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BALKANIZE! Performances & Other InfO

BALKANIZE!'s MySpace Page, complete with song files, photos, and information about upcoming projects and performances.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing AH YA ZAIN at Art6, New Years Eve 2008, for guest belly dancer CATTLEYA.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing EREV SHEL SHOSHANIM at Art6, New Years Eve 2008.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing RUMELAJ for guest belly dancer SHARI at Art6, New Years Eve 2008.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing ZEMER ATIK at Art6, New Years Eve 2008.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing MISIRLU for guest belly dancer CATTLEYA at Art6, New Years Eve 2008.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing USHTI, USHTI BABA at Art6, New Years Eve 2008.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing AMARI SZI AMARI for guest belly dancer SHARI at Art6, New Years Eve 2008.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing GAROON GAROON at Art6, New Years Eve 2008.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing BÜYÜK YILDIZ AMERIKA'YA for guest belly dancer SHARI at Art6, New Years Eve 2008.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing DEVOJCHE, DEVOJCHE at Art6, New Years Eve 2008.

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing NUBAR, NUBAR for guest belly dancer SHARI at Art6, New Years Eve 2008.

YouTube Video of BALKANIZE! performing a DRUM SOLO for ASHA at Pho 79, 10/19/07

YouTube Video of BALKANIZE! performing "Miserlou" with guest dancer JOHARA at Pho 79, 10/19/07

YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing "Oslinder" at Tribal Jam 5 with guest dancer Asha.

BALKANIZE! MEMBER'S OTHER WEB SITE LINKS

Geoff & Shari's Middle Eastern Percussion & Belly Dance web site.

Web site of Mou'a Vahine, Chip Staple's Polynesian dance company

Web site of To The Earth, Richmond, Dvora's American Tribal Society (ATS) Troupe

Performers of Balkan, Turkish & NEAR Eastern MUSIC

Web site of legendary Macedonian ethno ensemble Synthesis.

Web site of Belo Platno; includes a lot of song downloads and lyrics.

Web site of the University of William & Mary Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, Williamsburg, VA.

Web site of Balkan Babes, a Balkan folk music ensemble from Pittsburg, PA.

Web site of Stefce Stojkovski, Macedonian folk multi-instrumentalist; includes music scores, lyrics & mp3s.

Web site of Turkish folk musician Latif Bolat; includes lots of music info and sheet music.

The MySpace page of ACCORDION DEATH SQUAD of Charlottesville, VA

Database of folk music musicians and bands from all over the world.

Folk Music Scores & Mp3 Downloads

Balkan, Greek & West Asian MP3 Library.

An enormouse collection of downloadable World music MP3s.

A HUGE collection of Turkish folk music scores (in Turkish).

Online collection of World folk music scores assembled by German folk dancers (in German).

More than thirty CDs of free downloads of Bulgarian folk music.

Musical Instruments, Traditions & Theory

Enormous & comprehensive list of both common and rare Middle Eastern rhythms by Jas.

Introduction to playing the Turkish saz by Jas.

List of different tunings for the Turkish saz (in Turkish).

Comprehensive information about Turkish & Middle Eastern makams.

Mike's Oud Forums, an online forum of oud-related discussion boards.

Brian Prunka's collection of oud information and Middle Eastern rhythms and makams.

Izvor Music's collection of scores and mp3s of songs for Macedonian tambura.

David Golber's DIY guide on making your own tapan / davul.

BALKAN, TURKISH & NEAR EASTERN CULTURE & HISTORY

Home site of the World Music Folklife Center of Washington, DC.

Massive database of Macedonian folk embroidery patterns and designs.

Traditional Bulgarian recipes.

Dick Oakes International Folk Dance Resources.

RETAILERS, MANUFACTURERS & PRODUCTS

Free download for David Johnston's programmable Weird Metronome. Very helpful for odd time signature rhythms.

Web site of Touch the Earth, a great source for darbukas & other Turkish folk instruments in Stuart, VA.

Website of Australian gaida player and maker Cory Dale.

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