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U.S. Embassy Tel AvivThe band Caravan of Thieves is playing an April 17 concert in Bordentown, New Jersey. Their music can best be described as jazz, swing and gypsy songs which have gone through an evolutionary process over the years.
The husband and wife duo chose a gypsy jazz sound to distinguish themselves, and released a critically acclaimed album called Bouquet in 2009. That album is a collection of dramatic and satirical tales put to music, and the band earned many followers on its first US tour by performing a stage show along with their songs. Adding Brian Anderson on bass and Ben Dean on violin has given Caravan of Thieves more thumping bass and acoustic guitar backups for their violin arrangements. Hardcore fans are likely to show up at the concert dressed in interesting costumes that match the bands' music, and the audience can always expect to be very involved in the show.
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g_kat26Gypsy music gets off to a great start this Thursday, with some wonderful music at Gypsy Hill Park, by the group, The Gypsy Roots. Thomas Wakefield, who plays the guitar, heads the acoustic outfit of this gypsy music band. He is accompanied by Ruster Farmer, on the bass, Allen Cole on the clarinets and James Beard on the guitar.
Wakefield who is also an Anthropologist by profession, remarks that by virtue of his profession, he is interested in cultures and tribes, and the venue Gypsy Hill Park, had a history, which somewhat matched the tradition and background, of their gypsy music influences.
Their major influence in gypsy music was that of Django Reinhardt, who was a famous guitarist in Paris in the 1920's and 30's, and was well known in this genre. He improvised the form of jazz which is associated with gypsy music pioneered by him. The Gypsy Roots is much influenced by this form of jazz associated with Reinhardt.
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Roger BlackwellKaravan! International Music Festival, Australia is one of the best gypsy music festivals globally. This gypsy music festival takes place in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. This year it featured bands from the Czech Republic, Turkey, Germany as well as Australia. In addition to that, workshops on gypsy dance and percussion were also held.
The New York Gypsy Music Festival has varied acts, from brass bands to saxophone, from amazing music to awesome DJ's and is the place for those interested in gypsy music. The Gypsy Arts Festival in the UK is not only focused on gypsy music but also features Balkan Gypsy bands, Spanish Flamenco dancers, Rajasthani Gypsy fakirs, traditional UK step-dancers, Scottish Traveller storytellers, Gypsy Roma Traveller visual arts, film, photography and crafts. It is the place for gypsy music enthusiasts to be.
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