Istanbul Connection: Reconnecting (TWO SHOWS)

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Istanbul Connection returns to the Red Poppy as a nine-piece band for a live, intimate performance of Balkan, Turkish, North African, and flamenco music. Come prepared to dance! FEATURING: Kata Miletich - vocals Haluk Kecelioglu - vocals, oud, violin Raúl Vargas - vocals, cajón, percussion Melissa Cruz - percussion, dance Sean Terguis - darbuka, tupan Isaac Weiser - bass Javier Jimenez - guitar Danny Cao - trumpet Joey Friedman - saxophone ABOUT THE ARTIST: Istanbul C...

Wahid is a duo that blends jazz, Ottoman maqam, and traditional rebetika—Greek regional blues from the 1920s. While their instrumentation pairing of the oud and frame drum dates back thousands of years, they have created a new approach using a chromatic bass frame set and improvisation over song forms. Their fifth release, Resonance, is in heavy rotation on the Transglobal World Music Chart, as well as Dore Stein's Tangents Radio. FEATURING: Dimitris Mahlis - oud Chris Wabich - tuned ...