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| | Wu Man and Friends |
 | | Built upon virtuosic technique, inventive improvisation, rapid tempos and daring key changes, “wedding music” is based in Balkan folk music and infused with a riveting mix of jazz and rock, Gypsy, Turkish and Indian music, and pure testosterone. |
 | | Ivo Papasov, Yuri Yunakov, Neshko Neshev and Salif Ali together created and embodied this explosive sound, becoming national icons in the years leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. |
 | | Eventually, the government had to sanction their concerts and even endorsed their music, sending them around the world as musical diplomats. |
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