Sephardic World Music Festival Presents: Flamenco Guitarist Dan Nadel and Ladino Singer Aviva, and the festive 9-person band, Romashka December 23, 2008

The Sephardic Music Festival welcomes you to a special performance of eclectic Jewish World music from the Spanish Jewish Heritage.

Based in New York City, Aviva and Dan is an electrifying duet that performs an eclectic mix of Spanish and Mediterranean music. Their repertoire spans generations and genres from medieval to modern, classical to tango, and includes pieces from Spain, Israel, Argentina and France, as well as the melancholic romances of the Sephardim (exiled Jews of Spain.) Their signature concert program, Beyond Carmen, weaves legends of the Old World into a modern musical tapestry.
www.myspace.com/avivaanddan

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Romashka is a driving force in New York City's burgeoning gypsy and balkan music scene, playing gypsy and folk music from Russia, Romania, the Balkans, and beyond. Lithuanian-born singer Inna Barmash fronts a band nine wildly versatile NY musicians, denizens of fertile downtown grounds. At full blast, Romashka has a violin, viola, accordion, guitar, trumpet, clarinet/saxophone, tuba, and percussion.

Official Website: http://www.sephardicmusicfestival.com/events/