Skirball's Sunset Concerts Concludes with Israeli Singer-Songwriter Shai Tsabari and the Middle East Groove All Stars
The Skirball Cultural Center concludes its twentieth anniversary season of Sunset Concerts with Israeli singer-songwriter Shai Tsabari and the Middle East Groove All Stars on Thursday, August 25. Born in Jaffa to a family of Yemeni Jews, Shai Tsabari creates an upbeat, uplifting sound at the intersection of Middle Eastern music and contemporary rock.
Drawing from the diverse musical influences of his upbringing - his father was a cantor, his grandmother introduced him to Yemenite percussion instruments, and his older brother was an avid collector of '60s and '70s American rock albums - Shai Tsabari combines Middle Eastern instrumentation such as the oud, doumbec, andtar with guitar, bass, drums, trombone, and electronics. As a part of Israel's recent Arabic-influenced music revival, Tsabari takes this style into a new direction by incorporating traditional Jewish liturgy into his lyrics. The Wall Street Journal notes, "Mr. Tsabari is part of a growing movement of Israeli rock musicians who are turning to Judaism for inspiration, fusing tradition with contemporary Israel to find a voice that is both Middle Eastern and Jewish."
The remaining 2016 Sunset Concerts are as follows: M.A.K.U. Soundsystem(August 11); the L.A. debut of Music Maker Blues Revue (August 18); and Shai Tsabari and the Middle East Groove All Stars (August 25). Doors and DJ at 7:00 p.m.; live music at 8:00 p.m.
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Much Ado About Nothing McCadden Place Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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6 Out of 10 Theatre 68 (8/20-8/20) |
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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The Family Album La Jolla Playhouse (7/17-8/23) |