17 Hippies
7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 22, 2008
Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free

Berlin’s very own “orchester spezial,” the 17 Hippies, have been weaving mixtures of music from all over Europe and around the world. Imagine a mix of Eastern melodies, Balkan rhythms, French chanson, Anglo song writing, Cajun tunes, all perfectly blended together, creating their own unique Berlin style of pop music. They sing in German, English and French. The musicians’ musical backgrounds reveal influences from rock-pop to classical and jazz, and is reflected in the instruments they play: accordion, trombone, trumpet, violin, cello, woodwinds, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, Irish bouzouki, guitar, double bass, Indian harmonium and more.