MA NAVU comes from Hebrew and means ‘how beau­tiful’ or ‘how plea­sant’; it stands for an excep­tio­nal­ly atmo­sphe­ric and varied pro­gram­me. The trio MA NAVU tre­ats its audi­ence to tra­di­tio­nal and con­tem­po­ra­ry Yiddish dances and songs from Spain to Eastern Europe. Through sen­si­ti­ve and ima­gi­na­ti­ve arran­ge­ments, they give the­se pie­ces their own uni­que touch.

With sto­ries and inte­res­t­ing facts, the musi­ci­ans of MA NAVU gui­de their lis­ten­ers through the pro­gram­me and open up new per­spec­ti­ves on this unu­su­al blend of klez­mer, folk and world music.

For the musi­ci­ans, who came tog­e­ther through their shared pas­si­on for this music, MA NAVU also stands for a joy of play­ing and expe­ri­men­ting, and a rich varie­ty of instru­ments. Accordion, cla­ri­net and vocals – at times melan­cho­lic and deli­ca­te, at others fiery and pas­sio­na­te – bring the enti­re spec­trum of melo­dies to life, embedded in varied gui­tar play­ing and sup­port­ed by gent­le bass tones.

Sibillja Gutmann – but­ton accor­di­on, cla­ri­net, flu­te, vocals
Stephan Polster – dou­ble bass, saxo­pho­ne
Uwe Vogel – gui­tar, man­do­lin, per­cus­sion, vocals

https://www.manavu.org/