Selim Sesler and Fanfare Vagabontu

T01136769252

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Balkan Fever London

Now in its third year Balkan Fever London festival kicks off at Southbank Centre with an exciting double bill of gypsy roots. Selim Sesler is Turkey's old-school gypsy clarinet star, born in Thrace, the eastern-most part of the Balkan peninsula. Leading his group in the elaborate cafe music known as fasyl, Sesler's clarinet soars with oriental yearning or skips at breakneck speed through highly ornamented dances. His improvisational prowess has led to him being described in the Guardian as 'The Coltrane of the Clarinet', and he featured in Fatih Akin's films Head On and Crossing the Bridge. Queen Elizabeth Hall