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	December 26, 2011 7pm @ Sixth Street Synagogue 325 E. 6th St., NY, NY map sephardicmusicfestival.com Asefa will be performing in the annual Sephardic Music Festival. This night will also include a performance by Gerard Edery and Oud Blues.

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	March 31, 2011 7pm $20 (SOLD OUT) @ WNYC Radio - The Greene Space 44 Charlton St., NY, NY map thegreenespace.org for webcast and podcast          SOLD OUT
	WNYC's Leonard Lopate hosts ethnomusicologist Samuel R. Thomas's band ASEFA, along with Syrian Rabbi Joseph Dweck and Moroccan Rabbi Gad Bouskila, performing and discussing Sephardi piyyutim (sacred poetry). WNYC's Leonard Lopate hosts. ASEFA members: Elie Massias, Yoshie Fruchter, Noah Jarrett, Eric Platz, Rich Stein. Additional musicians: Victor Esses, oud; Rachid Halihal, violin; David Buchbut, percussion; Toby Levy, vocals; Yossi Marciano, vocals

	April 3, 2011 9:30pm $18 @ Joe's Pub - The Public Theater 425 Lafayette St., NY, NY map www.joespub.com | Livestream.com WEBCAST
	CD RELEASE PARTY!! Our second album, "Resonance," will be out and available that night. This is a featured performance at Joe's Pub in the month of April, so expect a great time. Special guests: Rachid Halihal, violin; Brahim Fribgane, percussion

	April 28, 2011 10am - 6pm @ The Jewish Museum The Jews of Egypt Travel U Program 5th Avenue at 92nd St., NY, NY map www.thejewishmuseum.org
	Samuel Thomas and Yoshie Fruchter will present a workshop on music of Egypt and Egyptian Jewry as part of the Jewish Museum's Travel U spring program. We will be joined by a litany of presenters on topics ranging from art to politics, theology to history and poetry.

	July 17, 2011 11am-7pm @ The Golus Festival Goshen, NY map yiddishfarm.org
	A trio of ASEFA members, Samuel Thomas, Yoshie Fruchter, and Eric Platz, will be performing traditional Sephardi songs from Syrian and North Africa. In addition, Samuel will be leading a performance workshop/lecture called "Piyyutim: The Poetics of Prayer," exploring the rich and diverse history of Sephardi piyyutim traditions. The Golus Festival is an outdoor, weekend-long event with camping, musical, and other activities. Daypasses are available as well for $50. For more information: yiddishfarm.org

 

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