Temple Isaiah in Lafayette will host a free Sunday afternoon concert 2 p.m.Oct. 23 as part of the annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days, an international network of concerts commemorating the Wall Street Journal reporter who was killed by al Qaida in 2002.
The local concert was organized by Michael Gill, a longtime friend of Pearl’s and a member of Temple Isaiah, along with the Daniel Pearl Foundation, a nonprofit promoting cross-cultural tolerance.
“Daniel was a terrific violinist and mandolin player, and wherever he would go around the world in journalism, he’d find musicians to work with,” said Gill. “One of the ways his family and friends love to remember him is through music.”
The Oct. 23 lineup includes Vocolot, a women’s a cappella ensemble; Rivka Amado, singing Ladino and Sephardic music; the bluegrass group Gerry Tenney & the Lost Tribe; Michael Tobin, a San Francisco-based singer/songwriter who composed songs with Pearl; and others Temple Isaiah is at, 3800 Mount Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. For information, contact Michael Gill at [email protected].