April 27 – 29, 2018 (Friday – Sunday)
Humanist Hall
390 27th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
In this three-day festival, dance or relax to superb
traditional music all day and into the night, under the oaks or on rugs and
pillows in the sweet sunny hall. Enjoy hearty healthy food available for sale,
kids everywhere, dancing and singing, meeting old friends and new. Bring your
instruments and come on down for a family-style world music party at the local
Mill!
Be enthralled by master artists performing Balkan, Latin,
Asian, European, Middle-Eastern, American, Klezmer, North-African, and many
more styles of traditional music and dance in a VERY relaxed and
family-friendly setting. Enjoy glorious dancers and special guests, in pure
convivencia with carpets and pillows for lounging, a firepit for marshmallows,
and plenty of room to dance, while our extended community celebrates the music
and dance legacies of beloved Teachers and Elders!
Line-up:
In the Hall
FRIDAY 4/27 Doors @ 3pm, informal reception
7:00 - Gerry Tenney’s Klezmer Thang
8:30 - Eric and Suzy with the Aux Cajunals - Cajun and
Creole
10pm - informal unplugged jams and hangout
SATURDAY 4/28 Doors @ Noon
230pm - Ensohza - lively Japanese folk
4pm - Balkanton 340 - Traditional Bulgarian dance music
530pm - Neema Hekmat and friends - Classic Persian Radif
7pm - Omar Mokhtari - Algerian Chaabi/Flamenco
830pm - Ali Paris - Middle East Virtuoso Qanun and Vocal
10pm - informal unplugged jams and hangout
SUNDAY 4/29 Doors @ Noon
130pm - Sayat Nvaq - Eastern Armenian Music
245pm - Moonshine Jelly - Hardcore Folk in 5 Languages
345pm - Silk Road Caravan - Cali-style Middle Eastern
445pm - Mozaik - A Cappella World Folk
545pm - The Brunos - Pan-European Dance Music
7pm -Dan Cantrell Project - Balkanesque New Acoustic
830pm - Michelle Alany - Sephardic, Klezmer, Swing
10pm - informal music/hangout, clean up and pack out.
Under the Oaks
RAIN OR SHINE
ALL DAY, all 3 days - informal music sessions, hang out,
kids
SATURDAY
430pm - Dance-along Obon with Ensohza
SUNDAY
345pm - Brasa Criolla - Peruvian waltzes of a bygone era (with
Chris Reid)
445pm - Kaptain Bottletop - Norwegian, Appalachian,
and...
545pm - RebbeSoul - Jewish Roots and World music
Cost: $15 - $100
