Banda Magda at The Nash

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7:30pm – 10:00pm; Tickets: $40/$35/$30/$25/$20 Student (Gallery - 25 & Under); www.thenash.org or 602-795-0464. Banda Magda moves from samba to French chanson, from Greek folk tunes to Colombian cumbia and Afro-Peruvian lando. Drawing on the band's global background (Greece, Argentina, Japan, Colombia, USA), the group combines South American rhythms with jazz improvisation, cinematic arranging, sophisticated audience participation, mid-century classics and world "chansons" sung in 6 languages. "The music is as French as a summer kir royale on the Côte d'Azur or as bossa nova as a day at Copacabana." -Tom Schnabel, PRI's The World