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Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal Presents: Lars & In Charge + Balkan Ensemble Meraklii
The Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal Presents
10 pm: Lars and In Charge
8pm: Balkan Ensemble Meraklii with Rumen Sali Shopov
Show starts at 8 pm, doors open at 7 pm.
Tickets: $20 at the door. Cash or Venmo accepted.
LARS AND IN CHARGE plays high-energy dance music from the Balkans and Near East. Lars Tergis leads the charge on violin with driving, gritty interpretations of Turkish Roman and Greek dance tunes, and original compositions. Chris Reid adds a touch of ‘West’ with percussive chordal accompaniment on steel-string guitar. Joe Rosato Jr. fills out the low end on upright bass while Sean Tergis and Faisal Zedan keep the beat popping on derbekki, riqq and davul.
Bay Area-based Balkan Ensemble Merkalii & Rumen Sali Shopov pick you up and spin you around with their energetic Balkan and Romani dance tunes! Rumen "Sali" Shopov is a master Turkish-Romani drummer, singer, and tambura player from Goce Delchev, Bulgaria, a crossroads town in the Pirin Mountain region that hosts a rich intersection of Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, and Turkish musical influences.
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