Archive for November, 2011

Trans-Siberian Orchestra 2011 Tour Rocks You For The Holidays
Gather.com
An instrumental medley of the traditional Christmas songs"Carol of the Bells" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman," the song was arranged around the idea of a cellist alone on Christmas Eve in war-torn Sarajevo during the Balkan Wars.

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VillageSoup Belfast
Cinder Conk plays CrossTrax
VillageSoup Belfast
Balkan music is the vibrant, colorful sound of Roma (Gypsy) folk dance, Yiddish and Eastern European culture, known for its haunting allure to even unfamiliar ears. In the past year, Cinder Conk has released a CD titled "Kukeri" and played nonstop

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The Yiddish are coming!
Jerusalem Post
Since selfreleasing their debut album Digital Folklore in 2001, the band has been having that same effect on audiences elsewhere, with its potent mix of updated takes on traditional klezmer, Gypsy and Balkan music. Some members – notably early vocalist

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Beirut Mastermind Zach Condon Sidesteps Expectations With 'The Rip-Tide'
Knoxville Metro Pulse
New Mexico's cross-culture diversity influenced his songwriting, and he drew inspiration from mariachi and Balkan folk. When he was 17, he trekked across Europe with his older brother, soaking up musical styles. Condon's Beirut debut, 2006's Gulag

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River Singers plan annual concert of ‘joy, health, love, and peace’
Commons
Having worked in the Balkans in a number of capacities over the years, Brass has a particular love of the folk music of that region and always includes a generous selection of itsharmonies. Three love songs from various regions of Macedonia are on the

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Radio Srbija (blog)
CONFERENCE ON FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME
Radio Srbija (blog)
A working group would be formed with such aim that would analyze the existing legal framework and provide suggestions for its extension to all the West Balkan countries. State Secretary of the Interior Ministry Dragan Markovic said that the fight

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Two evenings of festive choral music coming to the Green Lake United Methodist
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
RM Campbell of the Seattle PI offers praise: “Sherhart, a superb singer with dark colors in her mezzo-soprano voice, has long experience in Balkan music, . . .. Her commitment to this cause is profound.” Kent Stevenson's Gospel Magnificat displays his

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Schvitzing the Night Away
Wall Street Journal
The 20 tracks range from wedding and bar mitzvah music by klezmer clarinet masters Dave Tarras and Sam Musiker, to the famed cantor Moishe Oysher ("Balkan Rhapsody"), to classic Second Avenue schtick like Semitic parodies of cowboy songs ("Shalom

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Tennessee Journalist
Beirut to hit stage at the Bijou
Tennessee Journalist
The majority of the music is based upon the musical influences in Zachary Condon's life. Condon initially started the band Beirut as a solo project with influences from mariachi bands to folk music to Balkan brass. At age 17 Condon dropped out of high

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Versatile duo to show banjo's grace
Wanganui Chronicle
The two have spent the past 18 months on a musical exploration of everything from Bach to Queen. They've even ventured off into Balkan and tango. They have been guests at several New Zealand folk festivals and have released an EP called Play Banjo.

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