Nov 4, 2011 Raquy & the Cavemen

Raquy & the Cavemen

November 4, 2011 at 8:30PM
Karuna Center for Yoga and the Healing Arts
25 Main Street, Third Floor • Northampton, MA 01060

Raquy and the Cavemen are a duo of virtuoso drummers / multi-instrumentalists who bring hard rock energy to the mystical rhythms of the Middle East. They will be returning to Northampton for the 4th year in a row to help raise funds for local non-profit Evolvegan's Vegan Bus Project.

Raquy and the Cavemen switch between energetic drumming compositions and intoxicating melodic pieces. Utilizing a variety of unusual instruments including the Kemenche (an ancestor of the violin), Dumset (Middle Eastern drum set) and Mongolian Throat singing (see full instrument descriptions below), Raquy and the Cavemen's huge sound and mind-blowing show leaves listeners transported, uplifted and full of joy.

manavi

Local favorites Manavi will also be performing. Manavi is a troupe of dancers and musicians based in Northampton, MA. Featuring three captivating and unique belly dancers - Felicia Malachite, Sugati and Sahina, Manavi plays original music as well as traditional classic Middle Eastern songs.

Raquy will also be teaching a Dumbek Drumming Workshop

5:30-7:00PM on Friday November 4, 2011
$25 or $35 with concert ticket - beginner to intermediate
Karma's 3rd floor Yoga Studio, 48 Main St, Northampton, 01060.

Raquy lives part time in Istanbul where she performs and practices with virtuoso Turkish drummers, especially her main teacher Bunyamin Olguncan. She performed there with Okay Temiz. She has also appeared on Turkish Television with Ross Daly and Okay Temiz. Raquy has released two popular Dumbek Instructional Kits that include a book, a DVD and a CD. She also has her own line of custom dumbeks. Find all this and more at her online store.

Raquy & the Cavemen Fundraiser

We are happy to announce that Raquy and the Cavemen will be coming back for the third year in a row to help raise funds for the Vegan Bus! Hailing from Brooklyn Raquy brings traditional Middle Eastern music and modern drumming together for a unique sound. Raquy has traveled to and immersed herself in the musical cultures of the Middle East, Egypt and India. Raquy performs with the Dumbek (Arabic hand drum) and the Iranian Kamanche, similar to a violin.

The show will begin with performances by local musicians and belly dancers. Musicians will include Amanda Turk, who studies with Raquy, as well as Christopher Phillips, Sharon Arslanian, & Stephen Malachite. Dancers include Sugati Phillips, Felicia Malachite and Sahina.

Raw vegan treats will be for sale from

Bone Flower Tea Botanikal Lounge and Raw Delights Bar - Herbalista Creatrix Venus Zephyr brings raw delights and herbal medicine into synergistic harmony. (Please bring a re~usable cup~travel mug or mason jar for the infusion, elixir and tea bar). A portion of the proceeds will go to the Vegan Bus Project.

Bone Flower Botanikals is a local woman owned herbal apothecary and healing practice.Community Herbalist Venus Zephyr brings spiritually charged botanika and wise woman herbalism together to create herbal delights, medicines and formulas honoring botanical traditions from cultures around the globe. All Bone Flower Offerings are Organic, Locally sourced when possible, grown and harvested by the cycles of the moon, seasons and astrological influences to create the most potent products and offerings. 

OCTOBER 2, 2010 at 7:30PM
KARUNA CENTER for YOGA & HEALING ARTS
25 Main Street, Third Floor •
Northampton, MA 01060

Tickets are $15 at the door. Children 12 & under are $7

raquy drumming

Drumming Workshop Raquy will be teaching a special all-levels Dumbek workshop (Middle Eastern drumming) at the Karuna Center on Saturday October 2nd at 4pm. Bring your own drum if you have one (we will have several extras). Workshop is $20 or $30 with concert.

Workshop $20

Vegan Radio's 50th Episode Live at Cafe Evolution!

Vegan Radio Episode 50!

Vegan Radio is about to air its 50TH EPISODE, and to celebrate we are going to pre-record the show LIVE in front of a "studio" audience... and YOU ARE INVITED! That's right, come be a guest on the show that people will be talking about for years to come! Come be a part of VEGAN HISTORY! Everyone who attends will be eligible to be a guest on the show. If you are too shy then you can just sit in the back and heckle us...

There will also be a GOURMET VEGAN DINNER prepared by vegan chef Heather Bargeron and live food chef Eden Love. Desert will feature vegan cheesecakes by Oh Sweet Mama's Vegan Bakery (whose owner is Vegan Radio co-host Megan Shackelford). This will be a sit down dinner served to you at your table while you enjoy the festivities and entertainment.

And speaking of entertainment... we are shakin' like tofu in a blender with delight to let you know that local vegan singer-songwriter Dennis Crommett will be performing some songs for us! Dennis is well known in the valley for his solo music as well as his work with the bands Spanish For Hitchhiking and the Winterpills.

And in case you are wondering, proceeds from the dinner will go to THE VEGAN BUS!

DETAILS:

WHEN: Wednesday, January 16th Doors open at at 6:00 PM Dinner at 7:00 PM Live Show from 8:00 to 9:00 PM

WHERE: Cafe Evolution 22 Chestnut Street Florence, MA

We hope you can all make it out to this fun event, and be sure to tell your friends! The show will air Thursday, January 17th on ValleyFree Radio WXOJ-LP 103.3 FM in Northampton, MA. The show will also be available soon after that at www.veganradio.com. And finally, this will be the first show we will be uploading to the PACIFICA NETWORK to make it available to OVER 100 RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE US!! Pacifica is also the home of the award-winning Democracy Now, so we are in good company. This really is going to go down in VEGAN HISTORY! So come on out and show some love!