May 2013
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March 2013
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MITRA SUMARA @ LE POISSONROUGE MARCH 30TH PERSIAN... →
Don’t wait! Buy your tix now. We are so psyched! It’s gonna be an awesome night!
February 2013
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What does it mean to be Iranian? →
Mitra Sumara interview in SexandFesenjoon.com !!
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January 2013
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Mitra Sumara will play the NYC Persian Arts Festival, Saturday March 30th @ Le Poisson Rouge!
http://persianartsfestival.org/
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WatchHighlights from Mitra Sumara’s performance at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC. Nov 15th 2012.
November 2012
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Mitra goes to Washington Nov 15th!
two shows:
Kennedy Center Millenium Stage - 6pm
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/
Tropicalia DC -10pm
http://www.tropicaliadc.com/
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Mitra Sumara is a pick in Washington City Paper! →
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Mitra Sumara @ Kennedy Center 6pm Thurs Nov 15th! →
October 2012
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Mitra Sumara goes to Washington!
NEWS FLASH!!!
Mitra Sumara’s next gigs will be in Washington DC, Thurs Nov 15th.
@ two venues:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage - 6pm
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/
Tropicalia - 10pm
http://www.tropicaliadc.com/
Mark your calendar!!
September 2012
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Mitra Sumara @ Westbeth Music Fest Sun Sept...
get psyched!! MITRA SUMARA live @ Westbeth’s 6th Annual Music Festival Sunday, Sept 23rd 2:30pm - sharp! Free! Come hear your fave Farsi funk jams @ Westbeth’s outdoor courtyard http://westbeth.org/wordpress/6th-annual-westbeth-music-festival/ Westbeth 155 Bank St btwn West St / Washington St NYC L train to 8th Ave; ACE to 14th St; 1 train to Christopher St mitrasumara.tumblr.com...
August 2012
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July 2012
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Mitra Sumara live on WFMU archive link. Check it... →
Live set on Rob Weisberg’s Transpacific Sound Paradise!
June 2012
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Mitra Sumara live on WFMU! Sat Jun 9th @ 7pm →
We’ll be on Rob Weisberg’s show Transpacific Sound Paradise tomorrow night Jun 9th @ 7pm! Tune in online or on your radio WFMU 91.1 (NJ).
May 2012
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April 2012
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Brooklyn Bowl, Sunday June 10th!
Mitra Sumara’s next show - Brooklyn Bowl, Sunday June 10th with CSC Funk Band and People’s Champs!
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WatchFrom our most recent gig - Nowruz Dance Party at The Suffolk NYC!
Video by Michael Galinsky
March 2012
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March 30th!
Special show for Nowruz - Persian New Year
Mitra Sumara
@ The Suffolk at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, NYC
9pm
February 2012
3 posts
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WatchA clip from Mitra Sumara’s recent show at Fontana’s!
shot by Laurika Harris-Kaye for Rumur Inc.
Tonight! Thurs Feb 9th!
Mitra Sumara plays your fave Persian psych and funk hits at Fontana’s!
we’re on at 11p
Come early at 10p to see Screentests! psych noise fest featuring ex-Hong Kong members!!
Fontana’s 105 Eldridge St NYC
http://fontanasnyc.com/
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January 2012
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MITRA SUMARA میترا سومارا
Mitra Sumara is a super group of New York City musicians dedicated to the vibrant pop and funk music of 60s/70s Iran. This big-band of 8 members plays hits by Iran’s beloved divas Googoosh, Pari Zangeneh, Parva, and intoxicating Bandari beat tunes by Zia Atabi.
The sound of pre-Revolutionary Iran mixes the beats of Fela Kuti, Salsa, and Disco; with Mid-East melodies, a cool LA breeze, and tragic...
We are mentioned in a Dusted Review for the... →
thank you Kevan Harris!!!
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Mitra Sumara is a big band
Yvette Perez - vocals (birdbrain)
Julian Maile - guitar (loser’s lounge)
Sam Kulik - bass (Talibam!)
Jim Duffy - keyboard (Jim Duffy Group)
Bill Ruyle - hammer dulcimer (Arthur Russell)
Peter Zummo - trombone (Arthur Russell, John Lurie)
Brian Geltner - drums (Nervous Cabaret, Chris Whitley)
Michael Evans - drums / congas (Alex Hacke, God Is My Co-Pilot)
We are so psyched….you...
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