Contemporary Hebrew and Jewish music
The Yamma Ensemble. Photo by Zohar Ron
PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts and the Brattleboro Area Jewish Community present an evening of global Hebrew and Jewish music with Yamma Ensemble on Friday, September 16, at 7:30 pm at 15 Kimball Hill Road.
Yamma Ensemble, Israel’s leading delicate world music ensemble will present original contemporary Hebrew music. The group members stay true to the character of the Middle East, the region where they were born and raised. The soulful, exotic music is accompanied by ancient musical instruments - kopuz, duduk, hand drums - which are typical of the Middle East.
In addition to this unique art, Yamma also performs the traditional music and material of the various Jewish diasporas. Songs of the Jewish communities from Yemen, Babylon, and Sepharad as well as Hasidic music, with the fascinating forms and rhythms that have been preserved by generations of Jewish traditions.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Advance tickets are available online at nextstagearts.org. Next Stage will provide a beer, wine, and cocktail cash bar. For more information visit nextstagearts.org or call (802) 387-0102.
