Les Yeux Noirs, "The Black Eyes" in
French, takes it's name from an old Roma (Gypsy)
tune that was an international hit for the French
gypsy jazz guitarist, Django Reinhardt. The
septet was founded in the early 1990s after
the Slabiak brothers, Eric and Olivier, who
are both classically trained violinists, fell
in love with their own ancestral Yiddish folkways.
Eastern European (Roma or Gypsy) and Jewish
peoples have been actively influencing each
other's music for centuries, and have endured
parallel travails of persecution and displacement
at the hands of the same host cultures. Hundreds
of vibrant and innovative musical hybrids sprang
up wherever the Roma and Eastern European Jewish
communities intersected.
The Slabiaks were inspired to seek out some
of the finest acoustic players available and
embark upon a journey of discovery. Six albums
and numberless tours later, they are universally
acknowledged as premier modern champions and
celebrants of two inextricably intertwined,
long-endangered but ultimately triumphant musical
legacies.
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Gimme! Coffee and Camargue Productions present...
Les Yeux Noirs
and Special Guests
Sunday, May 6,
2007 at 7:30pm
| TICKET
PRICES |
General
Admission
Adults:
$25 in advance
$27 day of the show
Seniors:
$22 in advance
$24 day of the show
Students:
$19 in advance
$21 day of the show
Kids 15 and under:
$12 in advance
$14 day of the show |
"French,
Gypsy, Electro, Jazz, Jewish, Rock, Reggae,
Funk, Fusion...Do you think you'll be able to
sit still while you listen?" –CD
Hotlist
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