Faith i Branko (SOAS Concert Series) - 27/01/2017

Published: April 14, 2017, 3:13 p.m.

b'A love affair with Roma music\\n\\nFaith and Branko Ristic, an English-Roma couple, take the audience on a journey from melancholy Roma violin laments to storming \\u2018Kolos\\u2019 and explorations into jazz improvisation, swing and Gypsy Rumba with their high- energy performance. Branko\\u2019s violin soars at break-neck paces over Faith\\u2019s \\u2018nimble accordion accompaniment plus selected guest musicians. Branko \\u2013 a self-taught virtuosic Roma violinist with an eventful personal history opens his heart in their slower compositions, revealing at times the sadness beneath the wild virtuosic revelry.\\n\\nPart of the SOAS Concert Series \\u2013 the public face of music at SOAS\\n\\nWith an ever growing popularity and profile, our Concert Series has established itself as the place to go for some of the most interesting and varied multicultural music in London today, with consistent high quality and a great concert atmosphere guaranteed. And it\\u2019s all for free too!\\n\\nOur season runs from October to May every year, and features 12 concerts.\\n\\nThe 2016/17 season programme is now live \\u2013 see our website for the full list of events:\\n\\nwww.soas.ac.uk/music/events/concerts\\n\\nThe SOAS Concert Series is run by the Department of Music at SOAS:\\n\\nwww.soas.ac.uk/music/programmes/'