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Los Desterrados

From United Kingdom

Los Desterrados (The Exiles) was Founded in 2000 by guitarist and oud player Daniel Jonas, with the objective of exploring the largely overlooked Judeo-Spanish musical tradition and bringing ancient Ladino music back to life for modern audiences, demonstrating that Jewish music can be sensuous, passionate and exotic.

"I was looking for an interesting form of Jewish music that wasn't Klezmer - and about the same time I started learning Flamenco. Also, I wanted to create something that could speak to people of my generation and help us to reconnect with a part of our heritage that we really haven't known about" Daniel explains.
Initially Daniel invited Jean-Marc Barsam to play bass and saz, vocalist Hayley Blitz and guitarist Jake Baum to join the project. With the addition of percussionist Mark Greenfield, the Los Desterrados sound was beginning to emerge.

Following a successful debut at the Limmud conference, and a conversation with mutual friends, Los Desterrados enlisted Royal Academy graduate, Ariane Todes to bring her skills on the violin to the mix.
In 2001 the band recorded their first album, 'Por Dos Levanim' and Jake Baum emigrated to Australia. The opening for a guitarist was filled by Drew Salida, whose funky flute and sultry voice added more dimension and depth to the sound. Los Desterrados' second album, 'Tu', was launched with sell-out gigs and much acclaim in 2004 - Los Desterrados have just released their third album - Miradores
(Biography supplied by artist management-2009)

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