The Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal presents
Lars and In Charge and True Life Trio
Saturday, May 17
Show starts at 8pm; doors open at 7pm
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA

$20 general/$15 students. All ages before 10 pm. 21+ after 10 pm. Beer and wine bar. Kitchen closes at 10 pm.

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LARS AND IN CHARGE (10 pm-11:30 pm) performs high-energy original and traditional music of Turkey, Greece and beyond. Lars Tergis, leads the charge on violin with driving, gritty interpretations of traditional party tunes as well as original compositions based on regional scales and rhythms. He leads the charge on violin with driving, gritty interpretations of traditional party tunes as well as original compositions based on regional scales and rhythms. Gregory Masaki Jenkins, professional musician and educator, is known for his passionate expression of Balkan music with clarinet, alto saxophone, and voice. Benezra Tergis, began playing piano at the age of five and honed his craft growing up among the samba, salsa and street sounds of the Mission in San Francisco; his musicality and rain dropping notes on keys are genius! Faisal Zedan & Sean Tergis keep the beat popping on derbekki, riqq and davul. Joined on stage by Bay Area’s top dancers and guest musicians, Lars and In Charge brings a big sound and an even bigger party!

True Life Trio (8-9:30 pm) is all about harmony. True Life Trio’s music is all about harmony. The fiery voices of these three women spin and interweave, traveling from Ukrainian village tunes, to Greek polyphony to Louisiana two-steps. Bulgaria to the Bayou. On paper, it’s an unlikely combination but in person, it feels just right. Like the rugged mountains, tangled love and legends about which they sing, TLT shows are full of stories and passion. Interspersed with gorgeous vocal performances are tales of their travels and song collecting that bring immediacy to each tune and envelop their audiences in a knowing, warm embrace. You don’t have to speak all of the myriad languages in which TLT sings to be transported to other worlds with them–they bring you right along. True Life Trio’s singing exudes untamed joy. They met in Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble and soon found their affinity extended beyond Balkan music to the far reaches of Europe and America. Their music is an elixir of ancient traditional songs made new, tasty choral arrangements and inspired original compositions. They have been enchanting audiences in their San Francisco Bay Area home and all across the West for more than a decade with their finely-honed, heart-centered, “concert hall meets front porch” performances.