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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
Ishtar is featured in the Arts & Entertainment section of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette!
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09057/951543-42.stm
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Wow! Lots of Middle Eastern music and dance in the 'Burgh this weekend!
Thursday (9/13):
Ishtar with special guest musicians Carmine Guida on oud (www.carmine.com) and Dale Langdon on percussion peform at Khalil's Restuarant Featured dancers are Kari (www.purplematilda.com) and Berna (www.khafif.com).
8:00 p.m.
$12.00 Cover (includes mezze platter).
757 Baum Boulevard; Pittsburgh, PA 15213
www.khalils.com
Friday (/14):
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Another Musical Weekend for Me! :)
Arabian Nights Theme Weekend at the Great Lakes Medieval Faire!!
Mark and I are performing with members of The Mijnoon Ensemble in Ohio tomorrow and Sunday!
www.medievalfaire.com
Show times throughout the day! Only a couple of hours from the 'Burgh!
C'mon back in time with us!
And, on Sunday...
Join Ishtar for live classic bellydance music and open ( Read more... ) -
Two Ishtar Events this Weekend!
Gallery Crawl and Performance/Jam Session at Murphy's Tap Room!
Ishtar plays June 22 at the Backstage Bar for the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl
Friday, June 22 - 5:30 p.m.
Backstage Bar
655 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Ishtar will be playing the classics of the bellydance scene from 1400 to 1971 during the Gallery Crawl in downtown Pittsburgh on June 22 ( Read more... ) -
Ishtar opens for Molly in the Crowd!!
"East Meets West on the North Side!"
Wanna hear great Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Scottish, Irish and English traditional music all in the same night?
Come out and hear our band Ishtar and Molly in the Crowd!
Saturday, January 27
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
DownUnder Coffeehouse
Molly In The Crowd performs Scottish, Irish and English traditional music on ( Read more... ) -
Performance This Friday!
Friday, November 10 - 8PM
Kiva Han Coffee House
420 S Craig St (across from the Carnegie Museum of art - www.cmoa.org)
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
On Friday November 10 at 8PM, Tribe Taksim and Ishtar will perform at the Kiva Han Coffee House in Oakland. The performance will include mostly American Tribal Style Belly Dance group improvisational pieces, ( Read more... ) -
Ishtar and Tribe Taksim Perform for EMERGENCYUsa Benefit
SPACE Gallery
812 Liberty Ave, Downtown Pittsburgh
Thursday, Oct 26, 6-9 pm
Tribe Taksim and Ishtar perform from 6-7PM
Pittsburgh photographer Renee Rosensteel traveled to Afghanistan this summer. On this trip, she visited hospitals and photographically documented her experiences of meeting civilian victims of the war. On October 26, an exhibit of ( Read more... ) -
Rakkasah Raq'ed
Entrance fees for Rakkasah: $60
Hotel & Gas $200+
Food and a few bellydance goodies: @ $50...
Great music, dance, friends...and stopping at a road side dive bar near the Jersey border for wings 'n beer, and finding the Steeler game on, with bar patrons in Steeler jerseys...
...Priceless
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Another Ishtar Performance...JALSAH!
What is Jalsah Pittsburgh?
A jalsah or qa'dah is an informal musical gathering. It is a derivative of the arabic word jalasa, which means "to sit". Typically an event reminiscent of the musical sessions of medieval courts, it is still a common medium through which middle-eastern composers, musicians and listeners (sammi'ah) gather to share their ( Read more... )
