Thrilled to be invited to play on George Nelson’s captivating series, Moment’s Notice.

Moment's Notice showcases five leading lights in the art of spontaneous composition. Each episode consists of one duo and one trio playing fully-improvised, 40-minute sets. The evening culminates with a combo quintet set. Line-ups are curated by the event creator, George Nelson.

 The event takes place @ Amp Studios, Old Kent Road.

Info link soon.

We - Balladeste - continue our residency at Servant Jazz Quarters with the second in the series, featuring the wonderful lyricist and singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Ana Silvera. We have been writing a new EP with Ana and we will be debuting our new collection.

https://billetto.co.uk/e/balladeste-ana-silvera-servant-jazz-quarters-tickets-1097018

Balladeste is looking forward to joining our dear friend and soulful musician Wilderthorn in his Immerse Series: a candle-lit, meditative live music experience of improvised, ethereal sounds and atmospheric textures at St Katherine’s Chapel. Come join us for this special evening.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wilderthorn-immerse-tickets-1003511819867?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=57e3db0aa9&mc_eid=ee3f6acedd

We bring our music to the university setting!

More info soon.

Teaming up with DJ Ritu’s curated stage to celebrate the Diwalifestivities, thrilled to be performing a short set with this new Indian Classical-inspired project with Giuliano Modarelli- guitar, Harkiret Singh- tabla, and me on Indian violin.

https://wembleypark.com/whats-on/wembley-park-diwali-weekend-2024/

Tara & I are thrilled to be a support act to our dear friends from Alvorada for their album launch. Expect a vibrant and joyous evening with catchy melodies and rhythms.

https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/alvorada-album-launch---faz-te/tickets

Looking forward to playing an Indian Classical set with my dear friends Giuliano Modarelli, guitar & Harkiret Singh, tabla. Come join us!

https://beeja.com/music-october2024/

We are making our debut at the vibrant Colourscape Festival! Expect a unique and immersive experience.

We will be playing alongside OTTER on the 14th, multiple sets between 11:30-3:30 PM.

For more info, check here:

https://www.eyemusic.org.uk/whatsonevents/events/event14.html

A beautiful experience held at the Hastings event with new music, including composer Judith Weir and more. More info soon

Connecting back with my dear friends from the Green Room Collective to play at the Summer Sounds Music Festival in King’s Cross- Coal Drops Yard. Come out and enjoy the summer with us!!

https://www.kingscross.co.uk/event/summer-sounds-music-festival

A long awaited collaboration and double bill between Balladeste and the fantastic duo, Trina Basu & Arun Ramamurthy, from New York City. Expect a crossover of many influences that blend seamlessly and soulful music.

http://servantjazzquarters.com/events/balladeste-trina-arun/

Tara and I are excited to be playing to this lovely audience at Medicine Festival on the Nest Stage. If you are attending, please check us out here!

https://medicinefestival.com/

So thrilled to perform in Newcastle for the first time as a part of GemArts Masala Festival.

Come join us on a lovely Saturday afternoon.

https://gemarts.org/whatson/events/640/gemarts-masala-festival-balladeste

Excited to be performing an Indian Classical set (Indian violin!) with brilliant musicians Giuliano Modarelli, guitar, and Harkiret Singh, tabla with Common Cause, a new four-piece London-based band closing the night.

https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/travelling-the-face-of-the-globe-part-ii/

Another chance to catch this new production, alongside Soumik Datta’s set Borderlands

https://www.sacredmusicfestival.org.uk/ssmf-2024.html

Joining Emily Levy’s new work ‘Me Without You’ in a creation period over the months of May and June that will be presented across the UK.

Composer Emily Levy and Writer-Director Mella Faye present an unflinching, heartfelt and uplifting exploration of love, loss and survival.

Music, dance and recorded interviews from conversations across the UK are richly layered by a world class ensemble of musicians, dancers and actors to create an extraordinary elegy to the power of story and human connection. Me Without You celebrates those we’ve lost and those of us who are still here.

https://spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/events/me-without-you/

Joining Emily Levy’s new work ‘Me Without You’ in a creation period over the months of May and June that will be presented across the UK.

Composer Emily Levy and Writer-Director Mella Faye present an unflinching, heartfelt and uplifting exploration of love, loss and survival.

Music, dance and recorded interviews from conversations across the UK are richly layered by a world class ensemble of musicians, dancers and actors to create an extraordinary elegy to the power of story and human connection. Me Without You celebrates those we’ve lost and those of us who are still here.

https://www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/me-without-you/

Happy to join my dear friends of the London-based up and coming flamenco group, Identidades (Bryan Rodrigues Reyes, Carlos Loba, Ago Hernandes) plus dancers and Tito Heredia, a skilled guitarist in the Stour Music Festival in Kent.

Info here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/stour-music/fiesta-flamenco/e-vqkoey

We are bringing our recently created multi-disciplinary show, premiered at Rich Mix in February and created over 3 small residencies at Hawkwood College over the winter, to Migration Matters Festival.

If you’re Sheffield or midlands based, totally worth coming down.

More info here: https://www.migrationmattersfestival.co.uk/programme/greenroom

An extraordinary elegy to the power of story and human connection created by composer Emily Levy and Writer-Director Mella Faye. Me Without You celebrates those we’ve lost and those of us who are still here, through music, dance and recorded intervews, richly layered by an ensemble of musicians, dancers and actors.

https://brittenpearsarts.org/events/me-without-you

Come spend an afternoon with us @ Wardown Museum in the stunning Drawing Room, surrounded by the museum's unique art collection and with spectacular views overlooking Wardown Park. 2 -4 PM

https://www.culturetrust.com/whats-on/music-museum-balladeste

Ruby Colley // Balladeste

May 24th - crown house

A Hastings local, Ruby Colley is a violinist, composer & sound artist creating instrumental soundscapes that are far beyond the realm of traditional playing, weaving in environmental sound & electronics.

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Balladeste is a collaboration between cellist Tara Franks and violinist Preetha Narayanan. Writing all new music collaboratively, this unique string duo interweave contemporary minimalism, Indian classical and folk to create all original compositions that are vibrant and experimental yet melodic and filmic in quality  ‘songs with out words with an alt-folk experimental twist’. Having released 3 acclaimed albums of all original music to date, the duo have performed live and been interview on BBC Radio 3 In Tune, Radio 4 Woman’s hour, Soho Radio and NTS.

Friday May 24th

The Crown House, Marina, St Leonards

Doors 7pm, Music 8pmhttps://www.sounds-stleonards.co.uk/

Joining rising Kirtan leader Radhika Das @ the stunning venue Union Chapel for a spiritual and soulful evening of kirtan and celebrating love and connection.

https://unionchapel.org.uk/whats-on/heartland-radhika-das

So thrilled to do a set of my compositions new and also from my two EPs ‘Rebirth’ and ‘Bleeding heart’ at Free Range Canterbury gig series, with a beautiful team of friends and stunning artists to execute these arrangements; Zac Gvi, multi-instrumentalist; Saied Silbak, oud; Nandita Shankardass & Mithun Gill, dance and choreography.

https://freerangecanterbury.org/fr270/

Glad to be back at this fabulous night started by Sam Sharpe and Jay Chakravorty to bring contemporary classical acts doing innovative music-making to the forefront.

Balladeste will bring some new tracks plus improvisation to headline this evening.

come down and join us:)

more info soon: https://www.instagram.com/counterchamber/

Witness seven artists from migrant and refugee backgrounds as they weave music, dance and film to address themes of home, displacement and migration.

After two weeks in residence, living and working as a team, this event marks the first sharing of The Green Room Collective’s collaboration. Experience a powerful synthesis of strings, beats, movement and spoken word!

A celebration of diversity and a dialogue of difference, the performers include:

Héctor Manchego (spoken word & film)

Giuliano Modarelli (guitar & composition)

Angela Hui Wai Nok (percussion & composition)

Hossein Mirzagholi (bass, vocals & composition)

Mahshid Alavi (dance & movement)

Preetha Narayanan (violin & composition)

Deeptarka Mukhopadhyay (tabla, dholak & dhol & composition)

The day festival kicks off at 3pm with talks and screenings around borders, home and sanctuary, culminating with The Green Room Collective’s landmark performance at 730pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking and inspiring event.

Produced by Soumik Datta Arts and supported by Arts Council England, Aga Khan Foundation, Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking, Counterpoints Arts and Good Chance Theatre.

If ticket price is a barrier, please use the code GREENFREE for a free ticket.

https://richmix.org.uk/events/the-green-room-festival/

Thrilled to join this innovative ensemble (Joley Cragg, percussion;Juliet Coyler, cello; Max Gittings, woodwind’; Chris Ash, director) in an improvised experience in Canterbury @ the Gulbenkian https://thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/improbaband-day-night/

So thrilled to curate a new night @ Hoxton Cabin to celebrate the diverse musical styles that have influenced my artistry and artistic journey throughout the years!

First up, Ana Silvera & Saied Silbak present a new duo project, ‘Songs We Carry’ exploring Arabic and Ladino music from their respective cultures and finding a shared story and language.

Then we have Identidades, an up and coming Flamenco band in London who will be joined by Aitana dance and El Chuli from Spain! I will also perform a few numbers.

Come down and celebrate with us! Live music from 6 pm

https://facebook.com/events/s/lets-celebratetraveling-the-fa/342320425279207/