Event Listing - Music

Thu Nov 6

26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival

Natacha Atlas; Rahim Alhaj

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Location	Date and Time
Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco, CA 94102 map cross street: McAllister district: Civic Center	Thu Nov 6 (7:30pm)

Description

Musically and geographically, Natacha Atlas has always been an itinerant. The Anglo-Egyptian singer has spent more than a decade fusing electronic beats with North African and Arabic music, finding links between seemingly disparate musical genres, exploring new and different sonic settings and working with a wealth of like-minded collaborators from across the world along the way. The resulting body of work is both a triumph of true multiculturalism and a testament to the richness and accessibility of Arabic culture. It is, indeed, an oeuvre unlike any other.

Ooud master Rahim Alhaj endured years in Saddam Hussain’s Iraq before escaping to Jordan. The Albuquerque, NM resident performs with percussionist Souhail Kaspar on the heels of a Grammy nomination and a new album, Home Again. Imprisoned for his political beliefs, Alhaj walked out of Iraq—without his oud—to escape political persecution. His latest album, Home Again, is a soundtrack of his over 15 years in exile.