by Danny Wiser | Apr 5, 2022 | Interviews
Germany’s premier Balkan-jazz-funk-afrobeat-dub-reggae-Arabic-klezmer-folk-electro band Äl Jawala are not known for being easily categorised. Their esoteric back catalogue makes them a curious case, so we decided to sit down with percussionist Markus Schumacher and...
by Danny Wiser | Oct 28, 2021 | Reviews
Global rhythms are embedded seamlessly into this high-energy piece of musical mastery… Truba, also known as Balkan Brass, is a genre that I have always loved whenever I have been given an album to listen to. Whilst one would have to have a heart of stone not to...
by Joel Dwek | Feb 16, 2021 | Reviews
Rattling along at a breakneck pace, King Ferus shows off his abundant talents in this album of Balkan brass… The American actor and writer of the 1920’s and 1930’s Will Rogers is known for having said that “I’ve never met a man I didn’t like.” Whether you take...
by Joel Dwek | Jul 10, 2020 | Reviews
Furiously fast-paced and fun, Iag Bari is a perfect showcase of the Romanian band’s excellent musical talents… The opening two songs of Iag Bari, the third album by the seminal Balkan brass band Fanfare Ciocărlia, are deceptively slow and melancholy. The...
