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Balkansemblet

New tunes! some live stuff...

About Me

Balkansemblet Award winning Norwegian band, performing fresh and exciting Balkan inspired music. Balkansemblet started performing in the late seventies with their own version of Balkan sounds. The music was traditional, with improvisational elements, and often inspired by the playing of Gypsy masters. Balkansemblet were awarded "Spellemannprisen" (the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy) in 1985 for the album "Balkan Samlet". And now, following a few years of silence, the band is back in business. They..re now working on their third album, which will have a different approach and sound.

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Member Since: 8/27/2006
Band Website: balkansemblet.com
Band Members: Richard Lorentz Johansen: Drums & percussion, Per Olaf Ranger: Accordion,Bouzouki & Balalaika, Peter Edwards: Guitar & Other, Øyvin Yri: Clarinet,Bassclarinet & Flute, Torstein Kinn: Bass
Influences: Eastern folk,Jazz,Modern,Greek,Russian, you name it
Sounds Like: Balkansemblet
Record Label: The EM Label
Type of Label: Indie

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New album coming soon!

New album coming soon on the EM Label! This album will contain new selfcomposed material and more improvisation than the early stuff.
Posted by Balkansemblet on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:16:00 PST