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Wednesday, 07 January 2009

A Gang of Romanian Rebels
A Gang of Romanian Rebels

The Romanian group Taraf de Haïdouks is a mandatory introduction to the Roma culture on the Balkans. Full Story


Eclectic Gypsy Brass, Bulgarian Version
Eclectic Gypsy Brass, Bulgarian Version

Brass Orchestra Karandila | Cyclops Camel | Messechina Music, 2005

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Esma Redžepova, the Institution
Esma Redžepova, the Institution

If it is true that interesting women, as they advance in age, become like cathedrals, then Esma would be Gaudí’s La Sagrada Família.
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Unbearable Nostalgia, After Theo Angelopoulos
Unbearable Nostalgia, After Theo Angelopoulos

Eleni Karaindrou | Elegy of the Uprooting |Crammed/Dyukyan Meloman, 2006
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Experimenting with Eastern Orthodox Chants
Experimenting with Eastern Orthodox Chants

Milen Ivanov/Daniel Spasov | Thou Art Blessed, Lord |Kuker Music, 2007 Full Story


Ethno-Jazz: Vlatko Stefanovski
Ethno-Jazz: Vlatko Stefanovski

The two modern forms of Balkan folk music - pop folk and ethno-jazz - differ as a hand-rolled cigarette and an expensive cigar.
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At Macedonia’s Concert for Toshe Proeski, a Huge Outpouring of Love and Sadness
At Macedonia’s Concert for Toshe Proeski, a Huge Outpouring of Love and Sadness

7 October 2008 | Macedonia, and indeed the entire Balkans, were transfixed on Sunday night by an event much larger than its confines in Skopje’s City Stadium. The massive humanitarian concert for... Full Story


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