Los Desterrados – ‘The Exiles’ – weave soul, jazz, flamenco and folk influences into the Mediterranean music of the Sephardic Jews, including songs inspired by Jewish festivals and religious traditions. The band sing mainly in Ladino, an ancient language, fusing fiery Balkan and Gypsy melodies with the rhythms of Spain, Morocco and Turkey.
‘Los Desterrados take the music of the Sephardic Jews and drag it effortlessly into the 21st Century.’ London Metro
Nominated for Best Group in the 2009 Songlines Music Awards
Plus Festival favourites Razia Aziz and Lou Beckerman perform songs from Sufi, Jewish and other spiritual traditions.
Official Website: http://www.worldsacredmusic.org/page49/page50/page52/page52.html
Added by graemebenstead on September 9, 2009