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Orkestra del Sol's Top Trumps

Orkestra del Sol's Top Trumps

Balkan, gypsy and polka sounds in a musical face-off

(4 stars)12 Aug 2011

Orkestra del Sol’s Top Trumps show is an inspired concept for a live music performance. Flyers bearing each band member’s vital statistics are handed out prior to the gig, so that audience members can pick a favourite from the nine musicians. The…

A Hawk and a Hacksaw

A Hawk and a Hacksaw

11 Jun 2009

FOLK The boisterous yet melancholy sounds of Eastern European folk music have long entranced Western musicians, from avant-jazzer John Zorn to indie-pop cosmopolitan Beirut. But few have gone as far as A Hawk and a Hacksaw in their exploration of…

Balkanarama

Balkanarama

1 Jun 2009

Balkanarama is a Balkans influenced night of music, dance and revelry. But, as Anna Docherty discovers, it’s the passion of the performers that raises the event above the crowd.

Balkanarama

Balkanarama

5 Feb 2009

Balkan nights of gypsy jazz mashed with folk and klezmar tunes are always riotous affairs. This month Balkanarama have live music from Black Cat and Jani Lang Band as well as Balkan beats DJ DD (from Turin), all topped off with Hungary’s Kalam Balogh.

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Balkanarama

8 May 2008

BALKAN/FOLK Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 9 May Saska Haramina, who organises Balkanarama, tries to sum up the night: 'It evolved out of a celebration of the Balkans' cultural diversity reflected in its musical diversity; upbeat riotous gypsy brass…

Moishe's Bagel

Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sat 7 Apr

27 Mar 2007

JAZZ As pianist Phil Alexander explained on the eve of the release of their second album, Salt, the band have relaxed into their trademark blend of jazz-influenced Klezmer and Balkan music since forming back in 2003. ‘Having started largely…

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