Joined by folk singer Ionela Guzic, Orchestra Euphonos presents a special program of traditional Romanian music.
FEATURING:
Ionela Guzic - vocals
Peter Bonos - trumpet
Balder ten Cate - cimbalom
Zina Pozen - accordion
Asaf Ophir - clarinet
Travis Hendrix - bass
Ivan Velev - percussion
Matthew Stein - violin
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Ionela Guzic is a talented young singer and a rising star in the world of Romanian traditional music. She has performed with many iconic musician...
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Moldavian and Romanian traditional music is known for swift, complex rhythms, musical improvisation, and rich, melodic ornamentation. Traditionally performed by Romani musicians, the Lautari musical style encompasses soul-wrenching ballads, high-energy wedding dances, and village-style tunes. Hailing straight from the source and having been steeped in this tradition from birth, Duo Moldova passionately embodies these traditions, transporting the audience back to the weddings and the summer night...
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The Alex Hand Band is riding the wave of its first full-length album, 2018's Traders of the Lost Arts, with performances featuring songs from this record as well as an upcoming one. The music is a mix of Romanian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian traditional folk dance tunes with original compositions inspired by years of playing these styles and studying music in Eastern Europe.
FEATURING:
Alex Hand - guitar
Gabe Case - bass
Kevin Gerzevitz - accordion, keys
Isaac Schwartz - drums
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Moldavian and Romanian traditional music is known for swift, complex rhythms, musical improvisation, and rich melodic ornamentation. Traditionally performed by Romani musicians, the Lautari musical style encompasses soul-wrenching ballads, high-energy wedding dances, and village-style tunes. Hailing straight from the source and having been steeped in this tradition from birth, Duo Moldova passionately embodies these traditions, transporting the audience back to the weddings and the summer nights...
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Drawing from many Eastern European musical traditions, Taraf de Akácfa performs a broad set of music ranging from danceable Macedonian coceks and complex odd time Bulgarian melodies, to Romanian horas and heart-wrenching Transylvanian songs.
FEATURING:
Lulu de la Rue (USA/ France) - violin
Johannes Olsson (Sweden) - accordion
Isaac Misri (USA) - guitar
Ábel Dénes (Hungary) - double bass
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Taraf de Akácfa is an international six-piece ensemble based out of B...
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With a setlist that ranges from Bulgarian wedding tunes to hot club jazz, the Alex Hand Band mines the common ground between swing and Eastern European folk dance music–the soundtrack of Western music moving across Balkan borders and being changed by European village music.
Featuring:
Alex Hand - guitar
Kevin Gerzevitz - keys, accordion
Gabe Case - bass
Valentino - percussion
Alex Hand, who has traveled to the Balkans to study folk music, is involved with various projects in the Bay Ar...
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The Village Road Trio reimagines classical music with their folkloric instrumentation for a program of spirited and expressive sounds. From American bluegrass and swing, to Romanian tunes and favorite classical melodies, the trio takes on an extensive range of styles.
Featuring:
Alisa Rose - violin
Rob Reich - accordion
Daniel Fabricant - bass
Bassist Daniel Fabricant grew up in Ashland, Oregon, where he began playing guitar and trumpet in grade school. Since moving to the Bay Are...
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