Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Dawn Elder (San Francisco, California) is an American composer, record and television producer, director, event organizer, and artist manager, best known for her efforts to fuse Middle Eastern music with contemporary rock and pop music.Since the 1980s she has served as a manager or representative for artists such as Woody Harrelson, Manly Moon Dog & the Three Kool Kats, The Beach Boys, George Clinton, Quincy Jones, Simon Shaheen, and Hakim, as well as various diplomatic figures. She spent several years as the vice president of Ark 21/Mondo Melodia starting in 1999, and she has helped produce albums such as Desert Roses & Arabian Rhythms Vol 1 & 2, (with Sting, Cheb Mami, and others), Blue Flame (2001) by Simon Shaheen & Qantara, and Ya-Rayi (2004) by Cheb Khaled featuring Carlos Santana and Don Was. Five of the albums she has produced have been nominated for Grammys.After her work at Ark 21, Elder founded Dawn Elder World Media & Entertainment Enterprises, an entertainment firm based in California. Elder has developed and directed specials by networks such as ABC, NBC, PBS, MTV, and NPR. She founded the annual International Friendship Festival in California, Peace Through Music, Team Up America, and several other cultural festivals and conferences in the United States.In 2012 Elder co-founded the label World Harmony Studios and DE Music in Santa Barbara. That year Elder brought together Voices of Afghanistan, an Afghani ensemble featuring vocalist Ustad Farida Mahwash, rubab master Homayoun Sakhi, and The Sakhi Ensemble. Elder helped compose several tracks on the group's debut album."@en }
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- Dawn_Elder abstract "Dawn Elder (San Francisco, California) is an American composer, record and television producer, director, event organizer, and artist manager, best known for her efforts to fuse Middle Eastern music with contemporary rock and pop music.Since the 1980s she has served as a manager or representative for artists such as Woody Harrelson, Manly Moon Dog & the Three Kool Kats, The Beach Boys, George Clinton, Quincy Jones, Simon Shaheen, and Hakim, as well as various diplomatic figures. She spent several years as the vice president of Ark 21/Mondo Melodia starting in 1999, and she has helped produce albums such as Desert Roses & Arabian Rhythms Vol 1 & 2, (with Sting, Cheb Mami, and others), Blue Flame (2001) by Simon Shaheen & Qantara, and Ya-Rayi (2004) by Cheb Khaled featuring Carlos Santana and Don Was. Five of the albums she has produced have been nominated for Grammys.After her work at Ark 21, Elder founded Dawn Elder World Media & Entertainment Enterprises, an entertainment firm based in California. Elder has developed and directed specials by networks such as ABC, NBC, PBS, MTV, and NPR. She founded the annual International Friendship Festival in California, Peace Through Music, Team Up America, and several other cultural festivals and conferences in the United States.In 2012 Elder co-founded the label World Harmony Studios and DE Music in Santa Barbara. That year Elder brought together Voices of Afghanistan, an Afghani ensemble featuring vocalist Ustad Farida Mahwash, rubab master Homayoun Sakhi, and The Sakhi Ensemble. Elder helped compose several tracks on the group's debut album.".