Backbeating Sounds presents: Alejandro Toledo & the Magic Tombolinos (live) In a Gypsy, Klezmer & Balkan Beats Night @ The Attic Bar, Stokes Croft, Bristol Thursday 16 April ‘09 9pm ‘till Late Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos are a sextet made up of traveling musicians from different parts of the globe (Argentina, France, Greece, UK, Slovakia, Portugal) who bring together their backgrounds and experiences in a celebration of music with no regional boundaries. The band “burst on to London's thriving Gypsy Balkan music scene […] and arrived with something of a bang” Lecool, UK. In the few months since the band's debut in London, they have become very popular amongst the underground party scene while at the same time performed at leading venues around London, the UK, and overseas causing mayhem and selling out on several occasions. Led by Alejandro Toledo (Fanfare Cioc?rlia student, PhD in Balkan Gypsy Saxophone Performance), this high energy band delivers the most exciting performances Balkan ethnic music has to offer with wild, unruly tunes, potent rhythms and their general uncontrollable energy. Their ever-evolving musical idiom reflects the way they think and live. Their music, among other things, is a conjunction of various influences (Gypsy, African, Classical, Punk, Middle-Eastern and Latin) which they bring from places they have lived, visited, or simply the music they like, and have filtered through their own distinct voice.

www.magictombolinos.co.uk Froots, UK, 2008 « these guys get the crowds going wild » Royal Alert Hall Ignite Series, UK, 2008 « stylishly serving up intricate and fun performances of gypsy music » Gina Boreham, UK, 2008 « burst on to London's thriving Gypsy Balkan music scene […] and arrived with something of a bang » Lecool, UK, 2008 « lots of high-energy Balkan music, a full on dervish of a singer [… ]. Heaven» Bern Busker Festival, Switzerland, 2008 « the fiery music will ignite your passion to dance » Transform Festival, Norway, 2008 « faster than your brain can cope » L’express, Switzerland, 2008 « an amazing voyage to be savoured » The London Paper, 2007 « prodigious performers taking music to its edge and playing with great risk, rarely failing to amaze with rhythm and virtuosity » Support: Backbeating Soundsystem DJs: With hundreds of performances in Mid-Wales, the Backbeating Soundsystem is known for their mix of sounds and beats from the Ska and Reggae traditions to the Mediterranean and Eastern European rhythms either presented in original formats or dressed with contemporary dance beats and breaks. A flotsam of upbeat sets that brings together sounds from the pop and underground world music scene. BalkanXpressUk: The Serbian DJ and musician has been an inseparable piece of the Balkan/Gypsy fever in Bristol’s music life. His “Brass ‘n’ Drum” sets are a selection of powerful Balkan and Roma tunes that bring to the night an original Eastern din. Tickets: £5.50 (incl. booking fee) @the Bristol Ticket Shop or www.wegottickets.com Door: £6 before 10.30/ £7.50 after 10.30. Info: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it www.backbeating.co.uk , www.myspace.com/backbeating *The event is run by volunteers and all the profits will go to charitable, music related projects of Backbeating Sounds.