S.A.R.A. Drumming Workshop

Dance & Drum Workshops The Sounds & Rhythms of Afghanistan (SARA) will hold a drum and dance workshop at Living Arts on Sunday, October 9 from 2 pm – 4 pm. Internationally acclaimed percussionists Salar Nader and Abbos Kosimov will lead the drum workshop which features rhythms and techniques of Central Asia and Afghanistanon Nader, on Tabla and Afghan Zehrbhagall (Dholak) and Kosimov on the Doyra also known as Dap, Childirma and Charmanda, which is regarded to be one of the ancient percussion instruments of Central Asia. Participants should bring their own drums, Frame drums, Djembe, Congas, Bongos, Cajon, darbuka, Doumbek, tambourines and or Rik/Daf - and or Traditional Indian Tabla, Dholak, Doyra. At the same time, the featured dancers with SARA will lead a dance workshop teaching Attan – the national dance of Afghanistan. The two groups will come together at the end of the workshop for a joint expression of music and dance. The workshop is FREE to the public with a suggested donation of $10 benefiting Living Arts of Tulsa. For more information, visit tulsapactrust.org or call Shirley Elliott at 918 596-2367.

Culture Connection
SARA is an extraordinary ensemble of internationally recognized musicians, consisting of Rubab, Doyra, Tabla, Vocal and on special occasion the national dance of Afghanistan, Attan. Combining melody, rhythm, poetry and dance, SARA takes you on an evocative journey of cross-cultural communication and exchange.  Salar Nader, Homayun Sakhi, Abbos Kosimov and Humayun Khan, deeply rooted to their traditions from Central Asia, effortlessly interweave  and embody their craft, evoking the wonders of this beautiful and complex region. Salar Nader is composer and creator of Sounds and Rhythms of Afghanistan (SARA)is considered one of the most sought after and stunning tabla musicians of his generation and has been groomed by the one of the finest percussionist/tabla players in the world, Ustad Zakir Hussian. While Nader’s core education and primary expertise has been the Tabla, he also performs on the Afghan Zehrbhagali and the Afghan Dhol, a 13th century percussion instrument, widely used in North India as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan.