La Zuli & Nakarat at The Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal

The BERKELEY BALKAN BACCHANAL ISback this month with what is sure to be an incredible night of live music from La Zuli and Nakarat on Saturday, December 16th! La Zuli combines the virtuosic talents of violinist and vocalist Briana Di Mara and guitarist and vocalist Anis Sehiri. Together they weave fresh original melodies and danceable rhythms influenced by music everywhere from Spain to North Africa to the Balkans and beyond. With lush harmonies and improvisations combining with powerful bass and drums, their music is uplifting and inspiring. For this concert they will be joined by Josh Mellinger (drums) and Erinn Wilkerson (bass). Nakarat is a San Francisco-based duo featuring Duygu Gun (voice & guitar) and Jonathan Kipp (accordion & voice). Their music is a vibrant, emotional melange of folk songs in Turkish, Ladino, Greek, Griko, and Italian, evoking a Mediterranean breeze with spicy nomadic tunes from the region. 8pm: Nakarat, 10 pm: La Zuli, doors open at 7 pm. Tickets: $20 at the door. Cash or Venmo accepted. All ages before 10 pm. 21+ after 10 pm when kitchen closes. Tickets: bit.ly/tspp1216 [https://bit.ly/tspp1216]