Don Baragiano is founder, composer & bandleader for the Middle Eastern music project “Hejira”. He combines ancient Middle Eastern scales & rhythms with American rock, jazz and classical music.

Don studied music theory in high school and attended the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. In the 1970/80s, he was an Audio Engineer at Northern Ky University & at the Ministry of Finance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Don's long-time love of world music was solidified when he was invited to a private audience/master class with HRM King Faud's master musician, Hamzah Mohammed Al-Bashir.

In 2012 & 2013, Don was selected to compete in the Aaron Copland Foundation's "American Composer" series.

Hejira evolved from Seattle's premier original world music band into a sophisticated, nationwide, educational/entertaining stage show. They blend; world music & ethnic dance. They share their collective global experiences with insight and humor as they impart their simple universal message, "We are all One".

Hejira has performed & toured in the following areas:
Arizona (Sedona, Bisbee, Phoenix & Tucson) for the"Musicians That Need to be Heard" network
NYC (Astoria, Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island) - Making Music in NY & the NYC Multicultural Festival
Midwest (Cincinnati, Bloomington, Columbus, Newport,
Seattle (member of the 4 Culture Artist Roster, ArabFest at the Seattle Center, NW FolkLife.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Musicians make no $$$...we need the help of other artistic people who can understand that need.

兴趣

Don composes original music mixing Middle Eastern scales & rhythms w/rock, jazz & classical styles.

• music
• classical music
• ethnic music
• world beats

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

1984 - 1986 - Lived/worked in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as an Audio Engineer for the US Govt at the Ministry of Finance.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

We do World Music Workshops at various World Music Festivals.

FREE HOUSE CONCERT for all hosts!

我游览过的国家

Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia

我居住过的国家

Saudi Arabia