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El Cajon Refugee Women's Drum Circle Public Performance!
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Musical Ambassadors of Peace is proud to announce that the El Cajon Refugee Women's Drum Circle, under the guidance of musical ambassadors Dilkwaz Ahmed, Ari Honarvar, and Christine Stevens, will perform as part of a concert and discussion
series entitled “Songs and Stories: Refugee Artists in San Diego,” sponsored by the Center for World Music in San Diego.
The Songs and Stories series aims to highlight musicians and artists from within San
Diego’s refugee communities. Through lively performances and real conversations the CWM hopes to immerse audiences in the cultures and journeys of a seldom heard segment of the vibrant and diverse fabric of San Diego’s population.
Thursday, June 21st, 7:00 pm
3795 Fairmount Ave
San Diego, CA
92105
- Free -
"Music lives inside refugees in El Cajon. From the driving Arabic beat to the mystical scales of the Middle East, music brings them home, holds memories and healing energy. It is a cultural
salve.
The refugee women’s drum circle started 6 years ago in a collaboration of Musical Ambassadors of Peace, UpBeat Drum Circles and License to Freedom. Rhythms of cultural sharing allow for empowerment through community building, trust and creative expression. The group
includes women from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran. The group is honored to share their creativity, songs, rhythms, and dance, not as a performance, but as an invitation to engage the audience in a direct experience of unity through sound."
Help us to continue to support all of our Musical Ambassadors
who are doing such wonderful work with Iraqi,
Syrian and Afghani refugees in Southern California!
Check Out Our Article in Yes! Magazine!
Amid Travel Ban,
Refugee Women Cope With Trauma and Stress Through Drum Circles
"The drum sessions create an atmosphere of belonging and put us in rhythm with each other. The drums become our voice. Studies have shown that recreational music-making in general and group drumming in particular can
decrease stress and change the genomic stress marker. Drumming has the "therapeutic potential" to relax tension and soothe emotional wounds."
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