Qairo

Qairo is a fiery and dynamic ensemble that combines the emotional charged vocals and pulsing rhythms of flamenco with the infectious melodies and ear-popping tonalities of the Mediterranean diaspora. From Spain to Turkey (with stops along the way), Qairo is music for dancing — no matter where you're from. It's Turkish micro-tones played on a saxophone, original flamenco verses “sung” by a clarinet, Balkan rhythms punctuated by Andalucian guitar, and flamenco footwork pounded out like improvised jazz. Qairo is guitar, oud, clarinet, saxophone, drums, electric bass, cante (flamenco song) and baile (flamenco dance) acting like they belong on stage together — and pulling it off.Qairo is a group of 7 musicians and dancers who bring together emotionally charged voices, hectic rhythms of flamenco and breathtaking melodies from the Mediterranean diaspora. From Spain to Turkey, Qairo is music to dance to - no matter where you're from.Qairo is the meeting of oriental scales played on the Saxophone or the clarinet with the frenzied "escalas" of the flamenco guitar, the zapateado of the dancers who pound the ground, and voices which declaim with passion the immemorial stories of the Mediterranean people.