


In its latest program, the pace-setting Silkroad Ensemble explores music as a powerful medium for healing and connection across cultures. Visionary musician Rhiannon Giddens leads a marvelously eclectic collection of performers steeped in American, South Asian, West African, and southern European musical traditions, in an interactive presentation that welcomes audience participation and reflection.
Italian tarantella, Congolese string music, Indian tabla, American roots music, and Syrian taarab converse across ethnic and national boundaries, with the signature organicism and collaborative ethos that has defined Silkroad’s performances since its founding 25 years ago.
“Surprising and beautiful…you can hear divisions of genre and style wash away in real time like the ramparts of a crumbling sandcastle” (San Francisco Chronicle).
March 19th, 2026
March 20th, 2026
Banjo, Voice: Rhiannon Giddens
Bass: Shawn Conley
Violin: Layale Chaker
Tabla: Sandeep Das
Marimba, Percussion: Haruka Fujii
Harp: Maeve Gilchrist
Cello: Karen Ouzounian
Violin, Voice: Mazz Swift
Guitar: Niwel Tsumbu
Frame Drums, Accordion: Francesco Turrisi
Japanese Flutes and Percussion: Kaoru Watanabe
Percussion: Mauro Durante*
Guembri: Mehdi Nassouli*
*Guest Artist
Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens - Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual is at Berkeley's Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall, which is located at 101 Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, 94720.
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