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Ansambl Mastika

About Me

The Music
With song styles ranging from the heart-wrenching clarinet 'miroloi' of northern Greece to the funkier chocheci of the Serbian and Macedonian Roma (gypsies); from the oriental mystery of Turkish and Middle Eastern chalgi ensembles to the driving power of Bulgarian wedding bands and Klezmer kapelye, Ansambl Mastika’s music is rooted in the myriad styles of Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East. We blend these tumultuous and irresistible sounds with the spontaneity and global sensibility of downtown jazz musicians in an approach we like to call the ‘New Balkan Uproar’. Since 2006, Ansambl Mastika's joyful synthesis of such traditional influences has captivated audiences from the dance floor to the concert hall to the festival stage.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 18/06/2006
Band Website: http://www.ansamblmastika.com
Band Members: Matt Moran-percussion; Reuben Radding-electric bass; Joey Weisenberg-electric guitar; Matthew Fass-accordion; Ben Syversen-trumpet; Greg Squared-saxes, clarinet
Influences:

Ferus Mustafov, The Beatles, Ivo Papasov, Yuri Yunakov, Pink Floyd, Esma Redzepova/Stevo Teodosievski, Raya Brass Band, Ilmi Jasarov, Jimi Hendrix, Selim Sesler, Mustafa Kandirali, Joseph Jarman sensei, Wayne Shorter, Husnu Senlendereci, Luminescent Orchestrii, Barbaros Erkose, Black Flag, the Halkias family, Laver Bariu, Joe Henderson, the Lela family from Permet, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yiorgos Mangas, Amy Denio, Kocani Orkestar, Robert Johnson, Koco Agushev and Orkestar Agushevi, Rima Fand, Fejat Sejdic, Vaska Ilieva, Tom Waits, Bakija Bakic, Miles Davis, Ramo Bonev Yulev, Boban Markovic, Slobodan Salijevic, Demiran Cherimovic and Vranjski Biseri, Zlatni Prsti, The Dead Kennedys, Ismail Lumanovski and NY Gypsy All-Stars, Jessica Lurie, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Veveritse Brass Band, Seido Salifoski and Romski Boji, John Coltrane, Ekrem Sejdic and Gypsy Groovz, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Vasilis Saleas, Tiptons SAxophone Quartet, George Lewis, Slavic Soul Party!, Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band, Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar, Fugazi, Raif Hyseni and Merita Halili, Early Jethro Tull, Grupa Maistori, Christos Govetas and Ruth Hunter, George Chittenden, Pangéo, the Grateful Dead, Edessa, Ziyiá, Simon and Garfunkel, Jim Stoyanoff, Steve Lacy, Brenna MacCrimmon, Beth Bahia Cohen, Astoriani, Kabile, Sudahan, Orhan Dasmash, The Butthole Surfers, Dzafer, Bajsa Arifovska, Goran Alacki, Ljubojna, Charles Mingus, Grupi Rinija, Aco Andanovski, Aleksandar Sarievski, Vanja Lazarova, Amza, King Crimson, Mladi Talenti . . .
Sounds Like:

Pavle mi pie Live at Rose with Corinna Snyder



Syrto Live at North Star Bar in Philadelphia



Zurlaski Cocek Live at North Star Bar in Philadelphia



Mahkum Efe Live at North Star Bar in Philadelphia



Tsipourotiko Live at North Star Bar in Philadelphia


Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ansambl Mastika at Rose Live Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCHpm0bNWa0 Ansambl Mastika plays Pavle mi pie with guest vocalist Corinna Snyder of Black Sea Hotel.
Posted by on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:17:00 GMT