GW Lisner Auditorium and Alliance Française DC present Orange Blossom
Hand-picked
to open for Robert Plant’s recent world-tour and critically acclaimed in their
native France, Orange Blossom combines four musicians from different
backgrounds and cultures into a seamless, magnificent whole. They include the
timeless, evocative voice of a French-Algerian singer; a classically-trained
and ex-punk violinist; a percussionist born in France
but reborn among the people and music of West Africa
and a Mexican drummer and expert programmer.
Their new album, Everything Must Change, is an
amalgam of European electro-beats, West African rhythms, Arabic and Middle
Eastern melodies and Western rock. Each
song spans the globe, incorporating sources as diverse as Indian rhythms,
African percussion, Bulgarian voices and Tchaikovsky.
“If you want to catapult multiculturalism to its furthest parameters, look no further than Orange Blossom.” - The Independent
“I admire their compulsive rhythms and soulful vocals … it’s a serene hypnosis” – Robert Plant
$35, $30, $25, $20; GW Students, Alumni and Alliance Française members: limited $15 tickets available