Illawarra Folk Festival 2018 24-40 Faith i Branko, Bulli Showground, 18-21 Jan 18
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Illawarra Folk Festival 2018 24-40 Faith ! Branko, Bulli Showground, 18-21 Jan 18
Faith i Branko
https://www.facebook.com/faithandbranko/
'Musically, it’s a delight’ THE GUARDIAN
'Moving, breathtaking and virtuosic' Lopa Kothari, BBC RADIO 3
'Real and original' EMIR KUSTURICA
'Totally Amazing' LILY ALLEN
'Set to become one of the leading Roma Violinists of the century' fROOTS
Biography
Faith i Branko: leading Serbian Roma violinist and UK accordionist perform high-energy original Roma/Jazz music with international quintet.
Branko Ristic, predicted by UK fRoots to become ‘one of the leading Roma Violinists of the century’, has joined with Faith Ristic - a highly charismatic and virtuosic UK accordionist - to compose and perform a style that draws from each of their musical heritages and expresses their unique personal connection. Branko’s violin – described as ‘something that Paganini would be proud of’ [BBC Radio 3] soars at break-neck paces whilst Faith’s ‘nimble accordion accompaniment provides a beautiful bedrock’ [The Guardian]. Branko – a self-taught virtuosic Roma violinist with a painful personal history - opens his heart in their slower compositions, revealing at times the sadness and darkness beneath the frantic virtuosic revelry.
Faith i Branko
https://www.facebook.com/faithandbranko/
'Musically, it’s a delight’ THE GUARDIAN
'Moving, breathtaking and virtuosic' Lopa Kothari, BBC RADIO 3
'Real and original' EMIR KUSTURICA
'Totally Amazing' LILY ALLEN
'Set to become one of the leading Roma Violinists of the century' fROOTS
Biography
Faith i Branko: leading Serbian Roma violinist and UK accordionist perform high-energy original Roma/Jazz music with international quintet.
Branko Ristic, predicted by UK fRoots to become ‘one of the leading Roma Violinists of the century’, has joined with Faith Ristic - a highly charismatic and virtuosic UK accordionist - to compose and perform a style that draws from each of their musical heritages and expresses their unique personal connection. Branko’s violin – described as ‘something that Paganini would be proud of’ [BBC Radio 3] soars at break-neck paces whilst Faith’s ‘nimble accordion accompaniment provides a beautiful bedrock’ [The Guardian]. Branko – a self-taught virtuosic Roma violinist with a painful personal history - opens his heart in their slower compositions, revealing at times the sadness and darkness beneath the frantic virtuosic revelry.