Sunday August 11, 2024

Rainshadow Recording and Bertram Levy Present: Les Arrivants Sunday, August 11, 7:30pm The Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery 1893 S. Jacob Miller Rd. Port Townsend, WA 98368 Rainshadow Recording and Bertram Levy welcome Montreal-based international trio Les Arrivants, Sunday August 11 at 7:30pm, to The Palindrome at Eaglemount Wine and Cider, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Rd. in Port Townsend. This event is generously sponsored by Corvus Crafts and Robin’s Nest Bed and Breakfast. Media sponsor is KPTZ Radio. Tickets: $30 each online at https://www.ticketstorm.com/e/29961/t/ or $35 at the door. Les Arrivants https://www.lesarrivants.com/ is a Montreal-based trio with backgrounds in Arabic Classical, Argentine Tango, and Persian Classical music. Between the summers of 2019 and 2020, Israeli-born Amichai Ben Shalev (bandoneon), Jordanian Abdul-Wahab Kayyali (oud), and Hamin Honari, an Iranian percussionist ann found their way to Montreal. There, they met and discovered their new home city as Covid lockdowns and uncertainties permeated their lives. The repertoire Les Arrivants has developed mirrors their resettlement experience. It is informed by the traditions the instrumentalists have mastered throughout their careers – Argentine Tango, Classical Arabic music, and traditional Persian rhythms. It equally reflects the musical possibilities that can only emerge out of a cosmopolitan centre such as Montréal. In other words, Les Arrivants have created an introspective sonic experience that depicts the relationships and views of newcomers to Montréal, while channeling complex emotions associated with migration and travel. Their music captures the highs and lows of the resettlement experience, the nostalgia and longing for places and people left behind, and the search for new comforts and goals. It also expresses the joys of seeing friendly faces in times of great uncertainty and turmoil, and anger at global injustices and inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic. Tickets are $30 each online at https://www.ticketstorm.com/e/29961/t/ or $35 at the door. More information from Matt Miner at 503-484-8196.