Banda Magda! at The Falcon

This band may move from rockin' French pop to samba to jazz manouche, from Greek dance rhythms to forro, playing everything from marimba to pots and pans , and always gets the right sound!

You are cordially invited to fall in love with Banda Magda and their fearless leader, Greek-born singer, accordionist, film scorer and composer Magda Giannikou. Their songs, sung in French (with forays into six other languages), hearken back to the golden age of Brazilian bossa, the best of cinematic arranging, and the lush chic of vintage French pop, all while drawing on the band’s global background. ...

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This band may move from rockin' French pop to samba to jazz manouche, from Greek dance rhythms to forro, playing everything from marimba to pots and pans , and always gets the right sound!

You are cordially invited to fall in love with Banda Magda and their fearless leader, Greek-born singer, accordionist, film scorer and composer Magda Giannikou. Their songs, sung in French (with forays into six other languages), hearken back to the golden age of Brazilian bossa, the best of cinematic arranging, and the lush chic of vintage French pop, all while drawing on the band’s global background.
Trained in film scoring at Berklee, Giannikou’s film music finesse has won her awards and caught the attention of everyone from Kronos Quartet to Louis CK (she sang a duet with CK for the comedian’s TV show).
Banda Magda bursts with humor and quirky sensibility, and unites an Esquivel-loving vibes player from Japan (Mika Mimura); an Argentinean jazz guitarist (Ignacio Hernandez), a Nagasaki-born percussionist with contemporary classical cred (Keita Ogawa); a hand drummer with every South American rhythm at his fingertips (Marcelo Woloski); a rock-solid Greek multi-instrumentalist/bassist (Petros Klampanis); co-producer/guitarist/bassist Michael League, all led by the sweet-voiced Giannikou.
These close musical friends turn Giannikou’s songs into engaging romps that have won them a spot with Carnegie Hall’s Musical Explorers Series, as well as regular gigs at discerning NYC venues like Joe’s Pub and Celebrate Brooklyn.

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