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Four “cheeky” men in hats is how a female friend described the band Arabesk, in concert at the Mitchell Conservatorium of Music in Bathurst last Friday night. Cheeky would not be a term I would use for an all male band but it does describe this group pretty well. Excellent musicianship with lots of movement bordering on acrobatics from violinist Veren Grigorov.
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Four very talented, wordly experienced musicians delivered their style of European gypsy soul. The set started with a classic 3/4 time gypsy waltz which put us all on the runway and ready for take off, and take off we did…the band took us on a rollercoaster ride with their music, soaring high before levelling off and then diving over the rooftops with a drumming duel between drummer Calvin Welch and Rob Shannon playing dharabuka (small steel drum). Arabesk is based in Sydney and was formed by Veren Grigorov (violin) and Rob Shannon (guitar) in 2003 and includes bassist James Haselwood and Michigan born drummer Calvin Welch.
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Veren’s violin gave us an inspired gypsy soul sound and Welch’s powerful jazz drumming helped the band take on a style of their own.
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Bill Browne. Mitchell Conservatorium
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