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Sefiroth

Sefiroth is an eight-piece ensemble from UK, founded by brothers Nick and Alex Roth to explore and reimagine traditional Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish) repertoire with a contemporary aesthetic. Sung in Ladino, these ancient songs weave timeless stories of love, loss and yearning for home, evoking the lands in which the Sephardic diaspora settled: Iberia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The group’s arrangements are as porous and wide-ranging as the history of the Sephardim, combining acoustic and electric instruments, improvisation, modern harmonies and trance-inducing rhythms. Olesya Zdorovetska - voice Alice Zawadzki - voice, violin Nick Roth - saxophones Alex Bonney - trumpet, electronics Shirley Smart - cello Alex Roth - guitar, effects Ruth Goller - electric bass Simon Roth - drums, percussion