Orkestra Del Sol @ Queen's Hall

Roll up roll up, indeed. Do these guys ever have an off-gig? With horns blazing, accordions pumping, drummers thumping and the whole band beaming and jumping, tonight Edinburgh’s very own sun-fuelled orchestra/circus launch their album in firey form and in front of an audience whose ages seem to range from 3 to 90 – well this is The Queen’s Hall after all. Aye, and there’s the rub: Orkestra del Sol are such a visual band, it's a shame that nobody on the dance floor can actually see them. That would be more of a problem if they were only a visual band, but even without being able to clap eyes on their slapstick shtick and dapper matching suits, their beguiling music is a euphoric wonder that would surely decimate any DJ’s dancefloor – and when Black Cat’s divine vocalist, Saska, joins them for the traditional Serbian Mesecina, a joyous riot erupts which rightfully shakes The Queen’s Hall to its core.