Archive for February, 2011


Capital New York
From the Dep't. of Important Guesses: Advice for investors of the 'Global Elite'
Capital New York
Moving on to Serbia: This Balkan tiger is ready to roar. Want a piece of it? Well, the Serbian government is selling its stake in its most profitable company, Telekom Srbija. Say Deutsche Telekom ends up as the owner.

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Bajramovic's Memorial Desecrated
Transitions Online
A statue honoring late singer Saban Bajramovic, often referred to as “the king of Balkan Roma music,” was desecrated in the southern Serbian city of Nis earlier this week. “Stop to Gypsy Terror,” a graffiti on the

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Klezmer band puts spin on folk at beach brewery
Delmarva Daily Times
"Before The Klezwoods, Tev and I were playing Balkan music," Spiegelman said. "Joe had already played in Klezmer bands, as had his dad. We all juggle various projects." The new album is distributed by Accurate Records, a label specializing in worldbeat

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To-do list: Feb. 17-23
Savannah Morning News
Petrojvic Blasting Company is a ragtag crew of modern-day gypsy street buskers with a melange of New Orleans Dixie and Balkan folk music. Donations suggested. For information, call 912-232-4447 or go to www.sentientbean.com. 7:30-10:30 pm Feb.

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The L Magazine
Soho's Ramin Serry Talks About Getting Generation X, and His Friends, on Film
The L Magazine
I have a Croatian friend who grew up with a lot of brothers and one sister, the family is loosely based on them, which is why there is some Balkan music in the film. But the fictional family was initially conceived to be a much darker, more menacing

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Music listings: Feb. 17-24
Vancouver Sun
27, 1:30 pm, $10/5, 604-927-8400 Balkan Beat Box » New York band blends Middle Eastern music with electronic, hip-hop and folk beats, with Klezmafour, from Poland. Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville, Feb. 27, 8 pm, $30/25, chutzpahfestival.com.

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Cinder Conk plays 'Mainer version' of Balkan music
Bangor Daily News
Cinder Conk formed in the winter of 2010, after Adelberg, formerly bassist for the gypsy jazz trio Ameranouche, put an ad on Craigslist, looking for people to carpool to Boston to see a Balkan music group. Adelberg recently had become enamored of the

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The Bottom Line
An Evening of Appalachian Music with Janam at UCSB
The Bottom Line
“What attracts me to Balkan music is that it's from the earth; farmer's music,” said Robert Vickery, a local musician and aficionado of Eastern European music. “It's accessible to everyone.” Janam's beats got audience members off their seats and onto

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Music Picks: Balkan Beat Box, Cake, Ted Leo, Vanessa Paradis
LA Weekly
The Lone Star State has a history of producing gangsters who blaze trails and don't care if anyone follows — George W. Bush, citizen border patrols, UGK. Unlike the first two, however, the duo UGK ("Underground Kingz") ultimately convinced the country

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Vancouver Sun
Festival " Showcase of Jewish performing arts includes performances by New York's Balkan Beat Box and Yemen Blues, Italy's Klezmerata Fiorentina, Israel's Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, the Broadway musical Falsettos, and more.

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