"Moments of haunting delicacy, soaring violin flights of fancy"
- David Dawes, Monday Magazine
Ashkenaz Festival 2008. The Roma Swing Ensemble's Debut performance at the Festival: Mon, Sept 1, at 5pm - Sirius Stage, Harbourfront Centre. More info about the festival - click here : www.ashkenazfestival.com
The Roma Swing Ensemble's first performance at the Vancouver Folk Fest: Sun, July 20th with Special Guest Pepe Danza!
Catch Lache and the band at the Latin Quarter on Commercial Drive every Tuesday! The summer shows get busy - please make a reservation (604-251-1144).
The flare and passion of traditional Eastern European melodies, swingin' jazz harmonies... and a little egyptian percussion for good measure...
...The Roma Swing Ensemble combine all these ingredients into a musical smorgasbord which has been thrilling audiences worldwide. Virtuoso violin, dazzling guitar, bombastic bass, and thundering percussion are joined by guest musicians on vocals and cymbalom (Romanian hammer dulcimer) in various configurations.
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Lache Cercel and his Roma Swing Ensemble represent the latest chapter in an important movement in Canadian World Music - elite musicians from around the world who settle in Canada and create music that incorporates their own traditions with influences they find surrounding them here. Read more about the band - click here
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