BEMIS & Celtic Connections: An Evening of Roma & Irish Music in Glasgow
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About this event
BEMIS Scotland, Celtic Connections in the community, Ando Glaso & Comhaltas in Britain presents an evening celebrating Irish & Roma culture in Glasgow - in the area of Govanhill - an area synomous with both communities.
Ando Glaso Collective
The Collective was set up by Ando Glaso in 2019 to encourage Roma musicians from the diverse and fragmented Roma communities of Scotland to explore each other's cultural heritage; create music and a group together that can truly represent the vibrant and often invisible cultural heritage of Scotland's Roma people.
Taraful din Glasgow
Taraful din are Glasgow’s newest authentic Roma band who have already gathered a following amongst the city’s Roma community and beyond. These outstanding Romanian musicians will perform traditional music from Transylvania and other Romanian regions.
Rathú
Rathú (Ra-who - Irish word for ‘settled) are a collaboration of musicians who are all celebrated exponents of Irish traditional culture having grown up in different places but all have settled in Glasgow as part of the diverse Irish cultural community in the city.