CDs!
We have a self-produced CD, containing more than 23 of our favorite songs, for sale for $5. You can pick one up at Typhoon Restaurant, at any of our performances, or write to us at thebalkansituations@gmail.com and we’ll send you one in the mail. Listen to 5 of the tracks here… or just click on the highlighted tracks below.
Some people think the album is called “The Completely Bearable Light-Headedness of Being The Balkan Situations,” some people think the album is self-titled, while others believe the album has no title…you decide for yourself. Regardless of this indeterminacy, the CD does feature the following 23 tracks:
- Valle E Gajdes / Ajde Jano
- Pusztító
- A Tribute To Florin Salam
- Pena
- Raiko
- Üsküdar / Nihavend Lunga
- Csak Egy Kislány Van A Világon
- Krivo Horo
- Hora Boiereasca De La Bogdanesti
- Dianca Din Dolj
- Djurdjevdan
- Jovano Jovanke
- Makedonsko
- Dragaicuta De La Rasova
- Amikor Én Még Kissrác Voltam
- Kiszáradt A Bodzafa / Piros Alma Csumája
- Ciuleandra
- Sigh (“a sigh is just a sigh…”)
- Lume, Lume
- Katyusha / Kalinka
- Aromaneasca
- Bubamara
- Voi Voi Voi
CD cover art by Thomposter
“The Balkan Situations” rules!
I fortunately heard you at Typhoon while visiting our daughter, Julia, who attends Wesleyan – fantastic music- I was absolutely transported! She then sent me your CD, which is great. It is now semi-permanently/permanently located in my car CD player. I think the first time I heard Balkan traditional music was when I belonged to a folk dance troupe in middle school (in Berkeley, CA), and one of our dances was to this style of music – and I loved it so much then but never heard much more until now. I have played violin/fiddle since 6 yrs old so for 50 yrs – (but only off and on as an adult – lately I’ve played in a German style oom-pah band and occasionally sit in with a folk music jam circle sometimes) – and I am really in awe of your group!
I am really wondering where/how you learned and/or improvised all these great tunes?! You are all so talented and you are now my favorite group, period.
Thank you for being – “The Balkan Situations”!
Your fan,
Irene K.
Petoskey, Michigan
I found you guys over Youtube searching for a video of Gankino Horo, amazing! I have only just started getting into this style of music, mostly through Fishtank Ensemble, Farmers Market, and Estradasphere. Where would be a good source to find the music to learn some of these fantastic songs?