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The core members of The Berakah Players - Chantelle Duncan (vox) Serena Leader (violin) Mark Hinton Stewart (piano) and Mohammed Nazam (guitar) - are joined by Shirley Smart (cello) and Helen Sanders Hewitt (viola) for new music that will be debuted on their 2015 tour of England, supported by The Arts Council of England.

This clip is some behind the scenes footage of their very first rehearsal on Friday May 29th, 2015.

'The Berakah Players is a collective of musicians from Jewish,Christian and Muslim faith heritage. Their unique sound fuses Jazz, Classical and Middle Eastern elements. Their national tour, supported by The Arts Council of England, kicks off with this special concert on June 4th in one of London's most prestigious venues - St. James Church in Piccadilly - and celebrates 10 years of making music for peace,with new material specially written for the event featuring a string section and choir and the debut of the fantastic and up lifting Berakah Youth Project.

With a mixture of World Music, Jazz, Classical music, Blues and traditional elements drawn from Europe and the Middle East, the tour will also showcase new music, written specially for the tour to celebrate their first ten years. The London date will introduce the newly-formed Berakah Youth Ensemble featuring young musicians – vocalists, keyboard and guitar - from different cultures and faiths, aged 16 to 21.

Mohammed Nazam, the founder of The Berakah Project, says:

“Each and every time we perform I see the power of our music melting the differences between people and bringing us together in one joyous group. Berakah’s ability to unite people across different communities and faiths is always an amazing and uplifting experience. Making music and showing how it brings us all together is a unique feeling.”

He adds: “For our new tour we have worked closely with local community organisations to plan the concerts to make sure that community members are involved and have the opportunity to come together in a spirit of unity and celebration. I am immensely proud of our Youth Ensemble, which represents the future of Britain.”

For tickets and more details of the tour go to

www.theberakahproject.org