A fusion of rumba flamenca, ska, reggae, cumbia, Turkish songs, and other global beats—plus lyrics in Spanish, English, and Turkish—Makrú will keep you dancing and aware of what's happening in the world.
FEATURING:
Jenny Rodriguez - vocals, vihuela, percussion
Raúl Vargas - vocals, cajón
Alberto Gutierrez - vocals, guitar
Haluk Kecelioglu - vocals, electric guitar, oud, violin
Vinicio Peñate - electric bass
Jesse Weber - drums & percussion
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Lee Dynes and Amanda Addleman present a single night of varied perspectives on the American improvisational art form of jazz. This exciting night of music will include Dynes' world jazz trio featuring his work on oud and guitar, as well as Addleman's swinging trio featuring bass, guitar, and vocals.
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Lee Dynes Trio
Lee Dynes - guitar, oud
Lee Hodel - bass
Matthew Buckner - drums
Amanda Addleman Trio
Amanda Addleman - vocals
Lee Dynes - guitar
Lee Hodel - bass
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Ultra World X-Tet’s sound has been described as "psychedelic world jazz," "world class," and other colorful labels. Whatever you want to call it, this distinct San Francisco sound with a global music sensibility will transport you and fire your imagination. The band will perform a program designed especially for the intimate environment at Red Poppy, including selections from their recordings as well as brand new material.
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Doug Ebert - bass
Nick Sager - drums
Gary Schwante...
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. If you have already purchased tickets for this event, please note a refund will be issued as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Dror Sinai takes you on a journey from the Middle East to Turkey, from Egypt to Tunisia, with a visit in Yemen and rest in Morocco. The evening will be elevating, deep, spiritual, healing, and joyful.
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Visionary musician, composer, and inventor Mark Deutsch collaborates with world-renowned scientist, multi-instrumentalist, and author Jaron Lanier for an evening of sonic exploration, global improvisation, and musical innovation. Lanier will bring his considerable talents and vast knowledge of rare acoustic instruments to bare, engaging with Deutsch’s singular creation, the bazantar, creating a musical journey that both embraces traditional music cultures of the world and looks towards the futur...
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Master West African kamale ngoni player Mamadou Sidibe and fingerstyle guitar wizard Walter Strauss create deep, soulful music that is simultaneously ancient and fresh. They create an intoxicating blend through intertwining melodic grooves, spirited improvisation, and songs in two languages.
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Mamadou Sidibe - hunter's harp (kamale ngoni)
Walter Strauss - guitar
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Multi-award-winning composer and musician Mamadou Sidibe plays the West African hunter...
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Formed by world-renowned didgeridoo pioneer and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Kent and award-winning clarinetist and composer Beth Custer, the San Francisco-based band Trance Mission makes music perhaps best described as a new form of contemporary global jazz. Their driving, intricate rhythms and gorgeous, soaring melodies—both worldly and otherworldly soundscapes—invite audiences into a universe of groove. With a classic catalog of four globally acclaimed CDs and an upcoming release dropping in...
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Combining flamenco guitar, ethnic percussion, klezmer clarinet, and folk songs from the Middle East, Levoná Ensemble follows melodies and styles that traveled from one side of the ancient world to the other, bringing them together to explore new possibilities. This celebration of sounds is intermingled with storytelling, drawing from folk traditions as well as original stories.
FEATURING:
Faisal Zedan - percussion, vocals
Asaf Ophir - woodwinds, vocals
David McLean - guitar
Josh Mel...
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In this performance, Middle Eastern and Indian melodies meet electronic global beats with lush synths and mesmerizing dance. Karavan Sarai carries listeners on an evocative visual and sonic journey to a nighttime courtyard of a virtual Silk Road inn.
FEATURING:
Narayan Sijan - oud, saz, electronics
Schirin Chams-Diba - dance, vocals, frame drum
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Karavan Sarai weaves together an electro-acoustic sound and is powered by a core trio of performers—multi-instrum...
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Water Feature is comprised of some of the Bay Area's young emerging talent. Together, the group explores original compositions and other tunes that pull from influences such as jazz, hip-hop, and global music.
FEATURING:
Nora Stanley - saxophone
Danielle Wertz - vocals
Luis Salcedo - guitar
Owen Clapp - bass
Matt Buckner - drums
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Nora Stanley is a Bay Area-based saxophonist and composer. She attended Berkeley High School and participated in conglomerate ...
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SECOND SHOW ADDED! Advance tickets are now available online for the 8:45pm show. Additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door for both the 7:00pm (6:30pm doors) and 8:45pm (8:30pm doors) shows. Please arrive when doors open the day of the event.
Internationally acclaimed cellist, composer, and multilingual vocalist Ian Maksin is back in Bay Area with his freshest original compositions and latest acquisitions from his world travels—from the Balkans to Lake Baikal and from th...
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Led by guitarist Will Brahm, Homenaje—meaning "tribute" in Spanish—pays homage to the support and unity of various types of music and cultures from all around the world. With roots in jazz, Cuban, African, Venezuelan, Israeli, and classical music, the group strives to bring different people together through their original songs.
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Will Brahm - guitar
Chris Wabich - drums/percussion
Ross Shodek - bass
Dina Zarif - vocals
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Arco Belo brings together elements of raw, contemporary improvised music, mixing in crisp, through-composed pockets of sweeping dense harmony and a global rhythmic sensibility. At the Red Poppy, the group promotes the release of the first single from its debut album, The Space Between Disguises.
FEATURING:
Simone Baron - accordion
Lucas Ashby - percussion
Nelson Moneo - violin
Ian Ashby - bass
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Arco Belo is an original chamber-jazz project led by pianist, ...
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An evening of folk-inspired Latin American music of resistance and joy, Madelina y Los Carpinteros, plus special guest Tito Guerra, present traditional and original music from Chile, Argentina, the Andes Region, Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Madelina y Los Carpinteros is a multicultural Latin American ensemble following the tradition of Nueva Canción and Nueva Trova, movements that came out of the Americas' liberation struggles to freshly embody the folk roots with an enriched l...
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