BRAGA TANGA

Braga Tanga are a four-piece band that create an exotic mix of world folk music, Eastern European gypsy tunes and a host of other mesmerising melodies from near and distant lands. Their live performances are a true musical journey and include French waltzes, Tango, Finnish Polskas, and songs from Sicily, Turkey, Africa – all delivered with passion and dexterity.

JIM CAREY
has long been closely associated with the stage as a Musical Director and performer, including over a decade with Cornwall’s Kneehigh Theatre and in recent years has written the music for Miracle Theatre’s shows. At the same time he has produced haunting soundtracks for film-makers and radio productions and has created inspirational music for the likes of the Eden Project. Jim has toured nationally and Internationally, from the streets of Scotland to the streets of Soweto. He co founded Bombrassa, Radjel, and Bagattack. He has written music for countless films and theatre shows. His setting of Nick Darke’s Lobster Song is a modern Cornish classic (and was even one of Tim Smit’s Desert Island Discs).

PETE-KUBRYK TOWNSEND
On the Jazz stage he was a member of Spirit Level from 1990 - 97 and he performed with most of the countries top jazzers , Jim Mullen, Mornington Lockett, Don Rendall to name a few and backing some American artists; Ron Jackson, Spike Robinson and Jean Tousaint also the Israeli virtuoso, Gilead Atzmon.
With the Blues Pete was a member of the Bop Brothers Blues Band featuring Dick Hextal-Smith and played with Ottis Grands for a couple of years.
Branching out with his love for poetry he played the Festival Hall backing the vibes of the great wordsmith ' The Night Hawk of Chicago', Ken Nordine;
Music from other far away places has always been of interest to Pete and he worked extensively with many artists from around the world including Hassa Eraraji, Mervin Afrika and Hugh Masekela. Pete was a student of Cachaoito Lopez, from the Buena Vista Social Club and has regularly worked with Cuban and Latin bands from the London area.
He has recently toured with Balkan folk band Szapora, Moishes Bagel, the Classical Organ Giant Wayne Marshal, and is working regularly with the two of the greatest Gypsy Guitarists alive, Angelo Debarre and Fapy Lafertin. Pete has also worked with Birelli Legrene and many performances with John Etheridge and his band Sweet Chorus.

CHRIS ROBERTS
taking up the fiddle under classical virtuoso Robert Jacoby. While studying music at Dartington College of Arts, under the direction of ethnomusicologist Frank Denyer, leaning particularly toward the gypsy music of Transylvania and beyond.
Playing in diverse venues and situations, from Turkey to the Caribbean, the Azores to Amsterdam Chris has also spent over a year performing orchestral work in New Zealand.
He recently co founded the Tree Fellahs folk band in Dorset

DAN HUGHES
Dan is a saxophonist and clarinetist based in Cornwall. Dan has a keen interest in various musical forms such as jazz, blues, classical and World Music. As well as teaching both sax and clarinet, Dan gigs throughout the year and performs at festivals both in the UK and further afield. He also arranges music for various bands and theatre companies including Wild Works, based in Cornwall, and has also performed and toured with other companies such as Oxfordshire Theatre Company and Miracle Theatre.

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