'Friday Night Jive' presents....
DON KIPPER
Friday 16th June 2017 - Small Seeds, Huddersfield
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Don Kipper are a multi award-winning 7-piece ensemble playing and transforming a wide range of traditional musical forms reflecting the cultural diversity of North East London, from Turkish Fasıl and Greek Rebetiko to Romani music and Klezmer. While attempting to root themselves deeply in the traditions that surround them, they seek to explore radical interpretations and taut arrangements full of complex harmonies, rhythms and imaginative improvisation. Don Kipper are acclaimed for their high octane shows that will make your brain think and your feet dance!
Since 2013, they have released two albums, been featured on BBC Introducing and the BBC World Service, played two European Tours, and won the titles of both the Moshe Beregovski Award for best Klezmer Newcomers and World Music Network’s Battle of the Bands.
“Sure to send shivers down your spine”
Songlines
“Spectacular”
Mary Ann Kennedy, World on 3
“Unbridled musical passion & virtuosic mastery”
DJ Ritu, A World in London - Resonance FM