A FESTIVAL OF WORLD FOLK ARTS IN A BEAUTIFUL EAST BAY MANSION
Our events celebrate diversity and honor ancient traditions, featuring world-renowned folk music, movement, art, theater, and spoken word artists. These events seek to nurture and support the Bay Area's world folk communities and to facilitate networking, collaboration, friendship, and cross-cultural understanding.
All Night: World Folk Acoustic Jams, Giant Hot Tub, Dance and Fire Arts performances, Healthy Kitchen Fare, Free Gourmet Tea Service, Art Show, Sound Healing Lounge.
FULL SCHEDULE
SOUTHERN AIR TEMPLE (top floor)
All Night in Front Kitchen: Freshly made meals (with vegan and gluten-free options), young coconuts, chai, hot chocolate, kava-colada, chocolate treats, snacks, and more.
7:30pm: Amre Leon Dana and Kevin Njikam (Afro-Fusion) Travel around the world and experience the beauty of the African musical diaspora with Amre Leon Dana and Kevin Njikam.
9pm:San Francisco Yiddish Combo(Klezmer) The San Francisco Yiddish Combo (SFYC) was formed by accident when a love of Klezmer music collided with their collective backgrounds in every genre except Klezmer. Made up of classically trained musicians who enjoy stretching musical boundaries, the SFYC is led by cellist Rebecca Roudman.
10:45pm Bloco do Riso (Brazilian) Bloco do Riso is a joyful new crew based in SF that performs Afro-Brazilian folk music styles from the northeastern state of Pernambuco, Brasil, inluding maracatu, coco and frevo. They research and play traditional songs and rhythms and create their own compositions as well. Hypnotic, high-energy grooves call people to dance and all are invited to follow the traditional moves of their lead dancers.
11:30pm La Zuli & Special Guests(Balkan/North African/Spanish Fusion) La Zuli combines the virtuosic talents of violinist Briana Di Mara and guitarist Anis Sehiri. The music they create is influenced by folk genres from Spain to North Africa to the Balkans and beyond. They use live looping to create many layers of unique sound. For this concert they will be joined by Lis Viegas on drums, Faisal Zedan on Arabic percussion, flamenco dancer Mizuho Sato, and belly dancer Tamara Bliss .
1:30am: DJ Izzy Wise(world folk beats) San Francisco based izzy*wise aka Isaac Weiser first started performing music in his Dad’s Klezmer band as a teenager. Having played in many bands performing reggae, afrobeat, funk, rock, hip hop, klezmer, drum n bass, and latin styles, he began producing his own music and djing in 2007. Combining his knowledge of multiple instruments, sound reinforcement, and his love of mixing music from different cultures, we now have the electro world dub mashup that is izzy*wise’s music.
3am: dj warble(world folk beats) warble aka oshan anand will be weaving magical musical threads from numerous traditions into a tapestry of global dub-inspired dance.
All Night in Back Room: Divine Chaos Sound Healing Lounge & Tea Sip gourmet tea served ceremonially while basking in a peaceful womb of ambient healing sound. This is an open jam, bring bowls, bells, gongs, chimes, handpans, harps, didgeridoos, and voices.
WATER GARDEN OF DELIGHT (top floor - outside)
All Night: Giant Hot Tub Fits 20 people. Bring towels. Clothing optional. Keep it clean and respectful.
7pm-10pm: World Folk Acoustic Jam Acoustic instruments only. World folk music only. We guest-list dozens of performers for every party to participate in the jams. If you would like to be considered, please fill out this form.
9pm & Midnight: Fire Arts Performances Performances by Lava Lotusand friends.
9:30pm: Dance Performance Open Jam All forms of folk dance welcome. Just show up and share your magic. We guest-list dozens of performers for every party to participate in the jams. If you would like to be considered, please fill out this form.
MIDDLE EARTH LOUNGE (middle floor)
8pm: Meditation Class with Chandra Easton Come experience a guided meditation and gentle breathing practice that will help you refresh your energy, unwind tension, and release into presence. We will end class with mantra recitation together. All are welcome.Chandra Easton is an author, teacher, and translator of Tibetan Buddhism, meditation, and yoga. She is the lead senior teacher for Tara Mandala Retreat Center, Colorado. She teaches locally at the SF Dharma Collective and The Berkeley Alembic (beginning Sept 2022). She lives and teaches in Berkeley.
9:00pm: Tai Chi & InnerG Tune Up Intro Class by Santos Reconnect with your InnerG: Inner Guru, Inner Greatness, Inner Galaxy! This class will be an intro to Tai Chi, Chi Gung (“breath work”), and Mindfulness to strengthen the body, increase flexibility, balance, mental clarity and heart health based on the Wu Chi Tao Rejuvenation Arts System.Regular TaiChi practice aids in stress reduction, stabilizing metabolism, aiding chronic arthritis, increasing mental clarity & concentration, and improving blood circulation. Rejuvenate your mind, body, spirit, and soul!
10pm: 3 Treasures Qigong by Herbal Thom This is one of the most ancient and palpable forms of qi cultivation that nourishes our 3 major energy centers of Jing, Qi & Shen (essence, energy & spirit). Herbal Thom began teaching with Supreme Science Qigong and has toured the country training instructors since 2006.
11pm-4am: World Folk Acoustic Jam Acoustic instruments only. World folk music only. We guest-list dozens of performers for every party to participate in the jams. If you would like to be considered, please fill out this form.
All Night: Free Gourmet Tea Ceremony Sit and enjoy fine teas served to you ceremonially by our charming tea servers while enjoying the accoustic music.
FIRE DRAGON DEN (bottom floor)
In the Hallway: Art Show and Live Painting by Blake Foster “My intention is to inspire our infinite potential by expressing the ineffable. I aim to paint gateways that give glimpses of dimensions that may exist beyond the limits of our known senses. As a biological bundle of cosmic energy evolving to understand oneself, I seek to leave behind a visual narrative of our collective transformation and growth. I hope these visions help expose how interconnected and "one" we truly are, so that our kid’s kids may echo on through the ethers.” - Blake Foster
9:30pm: Mark Deutsch's Bazantar (Fusion) Visionary artist and creator of the Bazantar, Mark Deutsch is both a classically trained bassist and sitarist with a background in non-linear mathematics and sacred systems. His eclectic life as a musician began at age twelve playing jazz standards in his father’s dance band. As a multiinstrumentalist, he progressed creatively through jazz/blues combos, the Avante Garde scene, solo sitar performance, as well as orchestral and world music ensembles. Presently his main focus is recording and performing with the Bazantar, giving workshops on improvisation, and lecturing on sound and music’s effects on physiology and consciousness.
12:00am: Reb K Brazilian Trio Weaving between the Northeastern Brazilian community dance style Forró, Choro, Modern Brazilian music and originals, Reb K Brazilian Trio delights audiences with their playful virtuosity and creativity. Featuring internationally acclaimed flutist and singer Rebecca Kleinmann supported by two of the Bay Area's finest Brazilian musicians: guitarist Ian Faquini and percussionist Will Martins, this music will draw you into the flavors of Brazil.
2am: DRMWVR (live electronic folk) DRMWVR is a Santa Cruz based music producer, DJ, and multimedia visual artist. His creations blur the lines between many styles, cultures, and times. Somehow, DRMWVR manages to weave together an aesthetic and sound that feel both dreamy and dark, tribal and futuristic, earthy and otherworldly. By drawing people into these liminal spaces, his art invites others to walk between realms, and to cultivate their dreams into their lived reality.
ABOUT OUR TICKETS - We need volunteers! This event will dedfinitely sell out, so get your tickets now! Ticket sales go to cover expenses and pay competitive wages to our musicians, performers, shuttle drivers, security, and other event staff. If you would like to attend but the price is prohibitive, please consider applying to be a volunteer using our Volunteer Application. Professional musicians and dancers who wish to participate in our open jams can apply for free tickets using our Guest Musician Application or Non-Musical Performer Application. If you have a band that would like to be hired for one of our future events, fill out our Band Application.
THIS IS A PARTICIPATORY EVENT We encourage all attendees to participate in creating experiences. Bring instruments to jam. We invite dance, flow arts, circus arts, spoken word, live painting, acrobatics, body-painting, interactive art and theater, puppet shows, etc. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. No alcohol will be provided. BYOB. Free gourmet tea ceremonies by Tea Tribe / Om Shan Tea.
IMPORTANT PARKING INFO: Do not park in our neighborhood or you will not be admitted to the event! A ticket AND proof that you didn't park in the neighborhood (Uber/Lyft or free shuttle receipt) will be required for entry to the event.
SHUTTLE From 6:45pm to 4am, our free shuttle service will run every 10-20 minutes to and from: Rockridge BART Plaza, at the corner of College Ave and Keith Ave:
Shuttles will go back from house as needed all night until 6am (BART starts).
The venue location and Uber/Lyft instructions will be included with your ticket.
We love the world folk music and dance community! Through these World Folk Jams, we seek to support and promote this community in a number of ways. Our events provide a space for professional networking and creative collaboration. We hire many performers for our events and pay them competitive rates, and we are building a gig referral network to connect event producers and performers. We also run a large Facebook group,World Folk Music and Dance (Bay Area), to help the community publicize its events.
