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British group ZUM to perform Gypsy tango concert
The British music group ZUM will perform Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Barrus Concert Hall of the Snow Center for the Performing Arts at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg.
ZUM combines Eastern European gypsy fiddle music with the Argentinian tango. They have performed at major music festivals throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, touring to Croatia and Italy, as well as being five-time sell-outs at the South Bank in London.
ZUM performs "Nuevo Tango" masterpieces by Astor Piazzolla and music from the golden era of tango, alongside traditional gypsy melodies and virtuoso fiddling. The band add their own original material, inspired by both gypsy and tango, sophisticated threads of jazz connect with Gypsy, Celtic, salsa, bluegrass, klezmer, Arabic, calypso and tango.
The group features fiddling from Adam Summerhayes, jazz soloing from Dave Gordon, bass power from Jani Pensola, accordion mastery from Eddie Hession and lyricism from cellist Chris Grist.
Tickets for the Center Stage concert can be purchased from the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office by calling 496-2230 or online at www.byui.edu/tickets. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for BYU-Idaho students.
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