Presented in collaboration with the Romanian Cultural Institute .
Romanian-born singer Sanda Weigl, internationally celebrated for her potent, contemporary interpretation of Romanian gypsy music, brings her first U.S. tour to The Morse Theatre. FRIDAY, October 24, 7:30 pm 1328 Morse Avenue | Chicago, Illinois | 60626 — 1 block east of the Morse Red Line station
Listen to the recent Sanda Weigl feature on NPR's Weekend edition with Scott Simon.
"…she's kept New Yorkers enthralled with a steady stream of the Romanian Gypsy songs that she learned on the streets of Bucharest in her youth."
The New Yorker, May 2008
"...Sanda's voice has that steamy, lush tone ever so mesmerizing... There's something very real in these traditional and often ancient songs which reach deep into our collective pasts and speak of times long-gone but with lyrical themes that deal with eternal issues."
Downtown Music Galler
The Romanian Cultural Institute's Director Corina Suteu says, "We are so excited to be promoting these world-music events with Sanda. It is not only Sanda's superb new reading of traditional songs that is altogether unexpected; it's the intriguing encounter between her and her musicians' different musical traditions. What results for a Romanian is a feeling you're listening for the first time; Romanians and non-Romanians alike will be astonished by how well the musicians managed to capture and communicate the essence of each song so well."
Her ensemble includes:
Shoko Nagai - Piano, Accordion, Arrangements
Kermit Driscoll, Bass
Satoshi Takeishi - Percussion
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