Event

Nabila Mango's 70th birthday party is a fundraiser that will benefit the Aswat documentary directed by filmmaker Mohammed Alhamoud. The film's working title is "Aswat: Fifteen Years of Passion", and will be a portrait of Aswat as an ensemble at the intersection of social justice and the arts in the Bay Area. The film will cover the inception and 14-year development of Aswat as the Bay Area's premier Arab music ensemble, and will be released in 2015.

The program features:
-The best of Aswat songs performed LIVE
-DJ Basil
-Hip-hop artist Star Brown
-Dancing and Dabke
-Lots and lots of good food
-sneak peek of Aswat documentary video clips
-More surprises

SPACE IS LIMITED. ONLY 200 TICKETS AVAILABLE.

About the Aswat Ensemble:

The musical voice of Arab America in the Bay Area is Aswat, which is sponsored by Zawaya. True to Zawaya's commitment to pluralism and inclusion, Aswat is a multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-religious music ensemble that reaches out to the diverse Bay Area community with folkloric, classical, contemporary, and sacred Arab music. Aswat's doors remain open to all who want to participate in the exciting, enriching exchange between Arab Americans and other communities through the universal language of music. For more information about Aswat, please visit www.zawaya.org.