Concert for Ebola Relief to benefit the international aid organization Doctors Without Borders

PORTLAND, Ore. - Oct. 17, 2014 - PRLog -- Concert for Ebola Relief



Who:       Hosted by the Portland State University, School of Music



Performers: Oregon Guitar Quartet, Al-Andalus Ensemble, and the Obo Addy Legacy Project



When:     October 25, 2014, 7:30 p.m.



Where:    Portland State University, Lincoln Hall (Lincoln Recital Hall, room 75); 1620 S.W. Park Avenue; Portland, OR 97201



Admission is Free. Donations accepted for Doctors Without Borders.



     Portland State University School of Music Presents a Concert for Ebola Relief



The Portland State University, School of Music is presenting a concert to benefit the international aid organization Doctors Without Borders and their ebola campaign in West Africa. Performers will include the Oregon Guitar Quartet, the Al-Andalus Ensemble, and the Obo Addy Legacy Project. The benefit concert will be held in Lincoln Recital Hall, room 75, on Saturday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m.


Led by oudist Tarik Banzi, the Al-Andalus Ensemble is internationally known for a creative fusion which etches a fine line between the exquisite and raw, the passionate and powerful while treating the listener to a confluence of the best of the East and West. These sophisticated artists with extraordinary breadth and creativity soulfully merge classical, jazz and contemporary music with musical traditions from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Thus embodying the new vision of America as a modern society that embraces its cosmopolitan cultural heritage.


Charting new terrain with Grammy Award winning violinist, Charlie Bisharat, and Emily Miles (vocals) this contemporary World-chamber ensemble of oud, violin, voice and guitar moves with grace between the classical and the modern, subtly weaving tradition with sophisticated innovation into an energetic musical tapestry performed with a freshness and originality that has earned the Al-Andalus Ensemble a devoted international audience. For festival settings, the Al-Andalus Ensemble expands with additions of modern Andalusian dance as well as trumpet, vocals, piano, bass and drums for a vital, energetic and absolutely beautiful experience.

"Al-Andalus" refers to Spain from 711-1492 AD. During these eight centuries, Andalusian Spain witnessed a cultural melding between Africa, the East and the West, as well as among Jews, Christians & Muslims. "Andalusian music" is the courtly music of Medieval Islamic Spain (Andalusia). Preserved and developed by the descendants of Muslim and Jewish refugees after the Reconquest, it is considered one of the longest continuous traditions of art music in the world.

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