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The Toids

Nu-Balkan or something

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For the last 10 years The Toids (San Francisco) have been working on creating a blend of the folk musics of Eastern Europe while maintaining a sensibility with roots in new music, jazz, songwriting, and improvisation. The result is a rich tapestry of idioms that while at times seem familiar, the end result is both hardhitting and heart touching. Presenting new music with a finger on the pulse of traditional Balkan folk music, the Toids give a performance both rousing and introspective, danceable and serene. Featuring Ryan Francesconi, Dan Cantrell, Tobias Roberson and Lila Sklar, their 2006 release, "Unblocked Ears" is now available on Odd Shaped Case .

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Member Since: 11/21/2005
Band Website: toids.org
Band Members: Ryan Francesconi: Bulgarian Tambura, Bouzouki, Guitar, Kaval
Dan Cantrell: Accordion, Vocals
Tobias Roberson: Percussion
Lila Sklar: Violin

with:
Lily Storm: Vocals
Peter Jaques: Clarinet
Patrick Cress: Sax
Eric Perney, Bill Lanphier, Tim Frick: Bass

Influences: Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Albania, Miroslav Tadic, Georgi Petrov, Nikolay Kolev, Nedyalko Nedyalkov, Christos Govetas, Ruth Hunter, Rumen Shopov, Stian Carstensen, Lyubo Vladimirov, Beth Cohen, and many many more...
Sounds Like: Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Albania, John Zorn, Farmers Market, Ivo Papasov, Odd Shaped Case
Record Label: Odd Shaped Case
Type of Label: Indie