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The London Uyghur Ensemble


0SHEFFIELD: University Firth Hall
PTuesday 24th February, 2009
N7:00pm

Event information

Music and dance of the Uyghurs, a little known mountain race of North West China.

Expect thrilling vocals, accompanied by longnecked lutes, spike fiddles and frame drums. With its liumpiung rythms and ecstatic poetry all deeply imbued with the sufi ethos, this event is mystical, musical eye-opener not to be missed.

Rahimä Mahmut (singer)
Nizamidin Sametov (tämbur)
Yalckun Abdurehim (dancer)
Stephen Jones (violin/ghijäk)
Rachel Harris (dutar)
Rustam Saliev (dap)

Complimentary wine and juice is available during the interval

Venue information

SHEFFIELD: University Firth Hall
0The University of Sheffield Firth Hall
Firth Court
Western Bank
> www.sheffield.ac.uk/concerts
! 0114 222 0499
` Doors open at 7pm