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Raya Brass Band: Raya

Read "Raya" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


From the sound you would probably place Brooklyn's Raya Brass Band in some other Brooklyn--one located somewhere in the Balkans. Their bright, joyful music is never far from the traditional wedding music of the Balkans and Greece. It's dance music, grooves like crazy, and is just plain fun. You may not spontaneously jump up and dance, but I defy you to not tap your foot or nod your head while listening. Greg Squared (saxophone), Ben Syversen (trumpet), and Don Godwin ...

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Raya Brass Band: Raya

Read "Raya" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


The Balkans. Centuries of unrest, revolution and occupation have left much of the region without a clear identity to the point where historians are inconsistent on which countries accurately form its constituency. Culturally, an organically developed assimilation took precedence over national boundaries and a type of regional folk music called sevdalinka, along with strong elements of Gypsy music, became most prominent. If one were inclined toward this dark, somber style, its integration with other genres was a long time in ...


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