“Pharaoh’s Daughter” performing at Berea College Sept. 18
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9-08-2008
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 Middle Eastern meets world beat fusion as “Pharaoh’s Daughter” brings its unique songs and sound to Berea College Sept. 18. The performance in Phelps Stokes Auditorium will begin at 8 p.m.Charismatic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Basya Schechter leads a stellar group of musicians through swirling Hasidic chants and Mizrachi and Sphardi folk-rock, blending traditional Middle Eastern and Judaic melodies with Arabic and African rhythms and spiritual stylings filtered through percussion, flute, strings and electronica. Schechter’s sound has been cultivated by her Hasidic music background and a series of trips to the Middle East, Africa, Israel, Egypt, Central Africa, Turkey, Kurdistan and Greece. Pharaoh’s Daughter has toured extensively through America, Eastern and Western Europe, as well as Greece and the UK. The seven member ensemble has played such prestigious stages as Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park, and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and has recorded five albums, including their newest “Haran.” For more, including music samples, visitwww.pharaohsdaughter.com “Pharaoh’s Daughter” is the first of six Stephenson Memorial Concerts scheduled during the 2008-09 school year at Berea and are part of the College’s Convocations Program. The Stephenson Concert Series honors former Berea College President John B. Stephenson and his sister Nancy Anne Stephenson, and was established to bring great performances to central Kentucky audiences free of charge. All other Berea Convocation programs are free and open to the public as well. For a complete list, visit www.berea.edu/convocations |
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