Paula Darwish & The Country and Eastern Band

Event information

Part of the "Do what you love" tour from Paula Darwish & The Country and Eastern Band presented by Club Couscous.

Manchester Based Darwish is a rare musical gem, playing an eclectic fusion of music in English, Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish, including a stomping Eastern take on Dolly Parton's classic song "Jolene". Together with her band, The Country and Eastern Band their trademark sound of rock fused with eastern rhythms and melodies relies on a careful balance of the familiar with the unknown. Their ground breaking album " Do what you love" was recently released by Manchester label Purple Sheep Records and comes packed with all the attitude and energy you would expect from a band capable of such an original musical feat.

'this is indeed Manchester music, whether sung in English, Turkish or Kurdish, accompanied by electric guitars, the Turkish saz, a conventional Western rhythm section or Middle Eastern percussion' Rock n Reel 2009

'an effective rendition of a Western gateway to the East' Manchester Music Online 2009

'the album layers exotic sounds like darbuka, saz and bouzouki over a strong, driving back beat' CD Baby