Florida fest to host Armenian oud player Joe Zeytoonian November 10, 2011 - 13:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Traditional folk music that once reverberated through fishing camps, orange groves and cypress swamps of rural Florida and villages around the world will be heard again during the inaugural Gulf Coast Folklife Festival in downtown Tarpon Springs, The Sun Coast News reported. The festival, an "eclectic array of music and dance performances," including presentations and workshops by folk crafters, will be held from noon to 10 p.m. Nov. 19, according to a news release. The Gulf Coast Folklife Festival is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts' Folk and Traditional Arts Program. The event will end with a street dance to the rhythms of Middle Eastern, Cuban and Haitian music. Among famed folk performers will be: National Heritage fellow Ezequiel Torres, recognized for his Afro-Cuban drumming; James Kelly, master of the Irish fiddle; Henry Ohumukini, expert on Hawaiian ukulele, chants and instrument making; and George Soffos, a Greek bouzouki player. The Philippine Performing Arts Company dancers will also perform. Other master folk artists and groups will include: Papaloko and Loray Mistik, Haitian pop; the Middle Harmonic Motion, with Joe Zeytoonian, Myriam Eli and Elias Kilzi, Eastern dance music; and the Greek and Irish fiddle tunes, Panayotis "Paddy" League. Crafters will demonstrate folk traditions, including: Cracker cow whips, George Altman; Hawaiian quilting, Ginger LaVoie; chair canning, Doris Graves and Harold Woodall; Thai food carving, Kanlaya Reneau; Haitian painting, Jude Thegenus; sponge diving helmets, Nicholas Toth; duck decoys, Michael Berg; Puerto Rican bobbin lace, Aida Etchegoyen; Hungarian embroidery, Margaret Horvath; and Haitian sculpture, Almann Ulysse. A festival highlight will be a folk master's forum. It will showcase four of Florida's best traditional musicians: James Kelly, Irish fiddle; George Soffos, Greek bouzouki; Ezequiel Torres, Afro-Cuban drums; and Joe Zeytoonian, Armenian oud.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC  Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations.Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar.Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |
