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2006 Afghan Concert
& Cultural Events Listings
What: Afghan Charity
Concert in Support of Afghanistan Cardiac Centre
When: October 27, 2006
Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON,
Canada
Information: An Afghan Charity Concert featuring
many famous and popular Afghan Artists from across North
America including Nilofer Pazira (from the movie Kandahar,
and reporter for CBC). Tickets are $25.00.
For more information, please contact Yama Loudine at
416.888.7303. Volunteers needed, Please contact for more
info.
What: A Night In
Afghanistan
When: May 21, 2006
Where: San Diego, CA, USA
Information: The UCSD Afghan Future Generation is
going to be hosting an Afghan Cultural Show. The show will
include live speakers, a side show, fashion show, a
traditional Afghan Dance (Atan) presented on stage, and
delicious Afghan food. Admission is free, everyone is
welcome. All the donations made will be given to Afghan
charities to help Afghanistan. Phone: (760) 500-3491. Email:
AFG@ucsd.edu
What: Farhad Darya Concert
When: April 13, 2006
Where: Carling Apollo Hammersmith. Queen Caroline
St., Hammersmith, London, UK.
Information: Tel: 020. 8563 3800
What: The Nowroz Festival with DJ Mast
feat. Mamoon & Leila Forouhar
When: April 1, 2006. Doors open 10:00am - 8:00pm.
Where: 4501 Pleasanton Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566,
USA
Information: An outdoor event, will take place at Alameda County
Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Click here for poster.
What:
Folk Music of Afghanistan feat.
Vaheed Kaacemy & Quraishi
When:
Friday, March 31, 2006 @
8:00pm
Where:
Symphony
Space, 95th
& Broadway, New York, USA
Information:
Highly respected performers
in the Afghan community come together to perform a
program of rarely heard folk songs from various regions
of Afghanistan. Featured are the popular singer Vaheed
Kaacemy, who comes from a famous family of musicians;
Quraishi, who has helped to preserve and reinterpret
Afghan music and rekindle interest in the Rubab (a
short-necked lute that is the national instrument of
Afghanistan; and Chetram Sahni (Dohl), a master of folk
rhythms. $40, $30 (WMI Friends: $35, $26 / Students with
college ID: &15). Tickets & Info: 212-545-7536
What:
Return, Afghanistan: Photographs by
Zalmaļ
When: March 16 - May 12, 2006
Where: Doris McCarthy Gallery UTSC,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Information: Opening Night: March 16, 2006, 6-9
pm. With traditional Afghan dance, food
and music Official Remarks by Ambassador Omar Samad,
Afghanistan Ambassador to Canada at 7pm. Rubab and Tabla
performance by Yasser Karimzad, James Kippen and Atiq
Nikzad. Return, Afghanistan is circulated
by Aperture Foundation. Generously supported by Manulife
Financial and the Toronto Arts Council. Thanks to the
Afghan Student Body at UTSC for their help in organizing
the opening reception. Doris McCarthy Gallery,
University of Toronto at Scarborough. 1265 Military
Trail (Hwy 401 at Morningside). 416.287.7007
www.utsc.utoronto.ca/dmg
What:
Via
Kabul: Central Asia Without Borders Concert
When: March 16, 2006
Where: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Information: The Aga Khan
Music Initiative in Central Asia and The Smithsonian
Associates presentation of: Via Kabul: Central Asia
Without Borders Concert
which takes place March 16th at the Freer Gallery of Art
in Washington D.C. Following is a link to the Smithsonian
website:
http://residentassociates.org/perf-arts/kabul.asp
What:
Ensemble
featuring Noor Wodjouatt at the Millennium Stage of the Kennedy
Center
When: February 26, 2006 @ 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Where: Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., USA
Information:
The
Performance
is Free of Charge and will Broadcast Live Online on the Kennedy
Center
Millennium Stage Website.
For any more information on the
Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble, please visit
www.noorw.com
What: Afghan Heritage Night
When: February 24, 2006 at 7:00pm - 12:00am.
Where: Pacific Hills Banquet Center, 23551
Moulton Parkway, Laguna Hills, CA, USA
Information: The Afghanistan Relief Organization
(ARO), a California-based humanitarian organization,
honors best-selling author Khaled Hosseini, The Kite
Runner. Joining Hosseini at the humanitarian event
is Days of our Lives star, Alison Sweeney, as guest.
Contact Afghan Relief at
urashima@earthlink.net.
What: Sear Azizi Concert
When: January 6th, 2006
Where: Michael J Fox Theatre 5455 Rumble St., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Information: Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at
door. Children under 12: $10.
www.michaeljfoxtheatre.ca Call: 778-895-1764
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