Balamuc – Tarkabarka (Self-released, 2023) Balamuc, a London-based Eastern European musical group, released their album Tarkabarka on June 2, 2023. The album features a celebration…
Neculai Florea, Nicolae Amarandei, Valentin Bălășoiu – Moldavia: Peasant tunes from the Old Land of Hârlău (musique paysanne de l’ancien pays de Hârlău) (Buda Musique,…
Romanian ensemble Taraf de Caliu is a reincarnation of famed Gypsy (Roma) band Taraf de Haidouks. The founding members of Taraf de Haidouks were reunited…
Fanfare Ciocărlia – It Wasn’t Hard To Love You (Asphalt Tango Records, 2021) Romanian ensemble Fanfare Ciocărlia, one of the finest Gypsy brass bands, celebrated…
Corina Sîrghi’s band was created in Bucharest, Romania in 2017. The group was formed out of a love for the great lautar singers of Romania’s…
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…
To honor the mothers of the world, a cappella ensemble Kitka has released “Haidi Nani”, its newest music video, directed by Kelly Atkins. The song…
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…
The group is from Moldavia (north-eastern region of Romania, not from the former Soviet state called Moldova). It consists in 10 to 15 Gypsy musicians…
Ionica Minune is considered one of the world’s greatest accordion players and in his homeland Romania nearly considered as a living legend. With his music…