Evento

Michelle Alany & The Mystics with Trio Tsuica

Artichoke Music Presents, at St. David of Wales Church, an evening of Sephardic Soul and Eastern European Folk Dance!
Free dance instruction from 7:15 - 7:45)

Violinist & vocalist Michelle Alany, a dynamic performer & international touring ambassador of world folk traditions, specializes in Sephardic, Mediterranean & Eastern music. Her captivating band, Michelle Alany & The Mystics, brings fresh interpretations of ancient melodies, hypnotic strings and wild improvisation with their deeply danceable grooves and energizing soulful music. Journey through exotic lands with this fiddle-driven caravan of Sephardic, Klezmer, Balkan & original soul & swing music.

The band members are seasoned jazz, classical & globally folk-minded musicians with diverse musical backgrounds in Middle Eastern, Balkan and Klezmer music.

Michelle Alany violin, vocals
Andrew Alikanov clarinet
Kathy Fors accordion
Albert McDonnell upright bass
Michael Beach percussion
Tom Goicoechea Drums
Featuring belly dancers Danielle Elizabeth and Jewels Barrera.

Trio Tsuica plays café and dance music from Romania, Hungary, and nearby countries. The group began in 2010 with three musicians on violin, accordion, and cimbalomthe hammered dulcimers extra-large, east-central European cousin. In need of a firm foundation, the ensemble eventually added a bassist. Since Tsuica Quartet just doesnt roll off the tongue the same way, the ensemble became Portlands only four-member trio. Tsuica is a traditional Romanian brandy distilled from plums.

Paul Beck - Cimbalom
Brent Geary - Violin
Kathy Fors - Accordion
Peter Whitmore - Bass