilian Choro & Samba
Roots samba and Traditional Choro
Acclaimed Brazilian guitarists Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber joins forces with percussionist Ami Molinelli in the beautiful instrumental genre, “choro” with their trio, Duo Violão Plus One. Presenting an energetic evening of choro, samba, northeastern music, the trio will perform choro, samba and original works by Rogério Souza.
Rogério Souza – 7 String guitar
Edinho Gerber – 7 String guitar
Ami Molinelli – Pandeiro & Percussion

Friday, April 14th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Duo Violão + One is a choro and samba trio with acclaimed guitar master Rogerio Souza on 7-string guitar (Paulinho da Viola, Ney Matagrosso, Baden Powell, etc), Edinho Gerber (Som Brasil, Renato Anesi Trio, Ben Lamar-Gay, etc,) and percussionist Ami Molinelli (Grupo Falso Baiano, Jovino Santos-Neto, Kenny Washington, etc.).
Duo Violão Plus One started with two guitarists, Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber, and the desire to explore and expand the musical possibilities of playing two violões, or Brazilian guitars. During their first visit to the Bay Area in 2015, they met percussionist Ami Molinelli and the musical connection was immediate.
The ensemble navigates 20th century Brazilian popular music, emphasizing Brazil’s first original musical genre, choro, while also showcasing original works and inventive arrangements. The group’s first album, “A História de Choro,” was released in 2019 and featured as one of the best musical albums of the Bay Area by the San Jose Mercury News.
In 2020-21 they produced a project to further explore the intersections between choro and samba. “Raizes do Choro e Samba” (Roots of Choro and Samba) was an online concert presented during the pandemic that featured a blend of compositions to highlight these intersections.
In January 2021, the trio was selected and featured at the Chamber Music America showcase, cementing its place on the national circuit. In 2022, they completed their Northwest and Midwest Tour including the Earshot Jazz Festival.
“On A History of Choro, their first recorded collaboration, guitarist Rogério Souza, guitarist Edinho Gerber, and percussionist Ami Molinelli survey the musical history and evolution of choro, revealing its rhythmic and harmonic permutations and, in the process, create an album that is coherent in timbre and vision while marvelously varied in its nuances.”
—-Best of the Bay Jazz albums 2019, San Jose Mercury News (Andy Gilbert)
http://www.duoviolaobrasil.com/
https://duoviolaoplus1.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.facebook.com/duoviolaoplusone

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COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS

Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event. We have missed our packed events, but due to COVID, and our staff, volunteers & artists safety, we can only accommodate 30 guests per show. Please get your tickets ahead of time.
Please read the following information before purchasing your ticket:
To make the event a safe and comfortable one for all, Red Poppy will be strictly enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask requirements. Please note that we will NOT make any exceptions. All guests will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses + 1 booster at least) and a photo ID at the door to gain entry and wear a face mask properly at all time inside the space.

EVENT DETAILS
Friday, April 14th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.
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Mostly Kosher: Klezmer Rock
2023-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.

Mostly Kosher: Klezmer Rock
Songs from “This World is Yours” album
Mostly Kosher, Klezmer-Rock band, boldly redefines their musical genre taking the listener through a timeline of history with modern protest music, toppling norms of intolerance and indifference. In response to the poetry and street Jewish folk music roots, their original voice resounds with themes of social justice, human dignity, and mutual understanding.
Leeav Sofer – Accordion, Clarinet & Voice
Janice Mautner Markham – Violin
Adam Levy – Bass

Thursday, April 20th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Mostly Kosher, Los Angeles’s acclaimed klezmer-rock band, boldly redefines their musical genre, taking the listener through a timeline of history with modern protest music, toppling norms of intolerance and indifference. In response to the poetry and street Jewish folk music roots, their original voice resounds with themes of social justice, human dignity, and mutual understanding. The ensemble is led by frontman Leeav Sofer, one of Jewish Journal’s “30 under 30” most accomplished professionals in the Los Angeles Jewish diaspora. Joining Leeav will be founding members Janice Mautner Markham on violin, Adam Levy on bass and special guest artists!
Mostly Kosher is a fixture at renowned California stages such as the Ford Amphitheatre, Skirball Cultural Center, Torrance Center for the Arts, Chandler and Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. Mostly Kosher is the first Jewish music ensemble residency at the Disney parks with 2022 marking their sixth season performing during the 2-month long Festival of Holidays.
Mostly Kosher is proud to be teaching artists for Urban Voices Project, performing and educating in underserved areas in and around Southern California including prisons, community clinics and shelters. Mostly Kosher is also a mentor ensemble to the Los Angeles Jewish Youth Orchestra for middle school and high school musicians.
Mostly Kosher kicked off their 2022/2023 live performance schedule with a long-anticipated record release of “This World is Yours”
https://www.mostlykosher.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mostlykosher/
https://www.instagram.com/mostlykosher/
https://www.youtube.com/user/MostlyKosherBand

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COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS

Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. We have missed our packed events, but due to COVID, and our staff, volunteers & artists safety, we can only accommodate 30 guests per show. Please get your tickets ahead of time.
Please read the following information before purchasing your ticket:
To make the event a safe and comfortable one for all, Red Poppy will be strictly enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask requirements. Please note that we will NOT make any exceptions. All guests will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses + 1 booster at least) and a photo ID at the door to gain entry and wear a face mask properly at all time inside the space.

EVENT DETAILS
Thursday, April 20th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.
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Naima Shalhoub ft. Excentrik and The Siphr
2023-04-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.

Naima Shalhoub ft. Excentrik and The Siphr
Naima Shalhoub ft. Excentrik and the Siphr
Arab Soul and Genre Expansive Music
Naima Shalhoub presents the music of Siphr featuring co-collaborator Excentrik and 5-piece band. Siphr, Naima’s debut studio record, was released in August of 2020 that is comprised of nine compositions, each one representing various aspects of revolution and humanity’s need for liberation. Instrumentation includes oud, cello, guitars, keys, vocals, drums, percussion and bass. Join us for an uplifting evening of community and a journey through the Siphr.
Naima Shalhoub – vocals, keys, guitar
Excentrik – Oud, electric guitar, percussion
Ed Baskerville – Cello
Aaron Kierbel – Drums and percussion
Chris Trinidad – Bass guitar

Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
Time: (First Show) 6:30pm doors, 7pm show / (Second Show) 8:30pm doors, 8:45pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. Please be advised that no concessions will be served during the event.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Naima Shalhoub is a Lebanese-American vocalist, composer, performer, guitarist, pianist, band leader and arranger who blends jazz, blues, Arab musicality and hip hop to create genre-bending and border-defying sounds.
Naima has opened for scholars and musicians such as Angela Davis, Cornel West, Zap Mama, and Les Nubians. Her music has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, Al Jazeera, The Mercury News, KQED, East Bay Express, KALW, Upworthy, Pop Matters, San Francisco Classical Voice, Electronic Intifada and Arab News.
Naima has risen to prominence in the global music scene as an interdisciplinary artist and restorative justice leader.
Excentrik, Born in California and raised between working class Detroit and the constantly evolving political and cultural landscape of Oakland, Palestinian producer, multi-instrumentalist and MC Tarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh is best known for his oud and percussion-driven beats, political vitriol and passionate lyrics. Considered one of the early founders of Arab-American Hip-Hop, his diverse discography includes the revolutionary Hip Hop group Arab Summit (alongside Omar Offendum, Narcy and Ragtop), multiple film scores, the experimental Jazz trio The 3 Mohammads, and many more. Excentrik’s last solo album, Now Here, Nowhere is a multi-genre attempt at diversifying what Arab Hip Hop has been defined as.
http://naimashalhoub.com
IG – @naimashalhoub
http://excentrik.net

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COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS

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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
Time: (First Show) 6:30pm doors, 7pm show / (Second Show) 8:30pm doors, 8:45pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
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R A G A M E N C O
2023-04-29 19:00 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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R A G A M E N C O
Exploring India, Gypsy Music & Flamenco
R A G A M E N C O music represents the synthesis of ancient traditions that have been linked by human and cultural migration through the centuries⁠.
A collaboration of Spanish and Indian musicians from the Bay Area, RagaMenco explores exciting new territories by combining haunting Indian melodies with exciting gypsy, flamenco, and jazz traditions from Spain.
Come hear ancient traditions from the Old World finding a new voice in California.
Featuring:
Mallar Bhattacharya – Sarode
Satish Pillai – Piano
Nilan Chaudhuri – Tabla
Luis Jiménez – Cajón
Devi SenGupta – Vocals
Chris Bastian – Upright Bass
Javier Jiménez – Guitar

Saturday, April 29th, 2023
Time: (First Show) 6:30pm doors, 7pm show / (Second Show) 8:30pm doors, 8:45pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Javier and Luis Jiménez are founders of the acoustic global music septet Barrio Manouche, known for its distinctively syncretistic global sound and a wide range of musical styles and genres.
Bassist Chris Bastian draws from a diversity of traditions, from classical to blues to flamenco.
Satish Pillai is a pianist with eclectic musical influences, from rock to jazz to Indian classical music.
Mallar Bhattacharya is a Sarode (lute) player of the Maihar school of classical North Indian music.
Percussionist Nilan Chaudhuri specializes in tabla from the North Indian city of Lucknow.
Devi SenGupta is a classically trained vocalist who sings devotional songs in the medieval languages of North India.

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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, April 29th, 2023
Time: (First Show) 6:30pm doors, 7pm show (SOLD OUT) / (Second Show) 8:30pm doors, 8:45pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
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Ensemble Sangineto
2023-05-06 19:30 - 20:45 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Ensemble Sangineto
Italian ancient harmonies with modern rhythms
“Le Grand Tour – Songs and Enchantments from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea”, an involving performance which presents a musical trip exploring the all Italian regions through the reinterpretation of their varied music traditions. Ensemble Sangineto’s main purpose focuses on the melding of Italian folk tunes with an international modern flavor, in the perspective of a continuity and renovation of the Italian folk music drawing on other European countries’ traditions (especially, the Irish, French, Breton and Scottish).
Featuring:
Adriano Sangineto – Celtic Harp, Voice
Caterina Sangineto – Bowed Psaltery, Flutes, Voice, Bodhran
Jacopo Ventura – Guitar, Bouzouki, Voice

Saturday, May 6th, 2023
Time: 7 pm door / 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Ensemble Sangineto is an eclectic band which blends skillfully ancient harmonies and sonorities with modern rhythms. The wide-ranging musical experiences of the individual members converge to create fresh arrangements of traditional Irish, Scottish, Breton & Italian tunes and original compositions that display influences from many varied musical genres ranging from classical to folk, from Gregorian chant to musical, from pop to Celtic music.
The delicate combination of the pure and magic tones of the harp and of the bowed psaltery with the guitar intermingle with the three voice-polyphonic texture evoking dreamlike and airy atmospheres.
www.ensemblesangineto.com
www.facebook.com/EnsembleSangineto

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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, May 6th , 2023
Time: 7 pm door/ 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
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Melodies from Egypt
2023-05-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Melodies from Egypt
Egyptian music of the Golden Age with Basma Edrees, Reda Darwish and Sirvan Manhoobi
This concert will feature Egyptian violinist Basma Edrees, Iranian Oudist Sirvan Manhoobi and Egyptian percussionist Reda Darwish in a concert centered around Egyptian music of the 20th century (considered Egypt’s Golden age of music in the modern era).
Featuring:
Basma Edrees – Violin
Sirvan Manhoobi – Oud
Reda Darwish – Doumbek & Bongos

Friday, May 12th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Basma Edrees is an Egyptian violinist, performer, and educator. Passionate about introducing the world to the rich music of her upbringing, Edrees has given Arabic music workshops at UC Berkeley, Stanford and Labyrinth Online. She has taught Arabic music and European counterpoint at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and is currently on the violin faculty of Santa Clara University. Basma Edrees earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees in violin performance from Mannes School of Music and The Juilliard Schools in New York. She enjoys a rich career as a western classical violinist, Argentine Tango violinist and Arabic violin player.
Sirvan Manhoobi started his musical journey at age 13 studying tar/sehtar with Keivan Saket and Behrooz Hemati. He chose oud as his primary instrument and attended classes with Arsalan Kamkar. He studied with Mohammad Reza Lotfi (Radif Navazi-Iranian classical music repertoire), Mehran Rohani (principles and history of music), Siamak Jahangiri (improvisation and analysis of Radif Navazi). He received Best Soloist awards at Iranian music festivals and formed the Bamdad Music Ensemble, focusing on Kurdish and Iranian classical music. He has a master’s of archaeology from Tehran University and currently lives in Oakland, performing, composing, and teaching Iranian and Kurdish music.
Reda Darwish, a native of Cairo, has been playing various percussion instruments since childhood. At eight years old, he was featured weekly on Egyptian television. Soon after he was playing for Egypt’s most famous dancers and singers including Fayza Ahmed, Nagat Al Saghira, and Samira Said. He later toured with Hani Mahanna’s orchestra, including to the United States where Darwish has now made his new home. He has also recorded his own compositions and was commissioned to compose the soundtrack for Reader’s Digest’s Wonders Sacred and Mysterious series covering Egypt and Turkey.
www.basmaedreesviolin.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/BasmaEdrees

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EVENT DETAILS
Friday, May 12th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
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Melinda Becker + Friction Quartet
2023-05-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Melinda Becker + Friction Quartet
Songs of Love, Life, and Memory
Contemporary Classical & Ranchera Songs for Mezzo Soprano & String Quartet
Melinda Becker and Friction Quartet present Canto Caló, a collection of songs by Nicolas Benavides that explore the process of keeping memory and culture alive. They will also perform an eclectic mix of works in English and Spanish by Caroline Shaw and Raymundo Pérez y Soto, crossing genres from contemporary classical to ranchera.
Featuring:
Melinda Becker – Mezzo soprano
Doug Machiz – Cello
Otis Harriel – Violin
Kevin Rogers – Violin
Mitso Floor – Viola

Saturday, May 13th , 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Melinda Martinez Becker’s New Mexican and Jewish heritage has shaped her career as a performer of art song in Spanish, Ladino, Yiddish and a variety of other languages. As a soloist and chamber musician, she is recognized for her expressive interpretations of diverse repertoire, such as baroque, new, and experimental music.
Melinda’s collaborations with emerging new music composers and ensembles include projects with Nicolas Lell Benavides, Emily Koh, Friction Quartet, Brian Baumbusch, the Musical Art Quintet, and as a soloist with the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra.
She is dedicated to performing, championing, and the education of music by underrepresented groups, including BIPOC and female composers. In 2023 she will join forces with Friction Quartet to record Canto Caló, an album of music by Nicolas Lell Benavides, on Innova Recordings.
Friction Quartet exists to modernize the chamber music experience and expand the string quartet repertoire. Friction achieves this mission by commissioning new works, curating imaginative programs, collaborating with artists, and presenting interactive educational outreach. Joshua Kosman (San Francisco Chronicle) has declared them, “The Bay Area’s redoubtable new-music ensemble.”
Since forming in 2011, Friction has commissioned fifty works for string quartet and given world premiere performances of more than eighty works. They won Second Prize in the 2016 Schoenfeld Competition, were quarter-finalists in the 2015 Fischoff Competition, and placed second at the 2015 Frances Walton Competition.
Friction appears on recordings with National Sawdust Tracks, Innova Records, Albany Records, and Pinna Records. They released their full-length debut album, resolve, in 2018.
Melinda Becker: www.melindabecker.com
Friction Quartet: www.frictionquartet.com/

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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, May 13th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Masks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
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ShadowLight Productions at the Art House!
2023-05-20 13:00 - 15:30 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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ShadowLight Productions at the Art House!
Shadow Theater Performance and Hands-on shadow puppet workshop for Children and Families (FREE)
ShadowLight Productions artists Jessica Nguyen and Fred Riley will perform a shadow play based on a short story by children’s author Mo Williams and a short shadow play for a song by Charlotte Diamond.
The performance will then turn into a demonstration with an opportunity to see the behind the screen process of performing a shadow theater show with time to ask questions.
ShadowLight artists will lead participants in making a shadow puppet of their own and using it to tell a story or perform a song.
Performance screen, lights and puppet making materials and tools provided by ShadowLight Productions.
Featuring Artists:
Fred C. Riley III- puppeteer
Jessica Nguyen- puppeteer
I Made Moja- puppeteer
This event is free to the public.
This event is appropriate for children ages 3 to 12.
Admission on first come, first served basis.
Due to limited capacity, RSVP is strongly recommended.
Saturday, May 20th, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Admission: FREE
Donation is encouraged and appreciated

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

ShadowLight was founded in 1972 by filmmaker/theatre director/shadow artist Larry Reed. We have served San Francisco as a non profit theater company for nearly 30 years.
The mission of ShadowLight Productions is to expose the general public to the art of Shadow Theater. The means of providing such exposure includes but is not limited to live theater, film and other media. We strive to preserve indigenous shadow theater traditions, and to explore and expand the possibilities of the shadow theater medium by creating innovative interdisciplinary, multicultural works.
Website: https://www.shadowlight.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShadowLightProductions
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowlightproductions/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shadowlightproductions

EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, May 20th, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Admission: FREE
Donation is encouraged and appreciated
This event is free to the public.
This event is appropriate for children ages 3 to 12.
Admission is on a first come, first served basis.
Due to limited capacity, RSVP is strongly recommended.
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
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OkCello
2023-05-20 19:00 - 20:15 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Collision of classical, jazz, EDM, reggae, and funk with Live Sound Looping, Improvisation and Storytelling
OkCello is inspired by the exploration of African Diasporic melodies and narratives and their intersection with people’s perceptions and assumptions about the classical and European nature of the cello. As well, his work with improvisation attempts to embody the phenomenon of wordless prayer.
Featuring Artists:
Okorie Johnson – cello
Saturday, May 20th, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Okorie “OkCello” Johnson is an American cellist-songwriter whose artistry integrates cello performance, live-sound-looping, improvisation, and storytelling – all culminating in original compositions that collide classical with jazz, EDM, reggae, and funk.
In 2021, Okorie OkCello Johnson was selected to be one of the presenters at the Democratic Republic of the Congo Biennale (Scheduled for September 2022) for his proposal of a sound installation project entitled “Vessel of Breath,” a meditative cello composition comprised of harvested sound, collaborative compositions, and community interviews. In addition, he was selected to participate in the Kennedy Center’s artist residence program entitled Office Hours (scheduled for March 2022), in which he will begin workshopping the process for the sound installation project above. 2021 also saw his inclusion in the InStyle February issue, which identified him as a member of the “Creative Class Making Atlanta the New Epicenter of American Arts.” He was also identified in Atlanta Magazine’s “Atlanta Rising Creative Class [that] Is Gaining New Recognition on the National Scene.” Finally, a documentary he scored for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Imperfect Alibi” won a regional Emmy, he released his third studio project Beacon in September of 2021, and in December, he released a holiday album entitled, An OkChristmas.
In 2020 Okorie was commissioned by Flux Projects to create improvisational work entitled “Stir Crazy” directly responding to the isolation that stemmed from the COVID19 quarantines. He then collaborated with visual artist Fahamu Pecou and poet Jon Goode to create a performance art piece entitled HUE+MEN that, in response to the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, asserted through sound, imagery, and poetry the sanctity and power of Black humanity. He also went on to be selected by Emory University to participate in its inaugural Arts and Social Justice Fellowship program, created by the Emory Center for Ethics. In that program, he and 5 other Atlanta artists were commissioned to create in collaboration with Emory professors and their classes pieces of art that spoke to the racial reckoning that the US experienced that summer.
In 2019, he had the honor of performing at SXSW for Choose ATL and the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, performing at the Oak Hill Stage of the Atlanta Jazz Festival, opening for Grammy award winning artist Van Hunt, being a featured artist on the Story2019 festival at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, opening for Grammy award winning recording artist Maxwell at the Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park, and being invited to perform in Havana, Cuba at the classical music festival Habana Classica, which coincided with the 500th birthday of that capital city.
He is a recipient of the Alliance Theatre’s 2018 Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab grant, and a 2018 Creative Loafing Readers’ Choice winner for Best Local Jazz Act. His sophomore album Resolve was named one of ArtsATL’s top local albums of 2018.
Furthermore, over his career, Okorie has had the opportunity to perform and/or record with India.Arie, De La Soul, and Big Boi of OutKast, amongst many others.
https://www.okcello.com
https://myriadartists.com/okcello

EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, May 20th, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
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Ariya Rengin: Benefit concert for earthquake in Turkey & Syria
2023-05-26 19:00 - 20:15 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Ariya Rengin: Benefit concert for earthquake in Turkey & Syria
Traditional Kurdish music
Ariya Rengin
Benefit concert for earthquake in Turkey & Syria
Ariya Rengin music group, founded by Evin Şah and Oktay Şahin, are organizing this for the earthquake survivors in Turkey & Syria. In addition to ethnic Kurdish music, Turkish and Armenian songs will be performed at the concert.
All proceeds from this concert will be transferred to the people who were impacted by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, by the California Kurdish Community Center, non profit organization.
Featuring:
Evin Sah- Vocalist
Oktay Sahin – Vocalist and classical guitarist
Sirvan Manhoobi – Composer, Oud
Susanna Goldenstein – Percussion
Niloufer Shiri – Kamāncheh
Nariman Assadi – Percussion
Umit Yilmaz – Baglama
Brian Hennessey – Bass Guitar

Friday, May 26th, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show
Donation: $30 – $100

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Evin Salgut Şahin and Oktay Şahin are Kurdish artists who were born in Muş, Turkey, and hold degrees from Istanbul University State Conservatory’s music department. Evin specialized in Kurdish traditional and Dengbêjî music, while Oktay developed his skills in composing and directing.
Their passion for music led them to explore various avenues, including acting and dubbing for films, documentaries, and short films. As accomplished musicians, Evin and Oktay have created original music and contributed to numerous projects across different media.
In 2007, Evin and Oktay founded Ariya Rengin, a music group where they showcase their exceptional talents. They sing traditional Kurdish music as well as Armenian and Turkish songs, earning them a reputation for versatility and artistic excellence.
In their pursuit of musical excellence, Evin and Oktay continue to refine their craft and expand their knowledge by collaborating with renowned artists in the Bay Area. With their unwavering dedication to music, Evin and Oktay have established themselves as significant contributors to the Kurdish music scene and beyond.
Sirvan Manhoobi is an Iranian oud player. Sirvan started his musical journey at age 13 studying tar/sehtar with Keivan Saket and Behrooz Hemati. He chose oud as his primary instrument and attended classes with Arsalan Kamkar. He studied with Mohammad Reza Lotfi (Radif Navazi-Iranian classical music repertoire), Mehran Rohani (principles and history of music), Siamak Jahangiri (improvisation and analysis of Radif Navazi). He received Best Soloist awards at Iranian music festivals and formed the Bamdad Music Ensemble, focusing on Kurdish and Iranian classical music. He has a master’s of archaeology from Tehran University and currently lives in Oakland, performing, composing, and teaching Iranian and Kurdish music.
Susanna Goldenstein has been performing world percussion in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 years, with a focus on Middle Eastern genres. She has studied with Susu Pampanin, Faisal Zedan, and Mary Ellen Donald.
Nariman Assadi is an Iranian percussionist. Raised in Tehran, he always felt drawn to percussion instruments. At the age of thirteen, he began studying Tombak under Master Amir Mogharab Samadi. From 2008 to 2013, Nariman performed at Vahdat Hall as a soloist and with the Persian Percussion Ensemble at Pars Academy, the premier music academy for children. After mastering Tombak, he then began learning Daf under the great Master Bijan Kamkar. With a strong understanding of the Daf and Tombak, Nariman started learning Barbat (Oud) under Master Mohammad Firouzi.
In 2015, Nariman immigrated to the United States. He immediately began his professional music career by performing and attending festivals. Along with being a member of various ensembles, Nariman teaches Daf, Tombak, and Music for children and is working towards his Orff Certification.
Niloufar Shiri is a kamāncheh player, composer, and improviser from Tehran, Iran. Her music weaves Iranian musical structure from the Radif with timbers, textures, and noise to the techniques perspectives of contemporary music. She focuses particularly on the investigation of timbral and textural components, as well as the sonic capabilities of the kamancheh. Her distinctive language and approach to Kamancheh and music creation explores the radical self transformation that comes with displacement and the strive to reconnect to her sense of self as a woman. She is a graduate of Tehran Music Conservatory, University of California, San Diego, and University of California, Irvine. She is currently the artist in residence at the Pomona College at Claremont.
Umit Yilmaz was born in Istanbul, Turkiye in 1989. He showed great interest towards music in early ages. He started taking music lessons at the age of 12 with his father’s encouragement and played saz in Turkish folk music choirs. He started his professional music career in a band he formed with a group of friends in university. Since then he has performed with various musicians in live concerts and album recordings and given saz lessons. Currently he lives in San Francisco and continues his passion to introduce this instrument to the world, combining its traditional sound with a modern touch.
Brian Hennessey: A Bay area Transplant from Providence, Rhode Island. He’s been playing bass for almost 25 Years With experience and education in Classical and jazz. With 10+ Years of touring experience, his creativity has flowed across many music styles. With this fluid use of creative spirit, he’s made recordings for labels like ascetic house, ashtray monument, wharf cat, iron lung and others. His studies in music composition at SFSU have guided his inspiration towards tonality outside of what he grew up with. Upon completion Of his degree , he hopes to use his accrued experience to compose for video games and film.Alex Conde is a foremost exponent of piano flamenco and jazz fusion. Born in Spain, he graduated from the Jose Iturbi Conservatory, then at Berklee and in 2016 received his masters in jazz at CUNY, in New York. After spending 15 years in the USA, he has performed in venues such as Blue Note NY, Kimmel Center Philadelphia, San Jose Jazz Festival or Beantown Jazz Festival among many others. Mr Conde has written music for the Oakland Youth Orchestra and Miami Chamber Orchestra among others. A virtuoso pianist with roots in flamenco, latin and jazz music.
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Gm7hrqrVyOKDlkhdSboFi

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EVENT DETAILS
Friday, May 26th, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show
Donation: $30 – $100
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The Rebecca Kleinmann Trio
2023-05-27 19:00 - 20:15 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Venezuelan and Brazilian Trios:
Rebecca Kleinmann, Jackie Rago and Carlos Caminos
Flutist Rebecca Kleinmann, guitarist Carlos Caminos and percussionist / cuatro player Jackeline Rago share their original music as well as traditional and modern music of Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil.
Featuring:
Rebecca Kleinmann – Flutes & vocals
Carlos Caminos – Guitar
Jackeline Rago – Cuatro & percussion

Saturday, May 27th, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Gracefully flowing between Venezuelan music, Brazilian folkloric rhythms and flamenco inspired originals, this dynamic trio brings a special spin and vibrant life to every composition they arrange. Having moved to the east coast last year, flutist and vocalist Rebecca Kleinmann returns to the Bay Area to delight audiences with this unique musical collaboration. Originally from Venezuela, Jackie Rago and Carlos Caminos are both master musicians who bring their own flair to a depth of culturally rich knowledge. All three musicians are virtuosos in their own right, and have a special chemistry together that lights up the room.
rebeccakleinmann.com
https://www.facebook.com/rebeccakleinmannmusic
https://www.jackelinerago.com
https://caminosmusic.com

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EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, May 27th, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.
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(FREE) The Family Art Program (Arte entre familia) is back!
2023-06-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
The Family Art Program
Arte entre familia
The Family Art Program at The Red Poppy Art House brings free access to quality art activities to neighboring families in the Mission district of San Francisco.

It is a safe and creative space for children, youth and parents to explore art.

We will be gathering one Saturday of the month from 12:00 – 1:30pm at 2698 Folsom.

All ages are welcome and the program is bilingual.
This event is free to the public.

The program most often includes (but is not limited to) children and youth ages 4-17, as well as adults 18+, living in the Mission District.

Please come join us!

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023
Time: 12:00-1:30 pm
Admission: FREE

MEET THE INSTRUCTOR:

Sofia Elias

Sofia Elias, Family Art Coordinator at the Red Poppy Art House, studied psychology at SFSU and has independently pursued the arts by working as both a curator and participating artist within various art spaces in San Francisco. With the notion that art is present in all occasions of social change, she believes art liberates people to express their emotions and ideas in any possible way that is imagined. Through this powerful creative tool, she looks to inspire children to create and become creators of their own realities. Sofia is a bilingual radical musician, ready to share art with all of the community!

The Family Art Program
(Arte entre familia)
The program engages the Red Poppy Art House’s surrounding neighborhood, contributing to its vibrancy by offering free programming to the public one Saturday of the month from 12:00-1:30pm at 2698 Folsom.

An outdoor open forum, Family Art uses the exterior south wall of the Poppy and its wide adjacent sidewalk, where volunteers bring out an array of art supplies and organize a different activity for participants each week.

During these afternoon sessions, parents and children can explore their creative impulses within a broader framework of social and diversity awareness.
Family Art is designed as a way to engage not only participating families but those passing by our residential intersection.
https://redpoppyarthouse.org/programs/family-art/

EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, June 3rd, 2023
Time: 12:00-1:30 pm
Admission: FREE
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MAPP - June 3rd: Inner Strength
2023-06-03 19:00 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
SATURDAY, JUNE 3rd, 2023
MAPP – June 3rd: Inner Strength
MAPP – June 3rd: Inner Strength @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | FREE!
Please join us this Saturday at 7pm for a FREE evening of music and visual art, exploring the theme: Inner Strength
Curated by Adrian Arias, Artist-in-Residence at the Red Poppy Art House.

MAPP JUNE 3RD| INNER STRENGTH

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
Adrian words – Intro of artists participating
7:11 pm Anais Azul
8:08 pm The Genie
9:09 pm Barrio Mundial (members of Barrio Manouche):
– Ivan Rondon – Bongo & Vocals
– Ross Howe – Guitar
– Javi Jiménez – Guitar & Vocals
Tarot Reader:
Jenna Frisch

Special Guest:
Jose Antonio Galloso, visual art-poetry

Live painting by:
Pancho Peskador
Adrián Arias
Jenna Frisch

ABOUT THE CURATOR | RESIDENT ARTIST: ADRIAN ARIAS

Adrian Arias (American born in Mochica Land in Peru)
Adrian Arias is an international multidisciplinary artist working at the intersection of visual arts, poetry, performance, and social justice. A descendant of the Mochica culture of ancient Peru, he embraces his culture’s use of dreams as a transformative catalyst between reality and imagination. This ancestral knowledge is used to connect artists and communities in collaborations that speak to equality, liberation, peace and beauty. He believes that creation goes beyond the result: that the fantastic is always written in the creative act. Arias has created large-scale murals for public and private businesses such as Google and the Luggage Store. As co-founder of Mission Arts Performance Project MAPP, he conceptualizes and creates multi-sensory art experiences such as, VideoFest, Luna Negra, and ILLUSION. His most ambitious project to date is Tarot in Pandemic & Revolution, a multifaceted collaboration conceived and orchestrated by Arias where he engaged sixty two visual artists and poets in the creation of a community tarot deck that speaks to historic events that transpired over the pandemic. Published by Nomadic Press and released at CAST in San Francisco where Arias serves as the inaugural artist-in-residence. More info at http://adrianarias.com/

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

MUSICIANS

ANAIS AZUL
Peruvian first generation immigrant, Anaís Azul (they/them), is a California-based singer-songwriter, composer, and teaching artist. Described as “stunningly honest and vulnerable,” their artistry engages with music as a tool for community building, cross-genre collaboration, and collective healing. When the March 2020 lockdown began, Anaís started getting their tarot cards read nearly weekly by professional readers as well as students of tarot. This inspired them to connect to their intuition and study tarot, so they could have another tool to accomplish their mission of engaging in collective healing. Website: www.anaisazul.com

THE GENIE
​​The Genie is an avant-garde guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and live-looping innovator from San Francisco. A full-time performer for twenty years, he combines a variety of genres, ranging from hip hop, rock, reggae, and electronic, with traditional sounds including flamenco, jazz, traditional Middle Eastern and Asian concepts. One of the most original and unique performers in the world today, he is the inventor of “g-mixing”, a looping style that emulates traditional DJ remixing techniques using hardware in place of software. His shows combine performance art with musical innovation in highly complex but universally enjoyable experience.

BARRIO MUNDIAL (members of Barrio Manouche)
Founded by the Spanish guitarist and composer Javi Jiménez, the group consists of a singular musical body that combines the instrumentation and signature of Jazz Manouche, Modern Jazz, Flamenco and Latin-American rhythms.
Based in San Francisco, CA the acoustic ensemble performs a repertoire of original compositions with an emotionally charged sound that is difficult to classify but instantly recognizable.
Barrio’s international roots shine brightly in their music with members from Spain, Quebec, Colombia, France, Brazil and the United States. They are deeply influenced by a wide range of musical traditions, and this is how the group’s unique sound is born.
Barrio Manouche provides a tremendous live experience and transports its audience on a magical journey, with a unique fusion of cultures and musical landscapes… an auditory and visual feast like no other.
TAROT READING AND PAINTING

JENNA FRISCH

Jenna started reading tarot with a mini-tarot deck on the kitchen counter in 2015 while studying massage therapy and astrology. They experience Tarot as an expression of rhythm and a medium for opening portals of experience towards greater awareness and deeper mystery. Inspired by Meditations on the Tarot and all those who have ever questioned anything, jenna brings a sense of wonder, curiosity, and play to their readings.

LIVE PAINTING

PANCHO PESKADOR
Peskador is a visual artist and muralist from Chile. He attended Escuela de Bellas Artes in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, where he was introduced to printmaking and other mediums. Due to his interest in printmaking, in 1995, he joined a cooperative of printmakers, Taller de Artes Visuales (TAV), in Santiago, Chile. He was quickly identified by senior artists, Carlos Donaire and Guillermo Frommer, who invited him to participate in shows in Chile and abroad. In 1995, Pescador immigrated to the Bay Area, and it is here where he developed a passion for street art. Soon after, he began to work on public art projects, primarily through murals. In 2003, Pescador and other Chilean artists and intellectuals from the Bay Area founded the 9-11 Squared Collective, a group dedicated to raising awareness about the complex relationships between the United States, Chile, and other Latin American countries. Through the collective, Pescador curated several shows in the Bay Area. In 2007, he co-authored a visual poetry book published in Lima, Peru, “Libro de las Sombras o Recortes de la Memoria,” with writer Jose Antonio Galloso. In 2009, Peskador became an active member of the Community Rejuvenation Project (CRP). Together, they have painted more than 200 murals in the Bay Area, Chicago, Seattle, Germany, Chile, Thailand, and New Mexico. He is also part of “Los Pobres Artistas,” a collective of painters, mostly from Chile, that founded and organized the first “Bay Area Mural Festival.” Peskador also has a prolific career as a studio artist and community painter. He has worked for over a decade with children and youth all over the Bay Area.

IN PERSON EVENT DETAILS
Time: June 3rd, 2023, 7pm- 10pm (IN PERSON)
Admission: Free

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