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Don Kipper are a multi award-winning innovative ensemble playing and transforming a wide range of traditional musical forms reflecting the cultural diversity of North East London, from Turkish Fasıl and Greek Rebetiko to Romani music and Klezmer. While we attempt to root ourselves deeply in these traditions we always seek to explore radical interpretations and taut arrangements full of complex harmonies, polyrhythms and imaginative improvisation. Since 2013, we have released our First and Second albums, been featured on the BBC, played two European Tours, and won the titles of both the Moshe Beregovski Award for best Klezmer Newcomers  and World Music Network’s Battle of the Bands.