‘Lady Sings the Balkan Blues‘ by Bosnian act Mostar Sevdah Reunion is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in March 2023.…
‘Lady Sings the Balkan Blues’ #1 at Transglobal World Music Chart in March 2023
Tag: Balkan music
Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs Unveil Doghouse
“Doghouse” (Asphalt Tango Records) is the new album by Bulgarian act Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs. The CD is the project of sound collector and…
The Wild, Wild Sound of Paprika
Paprika – Wild, Wild East (Crackling Records, 2021) Wild, Wild East is an excellent recording by Paprika, a UK-based band that performs vivacious Balkan music…
A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Besh o droM
Besh o droM – 20 (Fonó, 2019) Hungarian band Besh o droM celebrated its twentieth anniversary with the album titled 20, released in 2019. The…
Balkan Sounds from the SF Bay Area
Mahala – Californeasca (Mahala, 2020) Californeasca — Lautareasca Music from San Francisco is the title of a musical collective based in northern California caled Mahala.…
Balkan Taksim’s Debut Album ‘Disko Telegraf’ Out this Week
‘Disko Telegraf’ (Buda Musique) the debut album of Balkan Taksim swill be available this Friday, May 28, 2021. Balkan Taksim is the project of Romanian…
‘Shlonak’: New Video from Balkan Taksim
Balkan Taksim has released ‘Shlonak, another single on video from its new album Disko Telegraf. Shlonak is a Middle East classic wedding tune, “filtered” in…
Balkan Taksim Releases ‘Žali Zare’ Single
Romanian world music duo Balkan Taksim has released a new single titled ‘Žali Zare’ which is based on a popular song from Southern Serbia. The…
Artist Profiles: Lelo Nika
Accordion virtuoso and composer Lelo Nika was born in Serbia in 1969. He was proclaimed by Joe Zawinul as “the greatest accordion player I’ve ever…
Treći bilbil, a New Album from Western Balkan Band Afion
Afion has a new album titled Treći bilbil (Spona / Aquarius Records). It is a tribute to all the vocalists who sing in a “wrong…