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THE YIDDISH TWIST ORCHESTRA
Bei Mir Bistu Shayn
Live at Paradise Gardens Festival, Victoria Park, London, 2010
live au Babel Med 2012
The Yiddish Twist Orchestra is an allstar band under the guidance of twist neck guitarist Ben Mandelson. With Soho’s retro king Natty Bo (Ska Cubano, Top Cats) on vocals, and a brass section of the absolute best this truly unique band create a delirious mix of West Indian Calypso, mambo, surf guitar, classic Yiddish songs and English beat.
FROM THE MEDIA
"A blazing brass section , two nifty connoisseurs of the electric guitar, and a drummer with rhythm deep in his bones... Yiddish Twist are one band not to miss."
Roots Of The World
"Clash of klezmer and Cuban.. entertaining, varied, classy"
Guardian
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