An evening of Greek Music, Poetry, and Tech Talk [xv] – North London

🎵 An evening of Greek Music, Poetry, and Tech Talk with the SOAS Rebetiko Band – North London 🎵

Join us for an unforgettable evening of Greek Music, Poetry, and Tech Talk at The Bohemia, North London. Get ready to be entertained by talented artists, inspired by thought-provoking poets, and enlightened by tech experts. You are welcome to bring your ideas and engage with like-minded individuals. Whether you're a music enthusiast, poetry lover, or tech geek, this event has something for you. We will continue this monthly session on the last Tuesday of every month throughout the year 2025, except December: 30 Sep, 7 Oct, 25 Nov, 9 Dec 2025.

The evening commences with a musical journey Peyman Heydarian [Santur], Andy Theodorou [Bouzouki], George Andreou Charalambous [Guitar]. As part of the evening there will be a short talk by ethnomusicologist, Ed Emery [SOAS, London] regarding prison songs of the Mediterranean, and of Greece in particular, as represented in the songs of Rebetiko. Members of The SOAS Rebetiko Band will play some of those songs.

After a 20-minute intermission to mingle and refresh, Prof. Ali Hessami of IEEE recites a poem by Khayyam and shares his valuable insights on Wisdom, Ethics, and AI Psychology: As artificial intelligence (AI) systems attain greater autonomy, reasoning capabilities, and complex environmental interactions, they begin to exhibit behavioural anomalies that, by analogy, resemble psychopathologies observed in humans. This talk covers a recent published paper Psychopathia Machinalis: a conceptual framework for a preliminary machine psychology intended to categorize and interpret such maladaptive AI behaviours. The objective is to explore what constitutes AI Sanity and how to identify and remedy AI behaviours that can be classed as psychopathology

The event concludes with shared songs and musical highlights.

📅 Date: Tuesday, 30 September 2025

⏰ Time: Doors open at 6.30PM, event starts at 7PM (finishes at 9pm)

📍 Venue: The Bohemia, 762 High Rd, London N12 9QH

The event will be held at the basement of The Bohemia which is not wheelchair accessible [Nearest tube stations: Woodside Park, West Finchley]

Admission:

Online: £15 (Standard), £10 (Concs), £8 (students)

Cash at the door: £20 (Standard), £15 (Concs), £10 ( students)

Online tickets

Site: www.thesantur.com

For booking or any queries, please email us at events.santur@yahoo.com

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We have another event on Tue 7 Oct: Santur & Tabla duet - Persian music beyond borders

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/santur-tabla-duo-at-the-bohemia-north-london-tickets-1696078750199

🎵 Interested in learning Santur or Daf? We offer classes for all levels—whether you're a beginner or a musician looking to learn a tune or song. To join: email events.santur@yahoo.com

We sincerely hope you can join us for this unique event that promises to be a feast for the senses and the mind.

Looking forward to seeing you there! 🌟

Warm Wishes,

The Voice of Santur

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