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ŽiG
Duo - Trio - Quartet |
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| German-born
violinist Gundula could well have been raised in the Balkans,
for her playing imparts the true soul of Gypsy music, bursting
with colour and passion, an explosion of energy… She started
ŽiG in 2004, and drives this group with her spirit and motivation
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The
ŽiG Duo, Gundula
on violin and Živorad on accordion, are the heart of this group.
They perform a wonderful and virtuoso repertoire of traditional
Gypsy, folk and klezmer pieces from Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
Strongly influenced by Živorad's native Serbia where people
are "born with love for their music", it is very much
complemented by Gundula's passion for Gypsy music. |
On
occasion they are joined by double bassist
Oliver Baldwin, who with his Balkan Bass injects
extra verve and energy to the group –
the
ŽiG Trio. |
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The
ŽiG Quartet
is completed with Serbian darbuka player Rastko Rasic,
who with his powerful, exotic rhythms turns the performance
into a true Balkan feast. |
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ŽiG
have performed concerts, festivals and other events in London
and around the UK, and have also appeared on television and radio.
Recent sessions include a Channel 4 recording for the Tiger Aspects
documentary How Music Works and a live session for the
BBC programme Roma Rokker Radio.
They
take their audience on a voyage of discovery through Eastern Europe
and the Balkans. Listeners are enchanted by the wild rhythms,
deeply touching melodies, thrilling complexity of the music -
but it's the passionate performance and the rapport between these
musicians that brings across such amazing joy and positive energy.
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As
a special feature ŽiG
can expand to include the Dancer Beverley for an
enchanting show of soulful and fiery Eastern European delight. |
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