Q: What IS traditional Balkan music? 

A: It is music from Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, and Greece.   It is lively, infectious dance music . . .  and it is often NOT in standard 4/4 time!

Orkestar Banitsa is:

• Becky Ashenden – accordion, drums, vocals
• Addie Rose Holland – clarinet, vocals
• Gawain Thomas – accordion
• Barbara Blumenthal – tambura
• Joe Blumenthal – bass

Listen to more ORKESTAR BANITSA here!

(banitsa: a wonderful Bulgarian pastry made with phyllo and cheese.)