<div dir="ltr"><div><div><font size="4">Dear friends --</font></div><div><span style="font-size:large">I hope summer is going well for all of you in the Northern hemisphere! Or winter down below the equator.</span></div><div><font size="4">Here is a compilation video from our kathak, flamenco and all that jazz program this past April </font><font size="4">at Villa Montalvo here in California. </font><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif">The program features dancers </span><span style="font-size:large;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aditi.bhagwat.9?__cft__[0]=AZX8CkFzwRiw5i5TYYVzkKwms_QHNoYpynsckXw1rxRwCmTxNQrXFsw1cgp0Nea95Yvq6LzdY15vNb_cCkcjnc_5xrDouEBcBLLDsr1Ol7BvndoMngWyqTHA7N57EAenshkMW-3WRjPaB8buJIttXpctF_OY7CU1J9ZHZL8SxPXqNw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,100,209);text-decoration-line:none;list-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;border-style:none;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;outline:none;font-weight:600;display:inline;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="display:contents;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Aditi Bhagwat</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif"> - kathak and lavani, and </span><span style="font-size:large;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mizuho.sato1?__cft__[0]=AZX8CkFzwRiw5i5TYYVzkKwms_QHNoYpynsckXw1rxRwCmTxNQrXFsw1cgp0Nea95Yvq6LzdY15vNb_cCkcjnc_5xrDouEBcBLLDsr1Ol7BvndoMngWyqTHA7N57EAenshkMW-3WRjPaB8buJIttXpctF_OY7CU1J9ZHZL8SxPXqNw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,100,209);list-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;border-style:none;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;outline:none;font-weight:600;display:inline;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="display:contents;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Mizuho Sato</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif"> - flamenco and musicians </span><span style="font-size:large;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrankMartin1?__cft__[0]=AZX8CkFzwRiw5i5TYYVzkKwms_QHNoYpynsckXw1rxRwCmTxNQrXFsw1cgp0Nea95Yvq6LzdY15vNb_cCkcjnc_5xrDouEBcBLLDsr1Ol7BvndoMngWyqTHA7N57EAenshkMW-3WRjPaB8buJIttXpctF_OY7CU1J9ZHZL8SxPXqNw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,100,209);text-decoration-line:none;list-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;border-style:none;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;outline:none;font-weight:600;display:inline;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="display:contents;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Frank Martin</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif"> - piano, </span><span style="font-size:large;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/darrius.leerobinson?__cft__[0]=AZX8CkFzwRiw5i5TYYVzkKwms_QHNoYpynsckXw1rxRwCmTxNQrXFsw1cgp0Nea95Yvq6LzdY15vNb_cCkcjnc_5xrDouEBcBLLDsr1Ol7BvndoMngWyqTHA7N57EAenshkMW-3WRjPaB8buJIttXpctF_OY7CU1J9ZHZL8SxPXqNw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,100,209);text-decoration-line:none;list-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;border-style:none;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;outline:none;font-weight:600;display:inline;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="display:contents;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Chris Robinson</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif"> - guitar, </span><span style="font-size:large;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aaron.kierbel?__cft__[0]=AZX8CkFzwRiw5i5TYYVzkKwms_QHNoYpynsckXw1rxRwCmTxNQrXFsw1cgp0Nea95Yvq6LzdY15vNb_cCkcjnc_5xrDouEBcBLLDsr1Ol7BvndoMngWyqTHA7N57EAenshkMW-3WRjPaB8buJIttXpctF_OY7CU1J9ZHZL8SxPXqNw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,100,209);text-decoration-line:none;list-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;border-style:none;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;outline:none;font-weight:600;display:inline;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="display:contents;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Aaron Kierbel</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif"> - drums, </span><span style="font-size:large;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sudpreme?__cft__[0]=AZX8CkFzwRiw5i5TYYVzkKwms_QHNoYpynsckXw1rxRwCmTxNQrXFsw1cgp0Nea95Yvq6LzdY15vNb_cCkcjnc_5xrDouEBcBLLDsr1Ol7BvndoMngWyqTHA7N57EAenshkMW-3WRjPaB8buJIttXpctF_OY7CU1J9ZHZL8SxPXqNw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,100,209);text-decoration-line:none;list-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;border-style:none;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;outline:none;font-weight:600;display:inline;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="display:contents;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Sudhakar Vaidyanathan</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif"> - tabla and </span><span style="font-size:large;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeBrooksSax?__cft__[0]=AZX8CkFzwRiw5i5TYYVzkKwms_QHNoYpynsckXw1rxRwCmTxNQrXFsw1cgp0Nea95Yvq6LzdY15vNb_cCkcjnc_5xrDouEBcBLLDsr1Ol7BvndoMngWyqTHA7N57EAenshkMW-3WRjPaB8buJIttXpctF_OY7CU1J9ZHZL8SxPXqNw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,100,209);text-decoration-line:none;list-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;border-style:none;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;outline:none;font-weight:600;display:inline;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="display:contents;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">George Brooks</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif"> - saxophone and composer. All compositions ©2025 Earth Brother Music. And a big thank you to </span><span style="font-size:large;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/prabhagopal1941?__cft__[0]=AZX8CkFzwRiw5i5TYYVzkKwms_QHNoYpynsckXw1rxRwCmTxNQrXFsw1cgp0Nea95Yvq6LzdY15vNb_cCkcjnc_5xrDouEBcBLLDsr1Ol7BvndoMngWyqTHA7N57EAenshkMW-3WRjPaB8buJIttXpctF_OY7CU1J9ZHZL8SxPXqNw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,100,209);text-decoration-line:none;list-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;border-style:none;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;outline:none;font-weight:600;display:inline;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="display:contents;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Prabha Gopal</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif"> for putting the concept together </span><span style="font-size:large;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9)"><a style="color:rgb(56,88,152);margin:0px;text-align:inherit;padding:0px;font-family:inherit"></a></span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif">with Tim Reeve and the rest of the crew at <a href="https://montalvoarts.org/">Montalvo Arts.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif">Please let concert organizers in your part of the world know about this very special project -- we would love to bring it to your town!!</span></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/zBL0JAxEDDM?si=KzMOcnh9u6aT3-bR" target="_blank"><font size="4">https://youtu.be/zBL0JAxEDDM?si=KzMOcnh9u6aT3-bR</font></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">George Brooks <div>+1 (510) 847-0382<div><div>To stream and purchase music please visit<br><a href="http://www.georgebrooks.com" target="_blank">https://earthbrothermusic.bandcamp.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div>