08.08.09
CALIFORNIA MODERN ART GALLERY presents:
CAROLUNA / SACRED LOVE SONGS
CD RELEASE CELEBRATION!
A Benefit fot the Ali Akbar Khan Library Project
Immerse yourself in a mesmerizing experience of evocative
SACRED LOVE SONGS...
This exciting CD Release event promises to be an inspiring,
transformational intersection of the arts.
Live world - class musicians, legendary DJs,
a soul - stirring film premiere,
multiple auralgasmic - visual environments,
cutting edge VJ / DJ technology,
VIP reception and an art exhibition.
SACRED LOVE SONGS live concert with
CAROLUNA,
Pakistani Qawwali singer SUKHAWAT ALI KHAN,
percussion GEOFFREY GORDON (Jai Uttal, Rita Coolidge),
bass CHRIS AMBERGER (Art Blakey, Steely Dan),
cello KEN BECKER,
MC YOGI Live
with Robin Livingston
SF Premiere screening of LAYA PROJECT
DJs
CHEB I SABBAH
NEPTUNE & LOKESH
Live DJ/VJ set by dvj software author, interim_descriptor
Video projections by VJ LUNA, VJ YZen and CELESTINE.
Tea Lounge Bliss Space with KARMA MOFFETT
The Tibetan Bell Experience
Full bar
Art exhibition with PETER BOIGER and JAN WURM.
Benefit
Proceeds benefit the Ali Akbar Khan Library. The AACM Library Project is the archiving and preservation of over 6,000 hours of audio recordings of classes and concerts. Beloved teacher and Master Sarode player Ustad Ali Akbar Khan passed away June 18, 2009.
SF Film Premiere
A tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, LAYA PROJECT is a documentary about the lives and music culture of coastal and surrounding communities inthe 2004 tsunami-affected regions. Some of these performances are rare, and documented for the first time.
DATE & TIME:
Saturday, August 8
6:30pm - 4:00am
LOCATION:
California Modern Art Gallery
1035 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
http://www.calmodern.com/caroluna.html
COST & REGISTRATION:
General tickets: $10 - $25 (sliding scale) 7:30PM doors,
VIP $60 private reception 6:30PM - 7:15PM
(includes free CD, exclusive cocktail reception, private performance with CAROLUNA, reserved seating for the premiere)
Advanced tickets:
http://www.calmodern.com/caroluna.html
About CAROLUNA
Classically trained singer, composer, multimedia performance artist and VJ, CAROLUNA performs nationally and internationally. Some notable venues include the XX Olympic Winter Games in Torino, LUX Video Artist Festival in Seville, Grace Cathedral and the Oakland Lyric Opera.
About California Modern Art Gallery:
California Modern is a 17000 sq ft upscale art gallery located in the South of Market district of San Francisco. The gallery represents emerging and established career artists in all media and styles. We sell original, high quality artworks at realistic prices. The works of our artists are in the wide range of public and private collections and have been featured in major art publications.
MORE INFO:
Contact: Caroluna Michelson
Email: caroluna@caroluna.com
Phone: 415-577-7664
The music is an other-worldly mix of devotional sufi poetry sung
through the pipes of an opera singer, with harp, tabla, cello, viola,
violin, upright bass, and the duet vocals of Shafqat Ali Khan and
Sukhawat Ali Khan. The songs absolutely transport you to pure bliss.
- Robin Livingston, Bhakti Brothers, MC YOGI
