BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31119@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230526T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230526T201500 DTSTAMP:20230523T215338Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/ariya-rengin-benefit-concert-for-ea rthquake-in-turkey-syria/ SUMMARY:Ariya Rengin: Benefit concert for earthquake in Turkey & Syria DESCRIPTION:San Francisco\, CA\nAriya Rengin\n\nBenefit concert for earthqu ake in Turkey &\; Syria\n\n \;\n\nAriya Rengin music group\, founde d by Evin Şah and Oktay Şahin\, are organizing this for the earthquake s urvivors in Turkey &\; Syria. In addition to ethnic Kurdish music\, Tur kish and Armenian songs will be performed at the concert.\n\nAll proceeds from this concert will be transferred to the people who were impacted by t he earthquakes in Turkey and Syria\, by the California Kurdish Community Center\, non profit organization.\n\n \;\n\nFeaturing:\n\n \;\n\nE vin Sah- Vocalist\n\nOktay Sahin- Vocalist and classical guitarist\n\nSirv an Manhoobi - Composer\, Oud\n\nSusanna Goldenstein- Percussion.\n\nNilouf er Shiri - kamāncheh\n\nNariman Assadi - Percussion\n\nUmit Yilmaz - Bagl ama\n\nBrian Hennessey - Bass Guitar\n\n \;\n\nFriday\, May 26th\, 202 3\n\nTime: 6:30 pm doors\, 7:00 pm show\n\nDonation: $30 - $100\n\n \; \n\nFacebook page: https://fb.me/e/1dCP9nG8J\n\n \;\n\n--------------- -------------------------\n\nEvin Salgut Şahin and Oktay Şahin are Ku rdish artists who were born in Muş\, Turkey\, and hold degrees from Istan bul University State Conservatory's music department. Evin specialized in Kurdish traditional and Dengbêjî music\, while Oktay developed his skill s in composing and directing.\n\nTheir passion for music led them to explo re various avenues\, including acting and dubbing for films\, documentarie s\, and short films. As accomplished musicians\, Evin and Oktay have creat ed original music and contributed to numerous projects across different me dia.\n\nIn 2007\, Evin and Oktay founded Ariya Rengin\, a music group whe re they showcase their exceptional talents. They sing traditional Kurdish music as well as Armenian and Turkish songs\, earning them a reputation fo r versatility and artistic excellence.\n\nIn their pursuit of musical exce llence\, Evin and Oktay continue to refine their craft and expand their kn owledge by collaborating with renowned artists in the Bay Area. With their unwavering dedication to music\, Evin and Oktay have established themselv es as significant contributors to the Kurdish music scene and beyond.\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nSirvan Manhoobi is an Iranian oud player. Sirvan started his mu sical journey at age 13 studying tar/sehtar with Keivan Saket and Behrooz Hemati. He chose oud as his primary instrument and attended classes with A rsalan Kamkar. He studied with Mohammad Reza Lotfi (Radif Navazi-Iranian c lassical music repertoire)\, Mehran Rohani (principles and history of musi c)\, Siamak Jahangiri (improvisation and analysis of Radif Navazi). He rec eived 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. \n\n \;\n\nSusanna Goldenstein has been performing world percussion i n the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 years\, with a focus on Middle Ea stern genres. She has studied with Susu Pampanin\, Faisal Zedan\, and Mary Ellen Donald.\n\n \;\n\nNariman 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 Sama di. From 2008 to 2013\, Nariman performed at Vahdat Hall as a soloist and with the Persian Percussion Ensemble at Pars Academy\, the premier music a cademy for children. After mastering Tombak\, he then began learning Daf u nder the great Master Bijan Kamkar. With a strong understanding of the Daf and Tombak\, Nariman started learning Barbat (Oud) under Master Mohammad Firouzi.\n\nIn 2015\, Nariman immigrated to the United States. He immediat ely began his professional music career by performing and attending festiv als. Along with being a member of various ensembles\, Nariman teaches Daf\ , Tombak\, and Music for children and is working towards his Orff Certific ation.\n\n \;\n\nNiloufar Shiri is a kamāncheh player\, composer\, a nd improviser from Tehran\, Iran. Her music weaves Iranian musical structu re from the Radif with timbers\, textures\, and noise to the techniques pe rspectives of contemporary music. She focuses particularly on the investig ation of timbral and textural components\, as well as the sonic capabiliti es of the kamancheh. Her distinctive language and approach to Kamancheh an d 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.\n\n \;\n\nUmit 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 variou s musicians in live concerts and album recordings and given saz lessons. C urrently he lives in San Francisco and continues his passion to introduce this instrument to the world\, combining its traditional sound with a mode rn touch.\n\n \;\n\nBrian Hennessey: A Bay area Transplant from Provid ence\, Rhode Island. He's been playing bass for almost 25 Years With exper ience and education in Classical and jazz. With 10+ Years of touring exper ience\, his creativity has flowed across many music styles. With this flui d use of creative spirit\, he's made recordings for labels like ascetic ho use\, ashtray monument\, wharf cat\, iron lung and others. His studies in music composition at SFSU have guided his inspiration towards tonality out side 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.\n\n \ ;\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/evinsahfan\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/artis t/7Gm7hrqrVyOKDlkhdSboFi ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-23-at-5.52.54-PM.png CATEGORIES:Music/Folk/World LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94 110\, United States GEO:37.754217;-122.414528 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2698 Folsom Street\, San Fr ancisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Red Poppy Art House:geo:37.754217,-122.414528 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR