Mahala – Californeasca (Mahala, 2020) Californeasca — Lautareasca Music from San Francisco is the title of a musical collective based in northern California caled Mahala.…
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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…
Džambo Aguševi Orchestra Reaches Number 1 at the Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2020
The album Brasses for the Masses from Macedonian brass band Džambo Aguševi Orchestra tops the Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2020. The ensemble from…
Balkan Souls in New Orleans
Blato Zlato – In The Wake (Blato Zlato, 2019) In The Wake is the second album from New Orleans-based Balkan music band, Blato Zlato. Although…
Interview with World Fusion Band Solana And Video Premiere
Solana is a world music fusion band originally founded in Valencia, Spain in 2012. Solana combines rhythmically complex and harmonically rich music inspired by folk…
Artist Profiles: Mames Babegenush
Mames Babegenush was founded in Copenhagen in 2004. It is a six-piece ensemble that combines klezmer music, Scandinavian roots and Eastern European traditions. The 2029…