Guy Schalom & The Baladi Blues Ensemble
+ Special Guest Dancers
Saturday 5 March 2011 @ 7:30 PM St Ethelburga’s 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG
Percussionist, dancer and record producer Guy Schalom re-unites an all-star team of Egyptian master musicians for a rare London performance to launch his latest CD – the follow-up to the popular Baladi Blues.
The cosmopolitan metropolis of early 20th Century Cairo attracted many of Egypt’s folk musicians – very soon they adapted their ancient folk tunes to their new sophisticated urban environment to create: Baladi…
This one-off concert in the intimate surroundings of St Ethelburga’s is the band’s only scheduled London appearance in 2011. Tickets are strictly limited so early booking is strongly recommended.
Featuring:
Guy Schalom: darabuka
(Natacha Atlas, Musicians of the Nile, Mahmoud Fadl, The Klezmatics, Frank London, David Krakauer)
with:
“Sheik” Taha: quarter-tone accordion
(Ahmed Adaweia, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Fifi Abdou, Tahia Cariocca)
Ahmed El Saidi: oriental sax
(Ali Hassan Kuban, Salamat, Shams Hussein)
Hassan Reevis: duffAdam Warne: riq & doholla,
With special guest dancers: Jane Wass and Anne White
www.guyschalom.com
BOOKING INFO:
Admission: £14Tel: 07776136609
Email: music@stethelburgas.org
Web: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/108299
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