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Balkan Music Pages [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
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Ablakanapra 'Rejtek' "The music of AblakaNapra is rooted in various kind of folk traditions, above all in the Hungarian folk music but on a special AblakaNapra way... In the AblakaNapra atmosphere Balkan or Hungarian music and rhythms can be mixed with blues or a medieval-style music can be turned into reggae meanwhile the consistency of the music is not lost..." More |
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Livio Morosin 'Livio Morosin, Croatian Roots Music' "...The whole album's fun, and goes down some fascinating avenues. It may or may not be roots, but that doesn't matter. It's good, and Morosin is a talent with a lot to say." Sing Out! Folk Song Magazine More |
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Black Coffee 'Krijanca' In Dalmatia, Croatia, there exists a tradition of close harmony a capella singing. Usually these ensembles consist of up to 8 singers who can be accompanied by an acoustic guitar. Black Coffee take this tradition and add an element of jazz to it, resulting is something quite wonderful and distinct. More |
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Miroslav Evacic and the Cardas Blues Band 'Fulmination "Miroslav Evacic found that roots of the blues and his own traditional music are almost identical so Chardas Blues came out as something natural, simple, pure music without any makeovers and massive orchestrations..." More |
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Napra 'Oh, What A World! "Our band plays progressive world-music rooted in Hungarian and Balkan folk music. The musical variegation is coming from the different style and path of the musicians." Napra "What if Jimi Hendrix had heard the playing of a Transylvanian village prímás (violinist)? What if Béla Bartók were to have heard Jimi Hendrix? And what if YOU were now to hear Napra?..." More |
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Ziga and Bandisti 'Konkretno' "...Ziga presents his new project «Ziga & Bandisti». Bandisti are Ziga's back up band, playing brass instruments (no saxophone and clarinet) with a drummer. It can be said that this is a special ethno language in Ziga's way, where ethno music is played in a raw, old-fashioned way savoured with strong energy and emotions featured by amazing Ziga's vocal." More |
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Cinkusi 'Domesticus Vulgaris' "... belonging to the ethno camp requires no detailed explanation; yet this kajkavian version of The Pogues also possesses an indisputable punk ethos. In other words, there’s a passionate dedication to both their regional roots and contemporary interpretations, something which has been fully expressed on each of their albums..." More |
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Balkan Beat Box 'Nu Med' The Balkan Beat Box sound is a unique fusion of the musical traditional styles of Jewish, Mediterranean and Balkan genres. Instilled with this is a New York City attitude. Balkan Beat Box's music reflects the burgeoning 'wild' balkan music scene coming out of New York. More |
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Tamara Obrovac and Transhistria Ensemble Transhistria' "My approach towards music went from jazz standards, through my own compositions, to my finding of an original expression by connecting the language of the folk music of my homeland (Istria, Croatia) with the rhythms and improvisation typical for jazz, so jazz is my freedom and my roots are my inner truth." Tamara Obrovac More |
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A Hawk And A Hacksaw and The Hun Hangar Ensemble 'A Hawk And A Hacksaw and The Hun Hangar Ensemble' CD + DVD Limited Edition Strictly limited edition of 4,000 individually numbered copies for the world in deluxe gatefold card packaging. The 20-minute bonus DVD, ‘An Introduction To A Hawk And A Hacksaw’, documents the last two years of travelling and performing throughout Europe and the United States for the original duo of Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost. More |
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'Macedonian Songs' Various Artists Compilation of Macedonian folk songs by various artists including well known folk singers: Kostadin Gougov, Tatyana Surbinska, Lyubka Rondova and others. Compiled from the back catlaogue of the Bulgarian label Balkanton. More |
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Balazs Unger es baratai 'Second Round' Cimbalom music from Hungary and the Balkan countries. The way from his first album ’Round’ to the present one: ’Second Round’ was long and filled with learning experience. His masters were some of the best Hungarian musicians, e.g. Kálmán Balogh, Árpád Toni, Gergely Agócs, Lajos Rónai, Csaba Blaskó, Beatrix Szőlős. More |
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Aleksandar Sarievski 'Zajdi, zajdi' Traditional folk music from Serbia and Montenegro by famed folk singer Aleksandar Sarievski. Accompaniment by small folk orchestra. More |
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Tamara Obrovac and Transhistria Ensemble 'All Fades Away' "My approach towards music went from jazz standards, through my own compositions, to my finding of an original expression by connecting the language of the folk music of my homeland (Istria, Croatia) with the rhythms and improvisation typical for jazz, so jazz is my freedom and my roots are my inner truth." Tamara Obrovac More |
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Folkestra 'Mamikam' "...The group's new repertoire is written for two voices, male and female, making the catchy melodies richer and more nuance. It's not surprising that young and old, rebel and conservative, lovers and the unhappy, all identify with this music." More |
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Elvis Stanic Group 'Bolja Strana Svijeta' Elvis Stanic started to play at the age of 6. After accomplishing a classical music education for the accordeon, he switched to the guitar, and was influenced by the blues, rock and jazz music. In following years he established a successful career as a recording musician, as well as a music producer for the major Croatian pop artists... More |
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Mojmir Novakovic and Kries 'Ivo i Maro' 'Kries (Bonfire) is a new Croatian band led by Mojmir Novakovic - charismatic leader of iconic, Croatian roots-rock band Legen for 10 years. This new album “Ivo i Mara” is a wonderful blend of traditional Croatian folk music with subtle modern electronic and rock influences More |
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Baba Yaga 'Secret Combination' Irish and Hungarian musicians playing a unique fusion of British pop and Russian folk. A secret combination that producing some very interesting music. The majority of the songs are based on Russian folk tunes, the exceptions being the Rolling Stones song (track 4) and the Beatles' song (track 10). More |
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'Music from Montenegro' Various Artists "An almost forgotten part of the former Yugoslavia, Montenegro is rich in history with traditions that date back to Illyrian times. A rare collection of music from the area reveals a wide repertoire performed by Montenegran folk music groups: heroic epic ballads, part songs from mountain dwelling shepherds and harmonies from the Central European tradition." More |
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Motion Trio 'Play-Station' Polish accordion band with attitude. From record label: "Motion Trio Reclaim the sounds! This innovative Polish trio founded in 1996 has already successfully changed the face of their instrument: The accordion. More |
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Narakord '... a zivot tece dalje' Six piece folk music ensemble consisting of guitar, bass, accordion, drum etc. Sweet close harmony singing of traditional songs. More |
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Zoran Brankovic 'Brankovici - S kolena na kleno' (CD406546) More |
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