May 9, 2009
3:00 pm	to	6:00 pm

A Musical Benefit for No More Victims

A musical fundraiser was held on May 9, 2009 at UC Irvine’s Crystal Cove Auditorium.  The event raised $12,440 for the work of No More Victims.  The audience responded enthusiastically to the splendid music of Salah Ali and The House of Tarab, Hassan Al-Mufti, and Saadoun Al-Bayati.  Many thanks to these world-class musicians.

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A Musical and Cultural Celebration of Iraq
Saturday, May 9th, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm

at UC-Irvine’s Crystal Cove Auditorium
A311 Student Center
Irvine, CA  92697

Tickets are $45 for Adults [Order Online!]
$15 for Students

For more information or to purchase tickets by check, please e-mail info@nomorevictims.org .

Note: If ordering online, please print out your e-mail confirmation to use as your ticket for the event.

Enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music as Iraqi-American musicians mesmerize us with their talents!

Sallah Ali and the House of Tarab will perform vintage Arabic music on the oud, violin and drums.  Sallah Ali is a classically trained musician who studied at Baghdad’s famed School of Music and Ballet.

Hassan Al-Mufti is a renowned and accomplished classical pianist, and is also a graduate of Baghdad’s School of Music and Ballet.  Al-Mufti, now a New York resident, has held numerous performances for dignitaries abroad.

Saadoun Al-Bayati, a Goodman Theatre graduate, is both a gifted singer and talented percussionist whose performances are in demand across the United States.

The afternoon will also feature Mustafa Ghazwan and his father, Ghazwan Al-Nadawi.  Mustafa lost his hearing to a US air strike in 2007 and was recently brought by No More Victims to San Francisco where he received a cochlear implant. Today, Mustafa can hear again.

Mustafa’s father will give a brief presentation, as will Cole Miller, Founder of No More Victims, a grassroots organization that connects American communities with war-injured Iraqi children.

Healing Harmonies is sponsored by UC Irvine’s MESSI (Middle East Student Studies Initiative), Department of Social Sciences.