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Ashkenaz

About Me

Berkeley's home for world music and dance since 1973.

No booking is done through mySpace; for info on booking, please see www.ashkenaz.com/html/forbands.html Thanks!



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/07/2006
Band Website: www.ashkenaz.com
Band Members: 1317 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley, CA
Influences: David Nadel, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela....
Sounds Like: Zydeco - Balkan - Reggae - Roma - Haitian - Folk - Funk - Taiko - Afrobeat - Grateful Dead - Flamenco - Tango - Swing - Rock - African - Brazilian - Bluegrass - HipHop - Blues - Cuban - Caribbean - Klezmer - Cajun and everything in between!
Ashkenaz is more than a music venue - it is a MUSIC & DANCE COMMUNITY CENTER where people of all ages, backgrounds, colors & sizes come together to learn and partake in the joy of dancing!
Record Label: Tofu Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ASHKENAZ EVENTS ----- MARCH 22 - APRIL 4

You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and wail.~Charlie ParkerASHKENAZ EVENTS MARCH 22...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:48:00 GMT

ASHKENAZ EVENTS ----- MARCH 15 - MARCH 28

.... “If I can't dance - I don't want to be part of your revolution” ~Emma Goldman ASHKENAZ EVENTS MARCH 15 - MARCH 28 THIS WEEK AT ASHKENAZ: Sunday, March 15: COMMUNITY ROOTS, ISRAELI F...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT

ASHKENAZ EVENTS ----- MARCH 8 - MARCH 21

Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance. ~Ezra Pound ASHKENAZ EVENTS MARCH 8- MARCH 21 THIS WEEK AT ASHKENAZ:...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT

ASHKENAZ EVENTS ----- MARCH 1 - MARCH 14

Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order. ~Samuel Beckett ASHKENAZ EVENTS MARCH 1 - MARCH 14 THIS WEEK AT ASHKENAZ: Sunday, March 1: Reggae & Carr...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:18:00 GMT

ASHKENAZ nominated as Best Live Music Venue - vote for us!

..Vote for Ashkenaz as Best Live Music Venue for the BayList Contest!Voting ends March 13th 2009![Click here to Vote]..
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:01:00 GMT