Concert Artists:
Don Kipper
Europe
Don Kipper (UK)
Don Kipper are the multi-award-winning ensemble led by the formidable Greek-Serbian singer Dunja Botic. Driven by an explosive rhythm section they create a powerful sound drawing from modern electronic Romani club music and bone-deep rural folk traditions. Together, their unique sound has become both a blazing homage to the folk cultures they love, and a fresh take on global dance music. From their beginning in 2013 as a Klezmer band, Don Kipper have always been propelled by the deeply rooted music traditions of the Balkans and Mediterranean. Today, they are super-charging these traditions, steeping their music in bass heavy beats, electronic sounds and synths.
Since 2013, Don Kipper have performed as the BBC Introducing act at WOMAD released their first three albums, been featured on BBC Radio 3 and the BBC World Service, played European Tours, and won the titles of both the Moshe Beregovski Award for best Klezmer Newcomers and World Music Network's Battle of the Bands.
"Impressively original" **** - The Guardian
"So tight it sounds like one divine entity is playing the band" - Max Reinhardt, Late Junction, BBC Radio 3
"Sure to send shivers down your spine" - Songlines
"Spectacular" - Mary Ann Kennedy, World on 3
"Unbridled musical passion & virtuosic mastery" - DJ Ritu, A World in London, Resonance FM
"The true sound of our capital" - WOMAD 2017
"Unstoppable" **** - The Evening Standard
"The sound of north-east London, indeed." - The Financial Times
