Duo al Rouh
Palestinian multi-instrumentalist Zafer Tawil (qanun, violin, nay) performs alongside friend, collaborator, and oud player Rabbi Zachi Asher – Arabic Maqam, Sufi trance, piyut and tarab sounds that bring ancient desert spells to life. Performing together, the Zafer & Rabbi Zach present a rare vision of collaborative futures. At the crossroads of art and justice, music and spirituality, their laughter and stories are a welcome corner of the world to settle into for a night, and dream of the world that's slowly on its way. For this performance, Duo al Rouh will be joined by vocalist Zahra Alzubaidi, percussionists Rich Stein, Megan Gould on violin, Belly Dancer Myrto Daskaloudi, and other special guests.
**on Friday Nov 21st, Rabbi Zachi Asher will lead a special Shabbat gathering and ceremony and dinner gathering with with songs, teachings, friends, dance, stillness, silliness, poetry, wilderness... for adults and kids. everyone is welcome! Shabbat Dinner is included.
MORE INFO & RSVP HERE FOR FRIDAY’S SHABBAT GATHERING
These events isarepart of our Fall Gratitude Festival series. Guests who purchase tickets for Fall Festival events, November 20-24, will receive a code for discounted tickets to the other events, as well as overnight accommodations. Join us and be a part of this nostalgic, sublime and celebratory moment.
Gratitude FeSTIVAL SERIES EVENTS
Onsite dining at Trailhead Berkshires
Saturday, November 22nd
4pm: Trailhead restaurant open
630pm: Event Doors Open
7pm: Concert begins (previously scheduled for 8pm)
In the Barnspace at Race Brook Lodge
864 S Undermountain road Sheffield, MA
(directions)Early-bird Tickets: $20 (first 40 tickets)
Standard Advance Tickets: $25
Day of the Show: $35
Race Brook Lodge is a hidden gem in The Berkshires, at the foot of Mt. Race and a short hike from the Appalachian trail. The yoga & event barn at Race Brook is simultaneously rustic and sublime, steeped in hundreds of years of New England history. The Stagecoach Tavern is unpretentious fine dining, exquisite farm-to-table cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Much of the food is sourced from Race Farm, right on the property!
A note from Race Brook Lodge:
Race Brook Lodge will be closing permanently at the end of November 2025. Please join us for a final visit! We have some fantastic events planned for the final month, including a special Thanksgiving buffet dinner and a Holiday market on the final weekend. We will keep the campfires roaring right up to the end! Our family has been honored to steward this land since Dave first landed here in 1990, and now the time has come for a new chapter here. We have put the property up for sale and we are hoping to find a buyer who will care for the property in a way that is respectful to the land and our local community. Please reach out if you have any ideas. In the meantime, after November 30th, we will be offering long-term residencies, some events and pop-up dinners in the tavern until a sale is confirmed. With much Love & Gratitude for over 30 years of hospitality.
Sincerely,
Dave, Casey & Saadia.
ARTIST BIOS
Jerusalem born Zafer Tawil is the most in demand musician of the Brooklyn Arabic music community. He has toured internationally with prestigious artists and composed for film and dance, lending his signature musical accent to an eclectic array of productions.
Rabbi Zachi Asher has spent more than twenty years pursuing the oud and Arabic maqam. He is an expert in the literature and music of Hebrew piyut, song-poems from the Arab Jewish communities of Syria, Iraq, Morocco, etc. As the bandleader for his Epichorus ensemble, Asher has collaborated with masterful artists including his teacher Bassam Saba, Yacouba Sissoko, Alsarah, and composed four albums exploring new influences in Maqam music that honor the traditions and aesthetics of the old sound. Asher is the creative director of the Temenos Center for the Arts, a New York 501c3, and has been a vocal supporter of Palestinian liberation.
𝗭𝗮𝗵𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝘇𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗶 is an Iraqi singer who performs a variety of Arabic music styles, with a particular focus on Iraqi music. She has taken the stage at prestigious music venues across the United States, including Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnegie Hall, Joe’s Pub, Roulette Intermedium, and the Miami BandShell, among others. She continues her education and research as a student of the Iraqi Maqam tradition and is a recipient of the NYSCA Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship for 2024 and 2025, under the mentorship of renowned Iraqi Maqam master Hamid Al-Saadi.