Live Review: Yiddish Twist Orchestra at the Apex

By Karen Harradine

In the vast and airy yet strangely intimate Apex Theater in Bury St Edmunds the audience gathered around tables scattered in front of the stage, nursed their drinks and waited expectantly for the Yiddish Twist Orchestra to start. The band did so by exploding onto the stage exactly on time. Combining notes of calypso and mambo, country and western twangs, the rolling harmonies of steel bands and the intense melodic sounds of Jewish folk tunes, YTO gave an electrifying and energising performance all the way through, with a pervading sense of cool that echoed the hazy vibe of 1950’s London jazz clubs.

Yiddish Twist Orchestra hit the road

Irresistible retro roots from London's East End: Yiddish Twist Orchestra are ready to charm audiences when they start their Making Tracks UK-wide tour next week. Check out the tour dates and mark your diaries!

What the audience said: Melingo

Great performance in Bristol last night. Passionate & intense.

Wonderful, theatrical night with Melingo.

Just seen one of the best live shows in a long time - the utterly brilliant, mesmerising Melingo.

Last time I saw Melingo was in a theatre in Sevila. You can take the man out of the theatre but you can't take the theatre out of the man. Liking Melingo at mac.

Melingo live in London. Photo by Micha Theiner.

Melingo on the road

Argentinian punk tango poet, Melingo, and his band Ramones del Tango, arrive in the UK tomorrow to start their first ever tour to the regions. Coming to a venue near you? Check out the tour dates.