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November 01, 2023
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Benefit Concert
for Moroccan
Earthquake Relief
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Vocalist Lamiae Naki and multi-instrumentalist Nat Hulskamp
Northeast Portland’s Alberta
Rose Theatre presents a special
evening blending Moroccan and
Flamenco music by locally-based
and internationally-lauded Sef-
farine to support the ongoing re-
covery for victims of the Septem-
ber 9th earthquake near Marrakech,
Morocco. All proceeds from the
Sunday, November 5th, 7:00 pm
performance will go to Marrake-
ch-based Amal Women’s Training
Center, which is providing essen-
tial aid to affected communities.
While Seffarine founders Lami-
ae Naki and Nat Hulskamp were
recording in Naki’s home country
of Morocco last month, it became
clear to them — “Seeing the dev-
astation first hand, we decided that
this concert, which had been on
our calendar for some time, had to
support what’s going to be a long
recovery for the affected commu-
nities in southern Morocco,” said
Hulskamp. The concert is also sig-
nificant because the group’s found-
ing cajónist and flamenco dancer,
Manuel Gutierrez, will be return-
ing to Portland from his new home
in Spain for this performance.
Funds raised will go directly to
relief efforts of the recent earth-
quake in Morocco.
Amal is a non-profit organi-
zation that supports courageous
women on their journey towards
empowerment and financial inde-
pendence. Located approximately
50km from the epicenter of the Sep
9th earthquake, Amal’s staff quickly
responded by making and distribut-
ing 13,500 meals, 50 tents, 24 solar
lights, and $6,000 worth of food sta-
ples in just the first 6 days following
the quake. Some of the Amal staff
were sleeping outdoors themselves
because their homes weren’t safe,
yet they showed up each day ready
to cook thousands of meals for peo-
ple who were even worse off. There
is still much to be done in the recov-
ery efforts and Amal is committed
to long-term relief.
Seffarine has performed at pres-
tigious events and venues around
the world, like the Chicago World
Music Festival and the Lotus Fes-
tival, winning over audiences from
Indonesia to Spain. They have
brought their musical vision and
cultural knowledge to communi-
ty audiences and schools, includ-
ing a recent tour of rural Montana
schools on the Fort Peck Reserva-
tion. The ensemble has a strong
history of support from the field:
in 2017, Seffarine was selected by
the Western Arts Alliance as one
of three Launchpad Artists. Their
debut album, “De Fez a Jerez” was
supported by a grant from the Re-
gional Arts and Culture Council,
allowing the group to work and
record in Spain with living legends
of flamenco music. The album re-
ceived international acclaim and
placed in the Transglobal World
Music Charts top 20 world music
releases, selected by a panel of
43 world music experts, and was
named one of the “best African al-
bums of 2015” by prestigious Afri-
can music blog Afribuku.