Prem and his beautiful bouzouki

2008-06-24T12:25:43Z

Dwayne caught a rhythm "this big"! NSS '08

Stoop Sittin' with KT, Chris and Greg

2008-06-24T12:17:05Z

Guess who got a hurdy-gurdy? The ranks of the hurdy-gurdy players swells to "about four". NSS '08

Energy

2008-06-16T02:03:48Z

Getting that warm fuzzy feeling? I didn't take too many pictures this year but this one says it all for me. KT, Alia, and Jessica listening to Prem on bouzouki (out of shot) and Dwayne on doumbek.

Nomadic Summer Spirit 2008

2008-05-27T23:29:59Z

Charter Oak Cultural Center and Gathering of the Tribal Moon Presents Nomadic Summer Spirit in Hartford June 14, 2008, 12 to 11 p.m.

Nomadic Summer Spirit 2007

2007-06-11T06:05:58Z

Charter Oak Cultural Center and Gathering of the Tribal Moon present Nomadic Summer Spirit in Hartford June 23, 2007, 3 to 11 p.m. Featuring an evening performance by Djinn, Brooklyn's own "East Coast Tribal" style music ranging from traditional Middle Eastern to an experimental blending of traditional instruments with electronics and beat boxing. Check them out at www.djinnnyc.com/ The evening also includes exotic world music performances with dancing and concludes with a tribal fusion music and dance djam guided by Djinn. 3:00 - 4:15 PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment) musician workshop 3:00 - 4:15 Jellyfish! squishy tribal dance workshop with Katie Bertsche 4:30 - 6:00 Intermediate dumbek workshop with Carmine Guida -- Embellishments, fills & soloing 4:30 - 6:00 PURE dancing workshop 6:30 - 7:00 Combined PURE dancers and drummers run-through 7:30 various dance/music performances featuring Nada Dum Ka, Sugati, Katie Bertsche, Milange Gitan, Joy Herbst and PURE 8:30 DJINN 10:00 The Djam That Came From the Deep! a tibal jam of deep sea magnitude - scuba-guided by DJINN In efforts to help out fellow community members Alyssum and Jassamyn recover for their losses for ther tragic house fire (http://people.tribe.net/alyssum/blog), we are encouraging people to make donations to help them get back on their (dancing) feet. Donations can be made at Nomadic Summer Spirit or directly at alyssumclimbs@hotmail.com. There are also established wish lists at http://mygiftlist.com/giver_main.asp?frommgl=true&code=GUEST&buid=62210 and http://mygiftlist.com/giver_main.asp?frommgl=true&code=GUEST&buid=62211 The evening performances are $15 general, $10 for workshop attendees, seniors, Charter Oak & Let*s Go Members, $5 for students. Drum and Dance workshops are $15 - $25, sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. For tickets, directions, workshop registration and more information, contact: Charter Oak Cultural Center 21 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 860.249.1207 www.charteroakcenter.org For updates and an open exchange of ideas for all facets of this event, check out our tribe on Tribe.net. http://tribes.tribe.net/nomadicsummerspirit or updates on the various drum circles and tribal experience of Southern New England http://snedrumcircles.tribe.net and http://NEtribaldance.tribe.net Gathering of the Tribal Moon, a monthly tribal music and dance jam at Charter Oak Cultural Center, http://tribes.tribe.net/gatheringofthetribalmooninhartford and information on PURE, the Public Urban Ritual Experiment visit http://www.puredance.org as well as information about Milange Gitan here http://conntribal.tribe.net

Chris and Sugati's troupe

2006-07-03T20:11:03Z

Line dancing during Raquy and the Cavemen

2006-06-29T18:35:11Z

I forgot the name of this line dance, but a lot of the dancers knew it!

Raquy and the Cavemen

2006-06-29T18:33:59Z

Raquy Danziger plays the kemenche http://www.raquy.com

Raquy and the Cavemen

2006-06-29T18:31:53Z

Raquy and the Cavemen headline the Nomadic Summer Spirit show at the Charter Oak in Hartford Conn.

Nomadic Summer Poster revised

2006-06-01T05:34:21Z

Raquy Workshop

2006-04-05T18:20:29Z

Nomadic Summer Spirit Photo Album

Prem and his beautiful bouzouki

Stoop Sittin' with KT, Chris and Greg

Energy

Nomadic Summer Spirit 2008

Nomadic Summer Spirit 2007

Chris and Sugati's troupe

Joy Spins

Line dancing during Raquy and the Cavemen

Raquy and the Cavemen

Raquy and the Cavemen

Nomadic Summer Poster revised

Raquy Workshop