If any band could convert Lady Gaga fans to the sharp swagger of Balkan brass band music, it'd be Balkan Beat Box. The "little monsters," as Gaga calls her acolytes, were impatiently waiting her ...

At first glance, the Rickshaw Stop is an unlikely spot to host one of the world’s most celebrated Balkan musicians. For one, the Civic Center venue lacks a marquee to promote upcoming acts. It’s ...

Clarinet virtuoso Ismail Lumanovski has already broken new ground several times in his short career. Best known as the driving force behind the New York Gypsy All Stars, he’s the first Roma reed ...

Eva Salina has Dutch and Jewish roots and hails from a quiet California beach town — but musically, she's traveled a path far afield from her upbringing. The Santa Cruz native says she was headed in ...

The fourth annual Balkan Night Northwest brings together an astonishing array of music and dance from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Romania, Croatia, Serbia and Greece, along with the raging sounds of ...

PLATTSBURGH — The genesis of the name Slavic Soul Party! was band leader Matt Moran’s machinations as he was trying to create a new music and a new band. “That combined both the wonderful improvisers ...

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s department of ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound.

NEW YORK - Here’s a concept: an American-based band that plays music inspired by the folk traditions of the Balkans in southeastern Europe, and that is actually led by someone from that region. This ...

This weekend over 3,000 New Yorkers convened in South Slope’s palatial Grand Prospect Hall to dance in circles, munch on grape leaves, and tipple fruit brandy. It was the 31st installment of the ...

Anyone who is familiar with the world music genre knows that some of the most beautiful music comes from the Balkans in southeastern Europe. Balkan music reflects the unique musical culture of the ...

Visitors and locals pass “The Embrace” memorial on Boston Common every day where a loving hug between Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King is solidified in bronze. Many people know ...

Live music abounds in Denver, but there’s nothing quite like Festo Festo. The monthly gathering of musicians, dancers and artists showcases Jewish klezmer music and a wide range of Balkan musical ...