Tina Sani in Concert, Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin

dublin | arts and media | event notice Tuesday April 07, 2009 12:46 by Eva Yasin - Tha Yasin Foundation evayasin at hotmail dot com

Islamic-Celtic connections: An evening of the finest in world music

Acclaimed Pakistani ghazal singer in concert with musical accompaniment on harmoium, table, flute and sarangi. Joined by acclaimed Irish uilleann piper Ronan Browne, Irish-Egyptian seanós singer Roisin Elsafty and virtuoso guitarist Stefan Galt. Organised on behalf of the Yasin Foundation, a joint Ireland-Pakistan initiative which funds an education programme for Pakistani women. All proceeds will benefit the foundation's educational trust fund.

Tina Sani will be performing a rich and exciting selection of classical ghazal pieces, accompanied by her musicians on flute, sarangi, harmonium and tabla. She has a well-deserved international reputation for her deep knowledge and understanding of urdu poetry, which allows her to convey the delicate nuances, emotions and moods of a ghazal perfectly. Years of training and practise in classical music and raga have brought maturity and fluidity to her voice and earned her praise for the apparantly effortless ease with which she can render a difficult piece. The ghazal is an ancient Arabic style of poetry that dates from the 7th century and is often compared to the western sonnet. But each ghazal couplet is actually a series of self-contained stanzas, which in themselves often make a dramatic or moving statement.

Full events listings are as follows;

SUNDAY 26th APRIL - at The Ballsbridge Inn, Dublin 4, 12 noon - 4 p.m.
A unique intercultural event - 'From Sligo to Sialkot' - centered around the poetry of W.B. Yeats (Sligo) and Mohammed Iqbal (Sialkot), national poets of Ireland and Pakistan respectively. With music, poetry and performance in English, Irish and Urdu. Featuring Tina Sani and band; Gabriel Rosenstock, who will be launching a book and performing new Irish language versions of Iqbal's poetry; and Ronan Browne - with Des Geraghty, Noel O'Grady, Martin Doyle and special guests, performing musical interpretations of Yeats' poetry.

Tickets for this very special event available by email from: evayasin@hotmail.com
or by phone from: Mariyam Burki at 086-390-7076 or Rosheen Callender at 087-2551-746.
Price: €80 per person or €750 per table for 10 - includes book launch and reception, 3-course lunch and a unique afternoon's entertainment.

SATURDAY 25TH APRIL – Live at Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin. Tickets €20, Doors: 7:30pm. The finest in world music - Tina Sani and band in concert with Irish-Egyptian seanós singer Róisín Elsafty, renowned Irish uilleann piper Ronan Browne and virtuoso guitarist Stefan Galt. Tickets from: 0818 – 205-205 or www.centralticketbureau.com, www.ctb.ie.

MONDAY 27TH APRIL - Live at City Hall, The Mall, Waterford. Tickets: €20, Doors 7:00pm. Tina Sani in concert, with musical accompaniment on harmonium, tabla, sarangi and flute.
Tickets from: Katharine Bulbulia at 087-236-7899

TUESDAY 28TH APRIL - Live at the Pavilion, Carey's Lane, Cork. Tickets: €20, Doors 7:30pm Tina Sani in concert with local musicians Raj Padam, Amir Butt and Dara O'Brien. Tickets from: The Pavilion Bar, Phil – 086-889-3691, Humaira – 085-721-8082, SONA shop (off Patrick St.), www.tickets.ie or any tickets.ie outlet.

Tina Sani's visit to Ireland has been sponsored by the Brenda and Said Yasin (Pakistan-Ireland) Women's Educational Foundation. These events have been kindly supported and assisted by Poetry Ireland, Turkish Airlines and FeileAfrica Events Ltd.