The music of Balakan is facinating festival of the gypsy fire of the Balkan countries & the Middle East. Folk pieces & wedding music from Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia are presented in original arrangements full of joy and energy. They combine the authentic spirit and rhythms into a modern contemporary production.Balakan was founded in 1999 and comprises musicians from Israel and Balkan countries including Yugoslavia, Bulgaria & Moldavia. The group members and guest artists appearing on this recording are of diverse musical background sharing their joint love of gypsy and Balkan music.Members of the group:Noam Chen - Percussion, vocals, keyboard & programmingTibi Golan - Bulgarian kaval, flutes & vocalsVitali Podolsky - AccordionVictor Azus - BassDoron Rephaeli - DrumsGuest artists:Ivan Kolev - ClarinetGershon Waiserfirer - JumbushArik Polokowsky - GuitarsSania Kroitor - violinOded Meire - TromboneLeonide Zupco - Tenor saxophone