BARCELONA GIPSY KLEZMER ORCHESTRA

BARCELONA  GIPSYKLEZMERORCHESTRA(BGKO)hasbeenthrilling audiences all over Europe with their soulful, vibrant showof  traditional  and  popular  Gipsy  and  Jewish  music  from  Eastern Europe.  BGKO  is  an  international  ensemble  based  in  Barcelona,well-known  for  exploring  musical  roots,  creating  and  performingwith outstanding personality.

BGKO  is  made  of six  musicians  from  around  the  world,  playing  clarinet,  double  bass,accordion,  guitar,  lead  vocals,  percussion  etc.  Originally  from  Serbia,  Italy,  France,  Spain, Greece  and  India,  BGKO’s  musicians  connected  in  Barcelona  over  their  passion  for  Balkanmusic from a special perspective. Theirparticular stylecomes fromKlezmer music, GipsyJazz  and  Romani  musicas  well  as  from  theirexploration  of  forgotten  music  styles,specific timbres and flavours from regions around Eastern Europe. BGKO has also been

inspired by Barcelona’s eclectic music scene, from Latin-American melodies,traditional Catalan and Middle Eastern music to electrifying Jazz and Rockabilly.

As  in  the best  Gypsy  and  Jewish  traditions,  ever  enriched  by  exchanges  with  other migrantmusicians,BGKO has also created a large musical family of artists,musicians,singers,from countries such as Israel, Iran, Moldova, Russia, Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, etc.

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