Macedonia

Travelling concepts in Balkan Electronic Dance Music

By Irina Cvijanović on November 26, 2012

By Irina Cvijanović on 26 November 2012 in ACADEMIC

The Macedonian songs «Raise Up Your Hand» shows how traditional Roma music is used in electronic dance music today.

Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Balkans, Brass Bands, cross-cultural communication, electronic dance music, Electronic Music, Esma Redžepova, Ethnomusicology, Hip Hop, intermusicality, Kiril Džajkovski, Kočani orchestra, Macedonia, new sound spaces, Performance, performing organism(s), Popular Music Studies, Ras Tweed, Reggae, Roma, Roma music, Serbia, Serdžuk orchestra, the Balkans, travelling concpets | 2 Responses

Art cannot be not Political

By Boris Previsic on June 22, 2010

By Boris Previsic on 22 June 2010 in STORIES

Boris Previsic uncovers interlinks between the economic, political and the cultural situation in the Balkans. He finds huge contrasts between the successes of the visual arts and literature, and music. The latter was very much abused during the wars in the 90s.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Balkans, Belgrade, Bosnia, Croatia, Cultural Development, Europe, Kosova, Macedonia, Post-War, Sarajevo, Serbia, Sonemus, Thementage2012, Turbo Folk | Leave a response