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SUMMARY:Seffarine: Music of Morocco\, Spain and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin Seffarine on Friday August 23rd at Corazón Performing
  Arts for an unforgettable evening of music that will transport your thirs
 ty spirit. The sounds that stir the dry winds of Southern Spain and Morocc
 o\, two countries separated by only a whisper of the Mediterranean\, are t
 he musical DNA of the beautifully complex music of Seffarine. Seffarine's 
 unique blend of traditional Moroccan music with jazz\, flamenco\, and clas
 sical influences will leave you mesmerized. Don't miss out on this cultura
 l experience that will take your senses on a journey of musical traditions
 . Get ready to be swept away by the enchanting melodies and rhythms of Sef
 farine!\n\nABOUT SEFFARINE\n\nThe musicians of Seffarine\, soulful singer 
 Lamiae Naki who sings in Arabic\, Farsi\, Spanish and French and musician 
 Nat Hulskamp who plays the flamenco guitar and oud\, are joined by Cuban b
 assist Yosmel Montejo and flamenco dancer\, singer and cajon player from S
 pain Manuel Gutierrez wows with explosive flamenco dance footwork. The res
 ult is a lively and enriching musical journey throughout the Mediterranean
  and Middle East.\n\nThe evening's ensemble explores the musical tradition
 s of both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar with a culturally rooted yet th
 oroughly contemporary nod to the long period between the 9th and 15th cent
 uries when Muslim\, Jewish\, and Christian cultures lived side by side and
  largely peacefully on the Iberian Peninsula\, influencing one another’s
  cultures\, including musically.\n\n“Although we all have training in th
 e traditional musical cultures represented in the group — Spanish flamen
 co\, Persian classical\, North African and Arab Andalusian — our music i
 s a contemporary reflection of the centuries of exchange that happened at 
 the mouth of the Mediterranean\,” Hulskamp says. “Morocco and Spain 
 — Africa and Europe — are only separated by a few miles at the Straits
  of Gibraltar\, and of course this made Morocco a crossroad of Arabic\, Ib
 erian\, Amazigh\, Sephardic and West African music. Although Lamiae and I 
 write the music\, everyone in the group has learned a lot about each other
 ’s traditions\, which while giving color and texture to the music\, also
  gives our originals a unified sound\, rather than a patchwork.”\n\nNaki
  was born in the old Moroccan city of Fez\, where she began singing at an 
 early age\, learning Moroccan and flamenco music and eventually also study
 ing classical Turkish singing in Istanbul. Hulskamp was born in Portland\,
  where he began studying with acoustic guitar master Paul Chasman as a tee
 nager. He soon began to study flamenco guitar as well\, and then\, in Moro
 cco\, the oud.\n\nRhythms are an integral part of the ensemble’s music-m
 aking: The name Seffarine comes from “the ancient metalworking square in
  Fez\, which is famous for the complex rhythms that ring out from the blac
 ksmiths’ hammers.”\n\nABOUT THE EVENING:\n\nDoors Open 8:15. Concert b
 egins 8:30 with two sets of music. Enjoy intermission as the crickets and 
 frogs serenade in the Corazon Secret Garden. All Ages welcome.\n\n$30 sit 
 down chair seating\n\n$20 pillow seating\n\nDiscounted financial hardship 
 and Corazon members: $15\n\nCorazon does not sell food and beverage. Enjoy
  the delicious food next door to us at Endless Color\, or within walking d
 istance is Topanga Bistro and Inn of the Seventh Ray.\n\nYou may BYOB\, no
  hard alcohol please. Topanga Canyon General Store next to us\, closes on 
 weekends bwteen 9:30-10pm. They have a wonderful selection of all kinds of
  beverages. Otherwise\, you're driving down the hill.\n\nPlease\, do not p
 ark in front of the General Store while they are open for business. Please
  do not park along walls that would not leave room for large vehicles\, su
 ch as a fire truck.
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