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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 "Garoon Garoon," for the RIFDC, 01/04/08
YouTube Video of BALKANIZE! performing "Tamo Daleko," for the RIFDC, 01/04/08.
YouTube Video of BALKANIZE! performing "Oslinder" with guest dancer ASHA at Pho 79, 10/19/07
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 "Shto Mi E Milo" for the RIFDC
YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing "Oslinder" at Tribal Jam 5 with guest dancer Asha.
YouTube video of BALKANIZE! performing "Valle e Pogradecit" at Tribal Jam 5 with guest dancer Ahsin.
BALKANIZE! MEMBER'S OTHER WEB SITE LINKS
Laurie's professional massage therapy web site.
Geoff & Shari's Middle Eastern Percussion & Belly Dance web site.
Sarah's personal website of her fine art, graphic design and illustration.
Performers of Balkan, Turkish & Middle 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).
Richard Robinson's ENORMOUS online collection of World folk music scores.
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
Archived discussion boards of the Eastern European Folklife Center on every conceivable topic.
Introductory info about the zurna by Satilmis Yayla
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.
Academic article about history of Turkish music published by the Turkish government.
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.
Discussion boards devoted to the Armenian duduk; includes scores to Armenian folk songs.
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 & MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURE & HISTORY
Home site of the World Music Folklife Center of Washington, DC.
Massive database of Macedonian folk embroidery patterns and designs.
Lots of information about traditional Turkish rugs and kilims.
Traditional Bulgarian recipes.
Dick Oakes International Folk Dance Resources.
SurfWax: News and Articles on Macedonian Culture.
RETAILERS, MANUFACTURERS & PRODUCTS
Beautiful, handmade Bulgarian kavals of Veselin Hasabaliev.
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.
Pickup Central, a distributor of inexpensive and reliable pickup systems for acoustic folk instruments. Fantastic customer
service.
Web site of Macedonia Direct, a retailer of books, CDs and Macedonian folk instruments.
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Armenian proverb
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