Artist description Balkan Tales fuses famous Bulgarian folk songs with Balkan and Middle-Eastern rhythms and modes and contemporary jazz conceps of harmony, improvisation and instrumentation.

Music Style World Music/Jazz

Musical Influences Balkan (mostly Bulgarian) and Middle-Eastern Traditional Music, Contemporary Jazz.

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Artist History All of the band members met at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA, although only three of the five actually atudied in the college. From the very first concerts of the band in 1998, Balkan Tales has been recognized for creating a unique, innovative, completely-of their-own sound and style. Exploring a rather unusual concept, the band provoked keen interest in listeners with very diverse music backgrounds and interests. Every live performance has been received enthusiatically by audiences, who express feelings of a unique musical experience. Balkan Tales has performed in the Boston area, as well as Belgium and Bulgaria.

Group Members Theodosii Spassov - kaval (Bulgarian traditional wooden flute), Vlada Tomova - voice, Vardan Ovsepian - piano, Rhodes, Edward Perez - acoustic bass, Rastko Rasic - drums, percussion.

Location Boston, MA - USA

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