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Zi-Pang Trio Taiko Concert, Sept 25-26

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Zi-Pang Trio Taiko Concerts, Sept 25-26

The Zi-Pang Trio taiko group from Japan
Zi-Pang Trio Taiko

The Zi-Pang Trio taiko group from Japan will perform on Saturday, September 25 at the Remo Recreational Music Center in North Hollywood and on Sunday, September 26 at the Grand Annex in San Pedro. 
 
The leader of the group, Hiroyuki Hayashida was a member of the famed taiko group, Kodo for 7 years. Hayashida and Zi-Pang perform a unique technique, combing taiko rhythms which are very jazz influenced on kasugi-style okedo taiko. 
 
These taiko are slung over the shoulder and played on both sides with lightening speed.  Hayashida is an accomplished composer and producer as well, having written music for the latest "Zatoichi" filmed which starred Takeshi Kitano.
 
Zi-Pang will be joined by the Taiko Center of Los Angeles Ensemble led by Rev. Tom Kurai and koto artist Yukiko Matsuyama. 
 
The Saturday, Sept. 25 concert will begin at 8:00 pm at the Remo Music Recreation Center, 7308 Coldwater Canyon, North Hollywood, CA 91605 and Sunday, Sept.26 concert will begin at 7:30 pm at the Grand Annex, 434 W. Sixth St, San Pedro, CA  90731. 
 
Advance tickets are $15 and $20 at the door.  For more information, call: the Taiko Center of Los Angeles at (626) 307-3839.
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Free Music workshop with Arabic Violinist, Composer & Teacher, Sami Abu Shumays


The ACCC Presents
Free  Music Workshop with Composer and Teacher Sami Abu Shumays
Where:
The Arab Cultural & Community Center
2 Plaza St.
San Francisco, Ca. 94116

When & What:

Sunday
October 3, 2010
12:00 PM-3:00 PM

Workshop Details:

This is a Free 3 hour workshop (with one 15 min. break) which will only be offered one day.

This class is open to instrumentalists and singers of ALL levels. Please bring your instruments with you.



 Dear Community Member,

The ACCC is proud to announce that we will be offering a Free music workshop with 16th Annual Arab Cultural  Festival performer, Sami Abu Shumays, on Sunday, October 3rd from 12pm-3pm.

This free workshop, which is open to instrumentalists and singers of all levels, is only being offered one day at the ACCC. This is a rare opportunity to learn from the multi-talented Arabic violinist, composer, and teacher,  Sami Abu Shumays, founder of the New York based- Arabic music and dance ensemble, Zikrayat.

This Free workshop will only be offered on October 3rd, so don't miss your chance to learn maqam from an expert at no cost to you.

Though there is no fee, we ask that people RSVP by Thursday, September 30th to make sure there is space in the class.




For more information or to RSVP
Please call:
 (415) 664-2200 or email: events@arabculturalcenter.org

samiabushumays
About Sami Abu Shumays

Sami Abu Shumays: Arabic Violinist, Composer, and Teacher, Sami Abu Shumays was born in the United States of mixed Palestinian and American descent, but returned to the Arab world to develop a richer connection with his cultural heritage. Originally a composer and scholar of Western Classical music, he began studying Arabic violin with renowned Arabic violinist and oud player Simon Shaheen in New York, where he concurrently pursued graduate studies in composition and ethnomusicology at C.U.N.Y. after receiving his B.A. in Music from Harvard. Seeking a deeper immersion in Arab musical culture, Sami studied in Cairo, Egypt on a Fulbright fellowship, with Dr. Alfred Gamil, and continued his studies in Aleppo, Syria, with Mohammed Qasas, Abdel-Basit Bakkar, and Abdel-Minaim Senkary-experiences that led him to devote himself to Arabic music. He founded Zikrayat in late 2005. Through Zikrayat, an ensemble devoted to presenting the classical, dance and folkloric repertories of the Arab world side-by-side, with a particular focus on rare music and dance pieces from classic Egyptian film, Sami seeks to make Arabic music accessible to a wide variety of audiences.

In addition to offering private lessons teaching Arabic violin and Maqam from his studio in Long Island City, Queens, New York, Sami aslo currently teaches an evening  class on  Maqam in Manhattan.

To learn more about Sami Abu Shumays please visit the following sites:

http://samimusicworld.com

http://zikrayatmusic.com


Course Description

Maqam - This workshop will focus on one particular maqam (Arabic melodic mode, similar to Raga in Indian music), and explore all of its major components. Students will learn a complete song over the course of the workshop, illustrating the melodic motions typical of the maqam. 
Students will also learn common phrases used in improvisation, as a further illustration of the structure of the maqam.

Students imitate in a call-and -response fashion on their preferred instrument, or by singing, learning the building blocks  of Arabic music in a way similar to how people learn language, by repeating common phrases. Sami makes these classess accessible to all by presenting musical phrases that are short and clear enough for beginners to imitate, but which have subtleties and details that only the most advanced students will grasp.


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Samurai illustration of Sakamoto Ryoma exhibition at Little Tokyo, Sept 25, 26

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Samurai illustration of Sakamoto Ryoma exhibition at Nishi Hongwanji Temple in Little Tokyo, Sept 25, 26

Sakamoto Ryoma Illustration Exhibition 
Sakamoto Ryoma Fan Club in Los Angeles presents the illustration of Sakamoto Ryoma exhibition on September 25 and 26, from 1 pm - 4:30 pm, at Nishi Hongwanji Los Angeles Buddhist Temple, 815 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 680-9130. Admission free.
 
Sakamoto Ryōma (January 3, 1836 - December 10, 1867) was a leader of the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period (mid 19th century)  in Japan. Ryōma used the alias Saidani Umetarō as a cover name during his work to keep Japan united in the creation of a modern government which would allow his country to join the rest of the world which was in a colonizing mode, while keeping its own sovereignty intact. (Source: Wikipedia)
 
Over 40 illustrations of Ryoma were drawn by Yasuhito Sumiya of Japan. The artworks for sale.
 
Iai demonstration will be performed by Susumu Suzuki of Owari Shinkage School.
 
For more information, call the fan club at (818) 887-2209 or email sinuma@socal.rr.com 
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Zen study group to read "The Essence of Zen: The Teaching of Sekkei Harada"

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Zen study group led by head priest of Zenshuji to read "The Essence of Zen: The Teaching of Sekkei Harada" starting Sept 23
 
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Zen Study Group
Starting on September 23
8 Thursday evening from 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
including 25 minutes of zazen
 
The Essence of Zen: The Teaching of Sekkei Harada
Translated and edited by Rev. Daigaku Rumme
 
Zenshuji Temple
123 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 624-8658
 
This is a continuation of the "Introduction to Zen" course from August 5 through September 2.
 
Rev. Sekkei Harada is the renowned Zen master of our time, who is currently the head minister of Hosshinji in Fukui prefecture, Japan.
 
This book is based on a collection of his teachings which was published in 1993 in Japan.
 
The study group will be led by Rev. Daigaku Rumme, the head priest of Zenshuji and director of the Soto Zen Buddhist North America Office. Rev. Rumme translated the book from Japanese to English.
 
Rev. Daigaku Rumme: We will be reading The Essence of Zen by Harada Sekkei Roshi in English. We will also sit zazen for 25 minutes following the reading and discussion. I often emphasize "listening, thinking, practicing", a three-step process by which we put Zen into practice and I think this sort of study and sitting is a good way to do this.

Suggested donation is $40 for the series. $15 for temple members.
 
Register by calling Zenshuji at (213) 624-8658 or by email to webmaster@zenshuji.org
 
For further information about Zenshuji Temple, visit the website www.zenshuji.org
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Social Security is Stealing Our Money


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The Unmanageable Boss -- September 15, 2010

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