Upcoming Concerts

An evening of an eclectic mix of Turkish, Romani, Sephardic, Balkan and American roots music plus originals inspired by these traditions.

       Featuring...  JANAM

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 Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 7:00pm

          Village Homes Community Center

          2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA.

 For reservations call: (530) 867-1032

 $13 in advance, $15 at the door

Janam creates a compelling, eclectic mix of Balkan, Romani, Sephardic and American roots music, plus inspired originals. These sultry rhythms and soul-stirring melodies deliver a dance- and trance-inducing groove that carries the listener from the shores of the Black Sea to the foothills of the Appalachians. Founded by extraordinary vocalist and former music director of Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Juliana Graffagna, Janam features several of the Bay Area’s most innovative interpreters of Southern Balkan and Middle Eastern traditional music. Janam’s collective experience includes literally decades of national and international touring, participation in local super groups Brass Menažeri, Stellamara, Edessa, and Gamelan X, and performances with Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Madonna, Ivan Milev, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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Juliana Graffagna: voice, percussion;

Dan Auvil: percussion;

Tom Farris: laouto, guitar, accordion;

Gari Hegedus: oud, violin, mandocello;

Peter Jaques: clarinet, voice;

Bill Lanphier, bass

“An innovative ensemble that explores a dizzying range of styles, from Appalachia and Asia Minor to Eastern Europe. The sextet plays swirling, hard-driving music that always seems to end up in unexpected places.” SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE