image: Mina M. Jafari

Monday March 20 * 7pm * TICKETS (donation)

Nowrooz Concert at Rhizome 

Performers: 

Faraway Ghosts - avant garde Persian folk pop

Niki Afsar - devised movement and performance; poetry and text; live singing and recording using a vocal loop machine; sound collaging 

Azadeh - Electric Setar (Persian lute like instrument originated by 9th century) 

Insect Factory - the music of Silver Spring, MD's Jeff Barsky, and is a meditative project focused on creating detailed and atmospheric guitar compositions.