Nothing could have adequately prepared the audience's ears for the audio assault of Fanfare Ciocârlia on Sunday night. The 12-strong gypsy brass band from rural Romania were in the capital to perform as part of the inaugural programme at NYUAD's The Arts Centre - and within seconds of taking to the stage, it was like a collective sugar rush took over the crowd, with heads bobbing and limbs flaying theatrically to the beat of this wailing wall of blaring...
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