Today, Nadara is considered one of the leading gypsy bands from Eastern Europe. Like the Taraf de Haïdouks, the group Nadara was discovered through Tony Gatlif’s film Transylvania (Cannes, 2006), for which they recorded the soundtrack. The director later invited them again to create the music for his film Liberté (2010), in which Tocila, the leader of Nadara, performs as first violin.
Born from the meeting of a nomadic singer of French origin, Alexandra, and a Roma violinist from Szászcsávás, Tocila, Nadara offers a unique and captivating show rooted in the gypsy culture of Transylvania. Their virtuoso musicians not only preserve tradition but also revisit the Hungarian and Romanian repertoire of the region—music that once inspired great composers such as Franz Liszt and Béla Bartók, and later Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli.
Together, musicians and dancers deliver more than entertainment: they create a true trance, infused with the scents of East and West, wrapped in a deeply bohemian atmosphere that carries the audience along the misty, fascinating roads of Dracula’s homeland.
