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Once Greece goes…
London Review of Books (subscription) The economic crisis in Greece is the most consequential thing to have happened in Europe since the Balkan wars. That isn't because Greece is economically central to the European order: at barely 3 per cent of Eurozone GDP, the Greek economy could … |
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SLAVIC SOUL PARTY! Performs At The Jewish Museum July 21
Broadway World The musicians of Slavic Soul Party!, led by Matt Moran, forge virtuosic new brass band music, melding Balkan, Gypsy, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds with American jazz and soul. One of the hardest working bands in New York City, … |
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10 things to do this weekend
Crain’s Chicago Business The year's biggest Balkan event, BALKANIKA 2011, lights up Excalibur Vision nightclub on Sunday. Enjoy drink specials, three rooms of Balkan music from 11 different DJs, plus live music and more. July 3, 9:30 pm – 11 pm VIP tickets are sold out; … |
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Five Play Jazz Quintet – Five of Hearts (2011) – Auraline Records
Audiophile Audition Tony wrote “Ya Kitis Zaks” delving into the Balkan style music sound coupled at times with a rock rhythm. It is a very interesting play on the sense of rhythm. Here comes Dave with the soprano sax dueling with Alan on drums. … |
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band nerds have gone wild
San Francisco Chronicle The Balkan-folk influences proceed with the horn instruments and the band's complex rhythms. When asked how the Bay Area has affected his music, Sprott says, "I was born and raised here, so it's pretty entwined with who I am." The band just wrapped up … |
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What does Tel Aviv's White Night have in store for you?
Ha’aretz For more details, see the Hebrew City Mouse Among the various happenings at the Dizengoff Center Urban Legend event is the Balkan Beat Box's “Boom Pam –Alakazam” show (NIS 149 – 179) at 1am. For more details, see the Hebrew City Mouse. … |
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Go calendar
Victoria Times Colonist Details at butchargardens.com/ent Saturday: Bijoux du Bayou, 7: 15-9 pm Fireworks: 10: 15 pm Sunday: Odyssey String Quartet, 8 pm Monday: Balkan Babes, 8 pm Tuesday: Greg Madill, 8 pm Wednesday: The Paperboys, 8 pm Thursday: Chris Millington and … |
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Nights at Ghetto Shul: Jazz at the Synagogue
Hour.ca … a jazz/klezmer/musique actuelle fusion band whose original compositions are inspired by Hasidic musical traditions; Magical Crimea is the musical equivalent of a traveling circus, an eight-person band that plays high-energy rock-based Balkan music… |
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Westcoast Life Calendar top picks
Vancouver Sun Then head outside for Japanese saxophone virtuoso Kazutoki Umezu, whose punky Kiki Band blends progressive rock with jazz; Halifax Balkan-folk music crew, Gypsophilia; and to finish the evening (and keep you dancing), Tom Fun Orchestra, … |
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Turkish women seek glory
Hurriyet Daily News Despite beating only Slovakia in Group A to advance to Round 2, Turkey retained hope as it beat Belarus on Monday 65-56 to reach the quarter-finals and set up an encounter with the Balkan nation. Turkish coach Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu said the team's ambition … |
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