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Michal Nahman: vocals
Daphna Sadeh Neu: double bass
Knud Stűwe: oud
Jenny Glester: violin
Ricardo de Noronha: percussion

'Brilliant and hypnotic ... seductive and powerful music.'
★★★★ All About Jazz

The playing of the Bristol-based Eastern Strings (Daphna Sadeh Neu and Knud Stüwe) combines classical precision, world music energy and characterful jazz improvisation. Their instrumental music is rich, distinctive and haunting, piecing together a tapestry of musical cultures including Middle Eastern, Klezmer and Ladino.

Here, in its expanded version, the Eastern Strings Ensemble presents a distinctive and exquisite set of Jewish-Turkish songs.

Vocalist Michal Nahman performs in Ladino, a medieval Jewish variant of Spanish and the language of Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in the late 15th century and dispersed across the Mediterranean from North Africa to Turkey. One of the world's most endangered tongues, today there are fewer than 200,000 Ladino speakers.

This stellar set is elevated further by commanding accompaniment from violinist Jenny Glester and percussionist Ricardo de Noronha.

'Magical, full of surprise and delight.'
★★★★ All Music

easternstringsuk.com

( ESE image © Raphael Neu )

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Venue address:
Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road ( top of St Michael's Hill ), Cotham, Bristol BS6 6DR

Eat & drink:
choose from a selection of wine, beer, cider, hot drinks, soft drinks and snacks from 30 minutes before performance start and during the interval | free nibbles/ sweet treats available at selected events

Toilets:
accessible toilets available

Travel:
bus: Firstbus service 72 (Bristol Temple Meads Station to UWE Frenchay Campus): firstbus.co.uk

train: 10 minute walk from Clifton Down Train Station: gwr.com | 15 minute walk from Redland Train Station: gwr.com

walking: 15 minute walk up St Michael's Hill from Christmas Steps | 10 minute walk from Everyman Cinema, Whiteladies Road | 15 minute walk from The Arches, Cheltenham Road

Car parking:
on-street parking available | limited on-site accessible parking available for Blue Badge holders

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