Karmana, Songs of the Roma

Simon Thacker and Justyna Jablonska

Scottish virtuoso guitarist/composer Simon Thacker returns to create a new Romani musical journey in this dazzling world premiere of reimagined Gypsy songs and original works inspired by Indian, Balkan and Spanish traditions. With the outstanding Polish cellist Justyna Jablonska and one of the Roma Gypsy tradition’s finest exponents, singer and violinist Masha Natanson, Karmana (Sanskrit for “performing anything by means of magic”) features music of a rare emotional directness and spontaneity embracing the incredible talents of three diverse musicians and one of the world’s great song traditions.