Event

Fado Noss and Yeni Nostalji

Fado Nosso & Yeni Nostalji
a night of portuguese fado and turkish pop music
Sun, Nov 24 @ 7:30pm
$10 adv / $15 day of

Fado is a rich, intimate and intensely felt music that originated in Lisbon, Portugal in the 19th Century. In its infancy, "Fado Nosso" was a duo, with Bernadette Cruse (fadista) and Leah Kruszewski (guitarrist), but current members now include Brian Cruse (bass), Ron Alig (classical guitar and Portuguese guitarra) and James Beard (Spanish guitar and mandolin). Now a quartet, the group has had the opportunity to perform in and around Richmond at various music venues, festivals, radio stations and television. The group was especially honored to perform for the Portuguese ambassador to the US in June 2018. It is a great joy for the band to help promote fado music in their community, and to be a part of the global community of fado players and aficionados.

Yeni Nostalji is a band based in Richmond, Virginia, USA. The group writes original music sung in Turkish by bandleader and founder Christina Marie. They are currently signed to Ropeadope Records, and released their debut album in May of 2018 which features members of the Richmond Symphony, Bio Ritmo, and NO BS! Brass. Yeni Nostalji has shared the stage with acts such as Mdou Moctar, Banda Magda, Yonatan Gat, B.C.U.C., and Miramar. The performing band features Christina Marie (composition, lyrics, vocals), Gary Kalar (guitar, arrangements) and Turkish rhythm section Ayça Kartari (bass) and Emre Kartari (drums). The band takes cues from a wide-range of vintage and contemporary influences, including the soundscape of Turkish, European, and American pop radio from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

*This is final sale. Firehouse offers no exchanges, transfers, or refunds. firehousetheatre.org / 804.355.2001