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The Rootsman

The Rootsman is a musician and DJ based in Bradford, England. His musical career began when he was living in Edinburgh, Scotland and taught himself to play guitar in 1978 at the age of 13 and formed his first punk band. With his group "State Oppression" he made his debut gig in 1981, supporting the Angelic Upstarts. After 3 concerts, he decided that being a guitarist in a band was not for him and he retired from that aspect of the music business.

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Griselda Sanderson

Griselda Sanderson is a folk musician and lecturer at Dartington College of Arts, Devon, UK. Gris is a multi-instrumentalist, specialising in the fiddle, organ, calabash and nyckelharpa, the last which features strongly in her album Harpaphonics, released 26 Jan 2009. www.grissanderson.com/nyckelharpa.html
www.myspace.com/nyckelgris

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Emir Kusturica

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Goran Bregovic

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Smak

There are currently 2 artists with the name Smak. 1. Smak (ex-Yugoslavia) - progressive rock band, formed in 1971
2. Smak (Finland) - rock band, formed in 2001 1. Smak (Serbian Cyrillic: ????) was a Serbian (former Yugoslavia) progressive rock band, with strong jazz fusion and blues undertones.
The band's leader, guitarist Radomir Mihailovi? - To?ak is considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists on the former Yugoslav rock scene.

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Boban Markovic Orkestar

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The Klezmatics

The Klezmatics are an American klezmer band based in New York City. Formed in New York's East Village in 1986, the band plays an updated form of the music, mixing it with other musical traditions, singing in English and Yiddish. They have also participated in cross-cultural collaborations, most notably with the Palestinian musician Simon Shaheen.

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my melting pot - a grande misturada

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The Klezmatics - german - very nice

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dance the dream with your body on

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anti-semitism is so waspy

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Foreign Affairs

Pierre-Guy Blanchard's new project - while traveling across Balkans he made some field recordings. As a result, combining his own playing, he made some really fabulous works.

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The Navigantes

Originally formed in Leeds, The Navigantes play a unique style of Ska and Reggae. Infused with Balkan influenced melodies and under layed by infectious grooves, their sound has captured the hearts, and feet, of fans across the country and beyond. Over the past few years they have headlined numerous events and supported big name acts such as Ska legends ‘The Beat’ and ‘Bad Manners’. with two Spanish tours under their belt and a variety of festival appearances, its safe to say that they are an experienced bunch of musicians sure to get any dance floor moving.

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Fanfare Ciocărlia

Fanfara Ciocarlia is a brass band of Gypsy heritage that adeptly manages to straddle two very different worlds. After playing together as a unit for less than six years, the band's 11 members can perform joyously throughout the customary 30 hours that some of their traditional ceremonies can last, and equally as well on a concert stage half way around the world. On Saturday night band members could entertain wedding guests in Zece Prajini, their Gypsy village located in eastern Romania, and by Sunday morning they could be jetting off to another continent.

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