Monday 20 Jul 2009

20.00, Paul Hamlyn Hall, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD; Box Office: 020 7304 4000
Tickets: £25 (£20 students, ROH Access Scheme) As part of the ‘Voices Across the World’, artists from Niger, Romania, Sweden, Japan and the UK will present a variety of musical styles including Nomad blues, Gypsy folk, Ladino, electronic and jazz. This is the ROH 2 summer celebration of tradition, diversity and innovation in vocal music from across the globe.

One of the world’s greatest Gypsy groups, Taraf de Haidouks perform on 20 July in a unique concert in the Paul Hamlyn Hall.
A troupe of Romanian Roma musicians from the village of Clejani, their shows burst with intense passion and overflowing energy. The clattering virtuosity and passionate Gypsy rasp of this orchestra of honourable brigands will steal your breath away. Ever since the release of their first album in 1991, Taraf de Haidouks have been considered the epitome of Gypsy music’s fabulous vitality. In recent years they have toured all over the world, have released acclaimed albums and a DVD and their countless fans include the late Yehudi Menuhin, Kronos Quartet (with whom they have recorded and performed) and actor Johnny Depp (alongside whom they appeared in the film ‘The Man Who Cried’).

Details on www.roh.org.uk