Xenos (band)
Xenos are an Australian Romani music ensemble with a flexible roster of three to five core members and an extended line-up. They were formed in Zürich, Switzerland in 1989 playing Macedonian Roma music and relocated to south-eastern Australia in 1995.
Their third album, Tutti Frutti, was nominated at the 2001 ARIA Awards in the category, Best World Music Album.
Members
- Rob Bester – fretless electric bass, davul, bagpipes
- Anne Hildyard – lead vocals, saxophone, gajda, zurna, clarinet
- Sabine Bester - lead vocals, trumpet, baritone
- Dave McNamara - trumpet, keys
- Dave Birch - baritone
- Oliver Platt - sousaphone
Past members
- Lee Hildyard – vocals
- Alister Price – piano accordion
- Matt De Boer – clarinet, kaval
- Josh Dunn – guitar
- Will Eager – drums
- Philip Griffin – guitar, lauto
- Greg Sheehan – drums
- Fuat Sazimanoski – drums
- Michael Karamitsos – drums
- Tunji Beier – drums
- Stephanos Elefteriadis – kemençe, drums
- Sophie Chapman – piano accordion
- Andy Busuttil –drums
- Christian Fotsch – bouzouki
- Marem Aliev – sax, clarinet
- Tahir Arsimov – drums
- Blair Greenberg – drums
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.!