Calendar
2023 Calendar, last updated Feb 17,2023. For international performances, musicians: Ling Shien and Mark. For domestic performances, a two to five piece band which may include violin, oud, qanun, additional percussion.
Jan-Apr, 2023
Feb 24, Friday 8-10 pm - Wu Wei Tea Temple, 1820 SFBD. Fairfax, CA 94930. Our four piece band with Ling Shien, Leah Sirkin, Steve Brock and Mark Bell. Great ambience and teas. Dance performances by Hannah Romanowsky. No Cover. Start: 8pm.
Apr 2, Sunday 4:45 pm - The Lost Church, 427 Mendocino Ave. Santa Rosa, CA for GPS directions. Ling Shien and Mark Bell will be sharing the stage with Sonoma's Balkan group, Gradina.
May-Aug, 2023
May 24, Wed 7:30 pm - Benefit for Mid East Children's Alliance - Music from Egypt and the Levant. Join Ling Shien and Mark for this House Concert in San Rafael. To reserve your place: either call 415-497-1536 or email to herron@talkingfingers.com Dance performances by Hannah Romanowsky. Donations. Start: 7:30 pm.
May 26, Friday 8-10 pm - Wu Wei Tea Temple, 1820 SFBD. Fairfax, CA 94930. Details TBA soon. No Cover. Start: 8pm.
Jul 22, Sat 4-6pm - A Midsummer's Day Dream, Marin Town and Country Club, Fairfax, CA - Music from the Middle East and Turkiye, Helm with Larry Klein (oud), Dance performances by Nathalie Tedrick, Michelle Bowen and Jessica Smith. Suggested donation: $20/sliding scale. Bring a blanket/chair for this acoustic concert in the meadow at the MTCC, the first public event in ages. Cold elixirs and mochi muffins from Wu Wei. This is a Zero Waste event, please remember to bring your own cup! Adress is 60 Pastori Ave in Fairfax.
Jul 28 - Aug 5 - Lark in the Morning Music Camp, Mendocino Woodlands, Mendocino, CA - Mark will be on staff teaching Middle Eastern Percussion. Middle Eastern music instructors include Sinan Erdemsel and Wael Kakish. Details: Lark Camp
And from long ago: May-Aug, 2020
Jul 31 - Aug 8 - Lark in the Morning Music Camp, Mendocino Woodlands, Mendocino, CA - Mark will be on staff teaching Middle Eastern Percussion. Middle Eastern music instructors include Sinan Erdemsel and Wael Kakish. Details: Lark Camp
Sept-Dec, 2023
Nothing yet.
A few past gigs...
Be Tribal Festival, Mexico City, Mexico, Workshops and performance - Producer: Walky Ardaat
Tribal Convención, Santiago, Chile, Workshops and Performance - Producer: Marisú Parada
Campo das Tribos, São Paulo, Brasil, Workshops and performance - Producer: Rebeca Piñeiro
PadmaFest, Medellín, Columbia, Workshops and Performance - Producer: Laura Gutierrez
Wu Wei Tea Temple, 1820 SFBD. Fairfax, CA 94930
Ram's Gate Winery, Sonoma, CA
Open Belly Revival II - Redwood Cafe, 8240 Redwood Hwy, Cotati, CA (Nathalie Tedrick)
Cymbal Workshop with live drumming, Liege, Belgium (Deborah, Aum Tribal Aum)
ATS® Sisters Collective, St Lo Studio, Via Tiburtina 5b, Rome, Italy (Isabel de Lorenzo)
Workshops - Performance, Chapiteau d"Adrienne, Paris, France (Fifi Le TiPaon)
MacRostie Winery, Healdsburg, CA
Workshops - Performance, Moscow (Tribal Mafia)
Workshops - Performance, Lima (Sandra Shakti Prema, our South America agent, as of Mar 10)
Performance - La Péniche Anako, Paris
Workshops - Island of La Reunion (Latifa Saadi)
Workshops - Performances, Australia (MEDAM Camp and Amera's Palace)
ATS® Reunion 2017 and 2018 - San Francisco and Kansas City