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A Saturday night of swooning Balkan folk, blues, Eastern and Latin sounds at Jamboree!
With a line-up consisting of two accordions, violin, guitar, bass guitar, and percussion, our electrifying headliners Paprika fuse Eastern European, Balkan, Gypsy and Classical music in a whirlwind performance of frenzied virtuosity. Fiery melodies and foot-tapping rhythms are interspersed with lilting laments in high-energy sets, with the band specialising in bringing rare or lost traditional Balkan music back to life. The curious listener and the well-versed aficionado alike are sure to enjoy a host of surprises, and fast-paced entertainment!
"A must see!" - Cerys Matthews, BBC" / "They won the crowd completely with their charm and virtuosity" - The Independent
In support, Jami Kamantari is a talented and passionate musician whose soulful melodies and captivating performances have won the hearts of audiences online and around the world. With a masterful command of the bowed guitar, Jami deftly blends rock, blues, Eastern, Latin and Balkan influences into a mesmerizing musical journey transcending cultural boundaries.
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Paprika Biography
2018 DATES: 19. January - Bridport 20. January - Swanage 21. January - Blandford 24. February - Jamboree, London 10. June - Le Quecumbar, London Paprika is no misnomer. This fiery Balkan band in fact surpasses itself in doing exactly what it says on the tin. Rapid-fire melodies swoop in from Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, delivered by the lightning fingers of musicians born and bred into each of their unique traditions. Paprika is a band that could not have been formed outside London. This is not just for the city’s cosmopolitan chaos, but also because Balkan music seems to have seized London’s heart. And since their humble beginnings in 2009, Paprika is still certainly more than capable of working the audience into a frenzy, with melodies darting in one direction before somersaulting and catapulting down a completely different and dangerous path. They are also focusing on bringing rare and lost traditional Balkan music back to life, arranging them into their line-up of violin, two accordions, guitar, bass and percussion. The band released their eponymous album Paprika in 2011, and have performed all over the world, from New Zealand to Japan, and including at prestigious venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and the Sydney Opera House. Paprika's album is available for purchase at our concerts. Digital download available on Amazon and iTunes. https://paprikamusic.bandcamp.com/releases
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Eastern European
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Russian
Balkan
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Gypsy And Classical Music
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