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SUMMARY:An International Christmas with the Firebirds (Daria Kulesh & Mari
 na Osman)
LOCATION:Birmingham Kitchen Garden Cafe
DESCRIPTION:- Every year\, this now traditional gathering at the Kitchen G
 arden Cafe is a joyful and playful celebration.Daria's exciting collaborat
 ion with the extraordinary pianist Marina Osman - Folking Awards Best Musi
 cian of the Year - offers a fantastic variety for every listener\, mixing 
 languages\, stories and musical styles from folk to classical\, with a lit
 tle helping of jazz.Celebrate Christmas again in January\, joining Daria a
 nd Marina for a very international\, multilingual performance full of twis
 ts\, turns\, quirky customs\, bizarre facts\, warm humour and a bit of pra
 ctical magic associated with Orthodox Christmas. Mixing music and storytel
 ling in a cauldron of playful theatricality\, it's a rather un-Orthodox ce
 lebration. Also known as the Firebirds\, Daria Kulesh and Marina Osman sho
 wcase passionate\, virtuosic musicianship and heaps of heartfelt\, infecti
 ous energy.Daria Kulesh has been described by Mike Harding as “one of th
 e finest voices and one of the most intriguing and interesting songwriters
  on the present folk scene”. Her debut release Eternal Child was describ
 ed as “phenomenal”\, her second album Long Lost Home has enjoyed rave 
 reviews and multiple awards\, including LCM Album of the Year\, the third 
 album Earthly Delights was named “one of the year’s finest albums” b
 y Folk Radio UK\, and her latest album MotherLand has been described as "a
 stonishing" and "near perfect" by Liverpool Sound and Vision and "one of t
 he albums of 2025" in a 5-star review by RnR Magazine.Daria has toured ext
 ensively in the UK and Europe\, sharing stories and songs that are deeply 
 personal but feel universal and timeless. Every performance is an “emoti
 onal\, compelling and uplifiting experience”\, leaving the audiences “
 completely spellbound”. Born in Russia but based in the UK for the last 
 15 years\, she fearlessly explores her heritage and turbulent family histo
 ry in Ingushetia (North Caucasus) with songs that “aren’t just sung\, 
 but lived”."Refreshingly different\, powerful songwriting" (FolkWorld)."
 Intensely personal and immensely resonant... incredibly moving" (TwickFolk
 )."Haunting and enigmatic" (The Sunday Times).Marina Osman\, originally fr
 om Belarus\, is a graduate of the Belarussian State Conservatoire. An acco
 mplished performer as well as teacher\, she was awarded a badge "For contr
 ibution to the cultural evolution of Belarus" by the Ministry of Culture o
 f the Republic of Belarus in 2008. In 2007\, she was a judging panel membe
 r at International Chamber Ensembles Competition 'Nova music' in Latvia. S
 he has also performed in Poland\, Germany\, Lithuania and Russia\, having 
 recorded several programs for 'Orpheus' Russian music radio and Russian TV
  with the classical music expert Mikhail Kazinik in 2009. Since 2011\, Mar
 ina has been based in London\, focusing on training young musicians for AB
 RSM exams."Great battles of love and life all sung from the deep heart's c
 ore" (Mike Harding)."Daria Kulesh and Marina Osman took it to another leve
 l. One of the best sets I have ever seen" (Andy Tuck\, Forty Tenth Promoti
 ons).“The very best of the best included an amazing set from Firebirds (
 Daria Kulesh and Marina Osman)... the call for an encore was so insistent 
 it couldn't be ignored" (Tony Birch\, FATEA Magazine).\n\nBoletos: https:/
 /wegottickets.com/event/711722
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