lebanese music
9:30pm-midnight
The ZilZALA Middle Eastern Ensemble:
ZilZALA is:
Christiane Karam (Voice, Percussion)
Anastassia Zachariadou (Kanun, Flute)
Walid Zairi ('Ud)
Nicole Rampersaud (Trumpet, Flugelhorn)
Petr Cancura (Soprano Sax, Clarinet)
Giacomo Merega (Bass)
Eric Doob (Percussion)
Tupac Mantilla (Percussion)
Led by acclaimed vocalist / arranger Christiane Karam,
the ZilZALA Middle Eastern Ensemble is a Boston-based
World Music band that draws from several musical
cultures to re-interpret classical, traditional and
folk Arabic Music. The outcome is a powerful and
uplifting blend of Eastern and Western influences that
range from Lebanese, Egyptian, Turkish, Greek and
North African grooves and melodies, to contemporary
Jazz harmonies, that creates a truly unique musical
experience. The ZilZALA Ensemble has been playing to
packed houses in Boston and New York, bringing
together music lovers from the Middle East with a
western audience that is eager to learn about and
enjoy the exotic middle eastern rhythms and melodies.
ZilZALA has headlined at venues such as Ryles Jazz
Club, the Berklee Performance Center, Club Passim, The
Zeitgeist Gallery and Tagine in New York City. They
have been featured several times on WMBR (88.1 FM),
Cambridge. The ensemble owes the richness of its sound
and its colorful interpretations of traditional Middle
Eastern music to the diversity of its musicians'
musical and cultural backgrounds. www.zilzala.com,
www.christianekaram.com