Slavic Soul Party! In Makedonija

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Total Tracks: 14   Total Length: 57:20

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Chris Nickson

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04.22.11
Slavic Soul Party!, Slavic Soul Party! In Makedonija
2004 | Label: Knitting Factory - Instinct / Virtual

Macedonia is where the Balkans edge into the Mediterranean. You can hear the resulting mix of cultures in the sound of Slavic Soul Party! — the brass still booms, and the clarinet, with its echoes of klezmer, flutters in and out between the other instruments, but there's a greater sense of warmth and space in the music. "Seva" sounds as if someone had airlifted a Dixieland band into Skopje, while "Blue Pepper" swings like crazy and kicks up its heels with abandon.

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dswalker

Soul music for the Slavic in all of us.

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Unavailable in the UK!

annang

But get 'Bigger' if you haven't already. This stuff is getting me through my finals, what more can I say?

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