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Stefan
Sablic
Founder,
musician, arranger and composer of Shira u’tfila, which
preserves and promotes the Sephardic musical heritage of
the Balkans, Mediterranean and North Africa. As an
acclaimed theatre director, Stefan has also directed
numerous theatrical productions and participated in
various international festivals and performances. He is
the cantor of the Belgrade synagogue and
founder/president of the
Jewish Centre for Culture and Art. You can
visit his site at
www.stefansablic.com.
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Filip
Krumes
Filip
Krumes developed his unique style and improvisational
sense while playing with leading jazz and ethno
musicians in Serbia and Belgium. He has been a member of
the Balkan Music Club and Turn Around Band and presently
plays with Belo Platno and Shira u’tfila. He has
composed music for theater and film and is deeply
involved with the repair and restoration of string
instruments.
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Akash
Bhatt
Akash
Bhatt, a qualified and experienced architect, is a
percussionist born and raised in Ahmedabad, India. As a
child, he trained for four years to play tabla in the
Banaras Gharana tradition. Through performing with
musicians and artists from various backgrounds, he has
developed a language that is more contemporary and free
than purely traditional. Since joining Shira u’tfila as
a percussionist in 2004, Akash has added the intricacies
of Middle Eastern music to his already wide repertoire.
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Elad
Gabbay
Jerusalem-based Elad Gabbay, one of the leading qanun
players in Israel, plays qanun and oud in various bands,
productions and festivals. He studied music of the
Middle East and teaches at the Academic Music Centre in
Jerusalem.
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Srdjan
Djordjevic
Double bass
player and member of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Srdjan Djordjevic discovered a great passion and
interest in Sephardic music when he recently started
playing with Shira u’tfila. He previously performed jazz
and toured through Europe with the bands Jazzfiction and
the Belgrade Dixieland Orchestra.
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Djordje
Stijepovic
Djordje
Stijepovic played double bass with Shira u’fila until he
moved to San Francisco in 2004. Presently touring the
U.S., Djordje remains a great musician and a good
friend, whom we hope returns to Europe soon. You can
visit his site at
www.djordjestijepovic.com.
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