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'Indestructible Balkan Beats'

Various Artists

Compilation featuring Mahala Raï Banda, Taraf De Haidouks, Warsaw Village Band, Besh o droM and many others.

From record label:
"Something’s been stirring in the Balkans, and its roving gypsy allure is starting to have serious repercussions on dance floors around the globe.

Mainstream interest in East European gypsy music has been growing ever since Romanian band Taraf de Haïdouks appeared in the film ‘The Man Who Cried’ alongside American heartthrob Johnny Depp. Although the Balkan states have long been a source of fascination to many musicologists, there’s little doubt that Depp’s interest gave this vibrant music a very potent international platform from which to spread the gospel of the Roma.

German dance producer Shantel was one of the first to formulate the idea of merging gypsy and club beats when he returned to his Moldavian family roots after developing a passion for Romanian music. He set up the Bocovina Club at a Frankfurt theatre, and Belgium label Crammed Discs quickly cottoned onto the idea of letting dance remixers loose on their gypsy back catalogue. Even the most hardened traditionalists liked the results, and the door was opened for a new generation of genre bending Balkan producers and musicians.

Until a few years ago, East Europe was the last great, untapped resource for club culture. However, visits from international acts and record companies such as Transglobal Underground, Nelson Dilation, and Nation Records, helped spawn a new passion for global dance culture. Hungary’s most influential club organisers Cine Trip contributed to this new movement by hosting a series of club nights, whilst Budapest based label Gypsy House Entertainment showcased a series exciting new producers such as Amb and L.C. Rulez, intent on stretching the boundaries of Balkan music.

The message has quickly spread across the Balkan states, and who could argue that what’s emerging isn’t some of the most exciting music in recent years? Listen and be inspired."

GBP 8.97

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'Indestructible Balkan Beats'

Various Artists