Connecting girls to education
Salmon Arm Observer
Also featured will be Popoleko Singers, who sing a haunting blend of a cappella Balkan music. Dance instructor Kristy Christian will perform Middle Eastern dance, while local group O Nosso Amor, will blend in spicy music from Brazil.

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Straight.com

Orkestar Slivovica embraces its Balkan inspiration
Straight.com
After years of playing in a variety of roots-music outfits based around the Drive, he and Zalite were looking for a new direction, and it was to take them to the Balkans. “The tune we heard was by Boban Marković, an ambassador of this music to the west …

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Park Ridge orchestra salutes romance
Park Ridge Herald-Advocate
that evokes the joyous and danceable rhythms of Eastern European Jewish music, as well as Middle Eastern, Balkan and gypsy music. In addition to Taylor and Golden, the piece will feature Alan Steiner on double bass and Joe Lill on trumpet.

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CBC.ca

(Dejan Rafajlovic)
CBC.ca
The two other players, bassist Julian Bradford and drummer Curtis Nowosad weren't familiar with the complicated time signatures that Balkan music is known for and for Dejan that was a real plus since it brought a fresh approach and intensity to the …

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Yorkshire Post

Visit from Princess as Serbian culture celebrated
Yorkshire Post
A BALKAN princess took part in weekend celebrations at a church in Yorkshire small and modest in appearance but boasting a rich tapestry of royal history. Princess Katarina Karageorgevitch, 52, a descendant of Queen Victoria, joined scores of …

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