World Music Wednesdays: The Debi Botos Quintet

Debi Botos – lead guitar

Norbert Botos – drums

Jonathan Chapman – bass

Virginia Frigault-MacDonald – clarinet

Tak Arikushi – rhythm guitar

From an early age, Debi Botos has cultivated an interest in Hungarian Gypsy music, from where she was born. Now 26, as a self-taught musician, Debi continues to explore and experiment with the sounds of the legendary Django Reinhardt. Through gigging around the Toronto circuit, playing festivals and concert halls in the U.S. and growing up in a very musical Botos family, she has found a sound that is both modern and an homage to the greats. She studied music at Humber College and has collaborated with some of the contemporary giants of the genre, including Samson Schmitt, Ludovic Beier and Stephane Wrembel.