Anna Kouchnerov walked with her grandfather on a cobblestone road in Ukraine, watching traders, peddlers and Gypsies and hearing a medley of music from the sides of the pathway. The sound of the Gypsy ...

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 ...

Living in Eastern Yugoslavia, now Serbia, Sinisa Ciric learned to play the violin when he was 7. The education program gave children a chance to attend music school if they showed talent early on. Six ...

Austin Troubadours will present a concert of traditional music from the Balkan region. An evening of traditional dances and songs from Serbia, Macedonia, Turkey and Greece; performed on authentic ...

"There is a continental European phenomenon. When the Berlin Wall came down, such a big cultural influence came to Western Europe. When you travel from Frankfurt to Vienna, then to Bucharest, which is ...

FEELGOOD FOLK Clarinet master Ismail Lumanovski (left) and Marco Peris, Inspector Gadje manager and drummer, are featured in ‘Balkancisco.’ (Photo courtesy of Balkcancisco) Once a week, in San ...