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Dubbed Out in Bucharest: Mahala Rai Banda’s Balkan Reggae

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Chris M. Slawecki
When Romania’s Romany pop supergroup Mahala Rai Banda set cimbaloms skanking a few years ago on “Balkan Reggae,” reggae DJs around Europe perked up and started dropping the track into their sets. It was merely a matter of time before the obvious next step came. In honor of Jamaica’s 50 years of independence in 2012, Mahala Rai Banda reached out to Caribbean-inspired remixers. The result: Balkan Reggae Remixed (Asphalt Tango). A diverse crew of producers added their stamp to the ...
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The BandA ecLectics Live at the Drom in NYC
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All About Jazz
SUNDAY JULY 20, 8:00PM The BandA ecLectics is an 11-piece ensemble consisting of musicians with jazz, world and classical music tendencies and affiliations. These professional musicians will be performing two sets of original compositions with a fresh and unique sound, created by Petros Sakelliou. The musical material involves finely composed orchestrations as well as improvisations, arranged organically into a whole that vibrates originality. The instrumentation is very unique as well, as it employs timbers with a variety of references, summing ...
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The Banda Eclectics Live at Osarthouse-NYC

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All About Jazz
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 8:00-9:30pm The BandA ecLectics is an 11-piece ensemble consisting of musicians with jazz, world and classical music tendencies and affiliations. These professional musicians will be performing this coming Thursday two 40-minute sets of original compositions with a fresh and unique sound, at the OSArthouse, in New York City. The musical material involves finely composed orchestrations as well as improvisation, arranged organically into a sound that vibrates originality. The instrumentation is very unique as well, as ...
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The BandA eclectics Live at Lilypad-Cambridge
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All About Jazz
The BandA eclectics LIVE at Lilypad THURSDAY, MAY 29 10pm-1am
The BandA ecLectics is a 10-piece ensemble consisting of musicians with jazz, world and classical music tendencies and affiliations. These professional musicians will be performing this coming Thursday 2 one-hour sets of original compositions with a fresh and unique sound, at Lilypad, in Cambridge. The musical material involves finely composed orchestrations as well as improvisation, arranged organically into a sound that vibrates originality.
The instrumentation is ...
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The BandA ecLectics in New York City
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All About Jazz
Blaggards Pub 8 W 38th St New York, NY 212-382-2611 Saturday, May 17th. 9-10pm The BandA ecLectics is an 11-piece ensemble consisting of musicians with jazz, world and classical music tendencies and affiliations. These professional musicians will be performing a set of original compositions with a fresh and unique sound, created by Petros Sakelliou. The musical material involves finely composed orchestrations as well as improvisations, arranged organically into a whole that vibrates originality. The ...
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Petros Sakelliou and the BandA ecLectics at Kodak Theater

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All About Jazz
The BandA ecLectics and Petros Sakelliou are proud to announce that Petros and his composition Swingalong" composed for the group, has been notified winner of the prestigious 2007 Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute Composition competition and Prize sponsored by the BMI foundation. The composer and pianist is currently making travelling and rehearsal arrangments with his group and the Institute, to fly to Los Angeles and perform as part of the event hosted my the Monk Institute at the KODAK THEATRE in ...
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Dave Pietro's Banda Brazil at Detour Tonight Thursday March 25th 9:30pm - 1am

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All About Jazz
Dave Pietro's Banda Brazil celebrating their new A-Records release Embrace-Impressions of Brazil.
Featuring: Dave Pietro - saxophones Pete McCann - guitars Mike Holober - piano Leonardo Cioglia - bass Adriano Santos - drums Valtinho Anastacio - vocals & percussion Thursday March 25th 9:30pm - 1am No Cover Detour 349 East ...
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