A Hawk and a Hacksaw is a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The band mainly consists of percussionist Jeremy Barnes (formerly of Neutral Milk Hotel) and violinist Heather Trost (formerly of Foma). The music is mostly instrumental, usually centred around Jeremy's accordion. There are occasional unintelligible vocals, shouts and cheers, although the latest album, 2006's The Way The Wind Blows, has more vocal pieces.
Denmarks second capital Aarhus harboured their first two short playing EPs (released exclusively on 10 vinyl by Auditory Designs) and was a well-kept secret amongst DJs and nu jazz connoisseurs. By now the city once again lays ground to their fables from the World Seas. Analogik has settled as a quartet and invited additional guests for this first full cycle. Due to the foursomes different backgrounds, their music isnt easily categorised.
The correct spelling for this artist is Terra Folk and, since 2004, terrafolk, which leads to some scrobbling confusion - especially since the band refers to themselves as Terrafolk with a capital T on their website and in the media...
With their organic mix of South-European & Balkan music and club-friendly electronics, Shantel's Bucovina Club nights revolutionized the music scene and became an instant success: tired of dancing over and over again to the sound of usual club fodder, audiences of all ages and origins were conquered by the vitality and excitement of these electro/Balkan mixtures. Shantel started playing clubs, parties and rock festivals around the world, and inevitably drove crowds to ecstatic bliss.
Mahala Raï Banda is a Romanian band with members originating from the Romanian villages of Zece Prajini (Ten Fields) and Clejani, and retired soldiers from Moldavia.
Shaped in the Gypsy ghettos (Mahala) around Bucharest, Mahala Rai Banda (literally Noble Band from the Ghetto), combines a surprising array of trends and styles. Combining Romanian violins & accordions with a brass section consisting of army brass band veterans and a rocking rhythm section, they're the rising band from the Balkans.
Typsy Gypsy is a member of the unparalleled Balkan Hot Step Soundsystem. He is from Belgium. His MySpace URL http://www.myspace.com/djtypsygypsy contains several mixtapes ready to rock your speakers!
Zoran Predin (born June 16, 1958) is a musician from Maribor, Slovenia. He was the frontman of Lačni Franz, and writes music for film, television and theater. Solo discography: * Svjedoci-Priče (1989)
* Gate na glavo (1992)
* Napad ljubezni (1994)
* Mentol bonbon (1996)
* Ljubimec iz omare (1998)
* All-purpose lover (1999)
* Tretji človek (2000)
* Lovec na sanje (2001)
* V živo gre zares (2002)
* Praslovan MP3 (2002)
Elena Gheorghe is a Romanian singer. She will represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Her breakthrough came in 2003; one of her most notable music singles is "Te Ador". Elena is half Aromanian, and half Romanian.She has a sister named Ana who is a journalist, and a brother, Costin. Her mother Marioara Man Gheorghe is a singer, and is the one who inspired her love for music. When Elena was 3 years old she debuted on the music scene with her mother.
