Saffron Caravan

Date: April 13, 2010 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:00 P.M.
Place: Millennium Stage
Tickets: Free and open to the public on a first-come-first-serve basis

Saffron Caravan explores both the sacred and mystical traditions in Arab, Jewish, and Persian music, infused with sub-Saharan roots of blues and jazz and spiced with Afro-Caribbean and South American rhythms.

Performers:
Kiu Haghighi, Santour (Iran)
Humayun Khan, Harmonium & Vocals (Afghanistan)
Jean Christophe Leroy, Percussion & Vocals (U.S./Canada)
Howard Levy, Piano & Harmonica (U.S.)
Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Drums (Cuba)
Victor Miranda, Bass (Cuba)
Alberto Mizrahi, Vocals (U.S.)
Shahin Shahida, Guitar (Iran)
Haj Youness, Oud (Morocco)

Video: click here