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	World Music Central - Levantine Music in Eastern Europe: Klezmer from Litvakistan
		In the U.S. Klezmer music sometimes is combined with jazz, and young performers and musicians dance both the early Hassidic dances of Europe and the Romanian Hora, from 19th century Bessarabia and Ukrainian dances from Odessa today.
		As the Klezmer* music wails the joy of pious life in nuances of Hassidic* delight, the bride is carried onstage sitting on a chair or bier tossing white flowers to the wedding party.
		Music from Bessarabia and Volskovisk, Byelorus, and other areas of the Pale of Settlement of Jews in Eastern Europe during the last four centuries have been handed down by oral tradition.
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php/20030807171404234 (4550 words)

	Eastern Europe Downloads - Download Eastern Europe Music - Download Eastern Europe MP3s
		Largely rural and pastoral in character, Eastern Europe felt the influence of its Slavic rulers for generations, while still maintaining the strong traditional base in villages and towns that had existed for centuries.
		Music was also one of the great anchors of the gypsy community, and many of the music styles of Southeastern Europe show their impact.
		Although their music is heavily influenced by the recordings of Abe Ellstein and Dave Tarras in the 1940s and 1950s, their lyrics comment on a wide variety of political and social issues and have led the group to be labeled...
	www.mp3.com /eastern-europe/genre/839/subgenre.html (1986 words)

	Book Review - Rock Around the Bloc: A History of Rock Music in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
		After reluctantly reconciling themselves to American jazz music of the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Communist governments of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union found themselves confronted with a new cultural invasion from the West: rock 'n' roll.
		In the eyes of the state authorities, it was a threat to civilization itself to have the youth of the socialist republics gyrating to "ape" music.
		Rock music as a vehicle for the voice of freedom and personal difference was just too strong, even for the mighty socialist state.
	www.fff.org /freedom/1190d.asp (850 words)

	Article 0061
		It is impossible to attempt to compress the musical universe enclosed behind the iron curtain by decades in a single mini-series.
		A basic approach to the reality of the musical avantgardein each one of the multiple, rich cultures of this great unknown which is Eastern Europe, nowadays in full development, would need the making of a book.
		He conceives his musical production as an almost exclusively improvising exercise, up to a point that he defends the idea that, at least as far as he is concerned, improvisation surpasses the possibilities of the pieces elaborated in the traditional method of composition.
	www.amazings.com /articles/article0061.html (1093 words)

	'There is no such thing as Gypsy music' \| World \| Guardian Unlimited Music (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There were bound to be problems with adapting music from a corner of the world that has become a byword for conflict and fragmentation.
		Gypsy music has always been a hybrid, but for centuries the underdogs assimilated the music of dominant societies.
		His music may not be authentic - he never pretended it was - but it is never less than sincere.
	www.guardian.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /Music/world/story/0,,1955361,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1 (1439 words)

	Music of Southeastern Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The music is sometimes characterised by complex rhythm.
		Despite the common influences, there are some differences among the region - the music of the Slavic countries differs from the music of Greece or the music of Romania.
		The music of the Slavic countries of southeastern Europe is quite significantly different to that the music of Eastern Europe, which includes the Slavic states of the former USSR.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Southeastern_Europe (276 words)

	Eastern Europe
		This is an ambitious 3 CD set of "Music of Eastern Europe" (albeit, just folk music), a region they define as stretching from the Baltic to the Balkans, a huge area for any single exploration, but it is handled with both expansive vision and an eye for detail.
		It is a compilation of darkly hued music from Portugal, which seems to carry the wellspring of sadness that marbles the music of its former colonies, such as Cape Verde, Angola and even usually exuberant Brazil.
		You may have heard hints of this in some of the music of Marta Sebestyen, but here's the real thing as it is still played by traditional musicians in their own towns and villages.
	www.rootsworld.com /rw/feature/europe-eastern-archive.html (718 words)

	UCSB Arts Library Music Collections
		The music collection is housed on the second floor of the Arts Library (please click here to view a floorplan in pdf format).
		The collection emphasizes music of the Western art traditions and music of diverse world cultures, particularly the vernacular and traditional music of Eastern Europe, India, the Middle East, and the United States.
		Music materials are also held elsewhere in the UCSB Libraries; when using PEGASUS, please note the location code of the item you seek.
	www.library.ucsb.edu /arts/musiccollections.html (830 words)

	eLf ideas: A Taste of Rock music from Eastern Europe (1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Musically preoccupied as I always am, and inspired by my recent adventure at the Ukrainian church in Cook's Creek, Springfield, Manitoba, I thought of researching about the Rock music of Eastern European countries like Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
		Their music is very guitar-based, in a style reminiscent of the '60s-popular instrumental band The Ventures, with a tinge of Punk ethos.
		Music is indeed a loyal companion especially when one is in a place so far away from her home.
	elf-ideas.blogspot.com /2005/09/taste-of-rock-music-from-eastern.html (1381 words)

	SadtomatOnline
		Their music library also has a large digital component -- part is a digitized musical score repository (other colleges have this same software too), and part is Variations2, a fabulous program that allows students and faculty to manipulate, hear, see and get infomration on library sound materials.
		The head of the department, Timothy Rice, specializes in Bulgarian music and is also the head of the Society for Ethnomusicology.
		Music of the Australian Didgeridoo through to the Celtic Harp to American Indian Dances to North African Percussion and on and on...
	www.unc.edu /~fiore/html/music/eastern_european.html (3066 words)

	Music of Eastern Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eastern Europe is a geographical area populated mainly by ethnic Slavs, as well as other minorities.
		Note that no countries from Southeastern Europe and Central Europe have been included in the list below because their music is quite different from that of Eastern Europe.
		For example, Central European countries share a common history with each other, while Southeastern European music is more influenced by their common Ottoman and Byzantine history rather than the Slavic Eastern Europe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Eastern_Europe (162 words)

	Critic's Notebook; Rock Music of Eastern Europe: So Western, So Familiar, So Old - New York Times
		Aleksei Ribnikov's music for ''Junon and Avos'' is a similarly peculiar artifact, a Soviet reflection of Andrew Lloyd Webber, from nearly rock to light-classical appropriations.
		In the Eastern bloc, many rock musicians seem to come not from the lower or middle classes (as the American rock mythos demands) but from the intelligentsia; they're young people whose parents can bring back records from Western trips and who have the cash to buy amplifiers.
		On purely musical grounds, European classical influence was at its peak in 1970's pomp-rock, and in the Eastern bloc, that influence is a lot closer to the local heritages than is the increasingly rhythmic, less melodic rock of the 1980's.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DD163FF93BA15751C0A966958260&sec=&pagewanted=all (1346 words)

	Eastern Europe Music :: calabashmusic.com
		Kocani’s music is based on Gypsy tunes from various parts of the Balkans, on...
		Music to Massage By (or be Massaged To)
		Here is some music that will soothe the soul and help your muscles relax....
	music.calabashmusic.com /world/europe/easterneurope (364 words)

	Kosmos String Trio - World Music - Jewish, Gypsy, Greek and Turkish - Worldwide Artists Ltd. UK
		Since graduating from Edinburgh University and Trinity College of Music she went on to win a Millennium Award from the Jewish Music Institute which funded her study of klezmer music as it was played by Jewish professional musicians in Nineteenth Century Eastern Europe.
		Laura has discovered an interest in music from Eastern Europe and whilst being a member of She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble, she performed at Glastonbury festival and toured to Czech Republic, visiting a Roma community in Ostrava.
		Laura is now active in London's burgeoning World-music scene, playing not only traditional music from Central and Eastern Europe, but also in Afro-Peruvian sextet Malambo as well as with the F-ire Collective's samba bateria Rhythms of the City, in which she plays percussion.
	www.ukmusicagency.com /Kosmos.htm (983 words)

	Hoppa - Music in Eastern Europe and Balkans
		Hoppa - Music in Eastern Europe and Balkans
		Eastern Europe and Balkans, San Diego, Singers, Rock and Pop Internationally acclaimed vocalist, pianist, composer and poet, Diamanda Galás is currently presenting her latest work "Defixiones, Will and Testament," for solo voice, piano, and tape.
		Zagreb, Dance Clubs, Dance Music, Jazz dance club and records, specialises in current mainstream dance/jazz music,including imports and distribution of Polygram and Irma.
	hoppa.com /ea/Music (300 words)

	PEACEWORK MUSIC NET EASTERN EUROPE LICENSE AGREEMENT
		It is in addition to any other agreement existing between you and Peacework Music Net, and takes precedence over such agreements in respect of sales made within Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus(The Territory).
		The term "Material" means any and all material you submit to us, including songs, recordings, musical works, photographs, videos and any other material of any kind.
		We have appointed Vasyl Tkach of PO Box 19, Kiev 35, 03035, Ukraine as our sole and exclusive representative and distributor in the Territory, with authority to distribute, sell, and promote your Material within the Territory under the terms and conditions herein.
	www.peaceworkmusic.net /eecs.htm (1987 words)

	Music Festivals, Parades and Events: Gateway Music Festivals & Tours: Eastern Europe: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland
		With over twenty years of experience organizing parades and music tours around the world, Gateway is honored to represent this remarkable event.
		Captivating cities of Eastern Europe such as Prague, Budapest, Krakow and Warsaw are a wealth of old world charm and grandiose architecture.
		The region of Eastern Europe is saturated with cultural and historical landmarks for performances and sightseeing alike, you can't go wrong.
	www.musicfestivals.com /tours_destination_easterneurope.cfm (340 words)

	Kennedy Center: Millennium Stage Artist Details: Harmonia
		Harmonia presents the traditional folk music of eastern Europe, ranging from the Danube to the Carpathians.
		Harmonia performs on authentic folk instruments the traditional folk music of eastern Europe, ranging from the Danube to the Carpathians, with a repertoire reflecting the cultures of this region: Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian and Gypsy.
		A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, bassist Adam GoodÃs passion for the music of East Europe began as a member of the Balkan group TitoÃs Revenge.
	www.kennedy-center.org /programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=HARMONIA (519 words)

	Ankica Petrovic
		Ankica Petrovic is a specialist in the music of Eastern Europe, in particular of her native Bosnia.
		She published a CD with extensive notes, Musics of an Endangered World: Bosnia Muslim Music, for Smithsonian Folkways (1993) and a documentary film, The Key From Spain: The Songs and Stories of Flory Jagoda (2000) that has been screened at a number of film festivals, receiving critical acclaim.
		She has produced numerous radio documentaries on music for Radio Sarajevo, as well as a series of programs on Balkan music broadcasted on the BBC London, Radio Brussels, and in Israel.
	www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu /people/petrovic.htm (322 words)

	Central Europe Music, Music in Central Europe, Music of Central Europe, Europe Music East, Eastern Europe Music, Live ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Often using or closely connected with electronic music, these artists find places where sounds clash, converge, blast one another apart – and all are united in their transmission of something new, fresh or rebellious.
		It is a cafe, bar, gallery, night club, music venue, cinematheque, and depending on the time of day and day of the week, it is often all of these things at the same time.
		Their music draws inspiration from the grim side of life – it deals with alienation, disillusionment, memories, fear and love, among other things.
	www.memusik.net (591 words)

	Critic's Notebook; Rock Music of Eastern Europe: So Western, So Familiar, So Old - New York Times
		On the tape he left of the group's album, ''A Halal Moresre Tanitasa'' (''Teach Death a Lesson''), the Coroners' music is basic and elemental and filled with obsessive, galvanizing passion.
		He also had a manifesto: ''Punk as a Rebirth of Shamanist Folk Music: The Magic Forces of Art at Work.'' He showed photographs from concerts, with dancers in neo-primitive costumes of leather and feathers, performing before a backdrop of what looked like Inuit designs.
		Timothy W. Ryback's ''Rock Around the Bloc: A History of Rock Music in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union'' (Oxford University Press, 1990), provides a greater view of Soviet and Eastern European encounters with rock, in recurring cycles of rejection, repression, attempts at co-opting, acceptance and transformation.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DD163FF93BA15751C0A966958260 (707 words)

	Music Hall - Resource Center - World Music - Europe
		Opera, church music, folk songs, romantic songs, pop music, and rock and roll: this site introduces you to various types of Russian music, with artist bios, photos, and audio clips.
		This site provides historical background on the origins and development of this musical style, discusses the more recent Klezmer revival in Europe and the United States, and offers descriptive and ordering information for scores of recordings.
		Sheet music and songbooks are also available to purchase.
	www.edgate.com /musichall/educator/education_center/world_music/europe/eastern_europe.html (218 words)

	MUSIC OF EASTERN EUROPE \| Harmonia
		Two generations of musicians celebrated for their performances of the music of their Eastern European homelands join forces to explore the shared musical roots of the culturally rich territories east of the Danube, from Hungary and Romania to Croatia, Slovakia and western Ukraine.
		Beata Begeniova, from eastern Slovakia, has a voice as beautiful as her smile.
		There's a great richness of musical forms between the Carpathians and the Danube and in the Balkan regions--the csardas, halgato, kolomyka, doina, hora and invirtita, for example....the songs on the CD are traditional, but Harmonia members are not content to merely interpret older material.
	www.traditionalcrossroads.com /cd/4313.html (353 words)

	Harmonia ensemble presents folk music of Eastern Europe (12/08/02) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As everyone in the audience discovered on this beautiful autumn Sunday afternoon, the group, described as "a musical gem," by National Public Radio and "obscenely talented" by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington, deserves its praise.
		The cymbalom is the hammered dulcimer of Eastern Europe and is a chromatic 4 1/2 octave instrument.
		Conjuring up the ephemeral sounds and haunting echoes of distant forests and mountains, he displayed his magical musical abilities with the sopilka, a wooden flute from Ukraine, the tylynka, a wooden flute from the Carpathian mountains, and the dvodencivka, a double flute.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/2002/490222.shtml (496 words)

	Planina - Songs of Eastern Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Though mostly not eastern European by heritage, the members share a fascination with the penetrating harmonies, asymmetric rhythms and challenging vocal techniques of this region, and they love to share their delight in this music with their audiences.
		This music is steeped in the daily rhythms of centuries of agrarian life: a life that is gone or on the verge of extinction in many parts of eastern Europe.
		Much of Planina's music is sung a cappella, ranging from village-style, sometimes dissonant diaphonic duets and call-and-response pieces, to elaborate choral arrangements by modern composers.
	planinasongs.homestead.com (622 words)

	The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tackling a geographic area that is both rich and diverse, this 73-minute CD manages to showcase a wide cultural diversity, from Romany Gypsy dance music to traditional memorial ballads.
		Taking this CD out for a spin will give the listener a wonderful whirlwind tour of Eastern Europe in a time when we should all have elevated interest in the region.
		Purchase this CD to enjoy the roots of Eastern European music as a whole, to get a glimpse of the people behind today's current events, and to find the common ground we all have in our interest in music, rhythm, and tradition.
	www.rambles.net /rough_ee.html (699 words)

	Tamizdat: New Music from Central & Eastern Europe (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Exploring the fibrillar dimensions and co-relations within the sound, vision and the inner laws of life, Volokno is a manifestation of macro beauty and innovation in micro dimensions.
		Tomas ornamented Samorost2 with various weird sounds and composed music that was smoothly in tune with overall concept.
		In 2006, this self sustaining community is possibly the most artistically dynamic, musically vibrant, creatively experimental and intelectually progressive places in all of Central Europe.
	www.tamizdat.org.cob-web.org:8888 (1352 words)

	Amazon.ca: Rock Around the Bloc : A History of Rock Music in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, 1954-1988: Books: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"Should be welcomed by music, cultural studies, and political science scholars as well as by casual readers.
		Ryback shows, rock music has effected one of the most significant transformations ever in Soviet bloc society.
		He traces the emergence of rock culture in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union from 1954 to the present day, where it has become unquestionably the most pervasive form of mass cultural activity in Communist society.
	www.amazon.ca /Rock-Around-Bloc-History-1954-1988/dp/0195056337 (595 words)

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