FOLK DANCE MUSICIANS AND BANDS
The groups listed below are available for hire. Some bands have repertoires limited to specific countries or regions while others play a broad spectrum of dance music. All are based in Northern California.
Name Type of music Contact Information Agapi Mou Greek, Albanian, Armenian, Roma, Turkish Gregory Jenkins - (650) 450-0418
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Becari Kolo/Serbian Sam Vodis - (415) 485-1816 Black Olive Babes Balkan, Middle Eastern, Appalachian Website: www.blackolivebabes.com
Send an EmailBorn to Drone Balkan and Beyond Singing Group Jean Benniof
Send an EmailBrass Menazherie Balkan Brass band Peter Jaques - (415) 867-9260
Send an EmailChubritza International dance music Craig Kurumada - (707) 822-8045
Send an EmailCope Family Band Balkan Dance Band Bill Cope - (408) 985-6737
Send an EmailDa! Mozhem Mostly Balkan Dance Band Ginny Snyder - (408) 733-5529
Send an EmailDalmacijo Singers Croatian Choir Rajna Ledoux
Send an EmailDisciples of Markos Greek, mainly Rebetika for listening Dennis Demakos - (415)235-0328
Send an EmailDouglas Gallagher Balkan choral music (high school students) Douglas Gallagher - (707) 490-6206
Send an EmailEdessa Balkan Dance Band George Chittenden - (510) 525-4342
Send an EmailFotia Greek Michael Kutulas
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Website: www.fotiamusic.com
Helios Greek Lefteri Tsakle - (209) 529-2311
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Website: www.helladelics.comKitka Eastern European vocal music, women's choir (listening only) Shira Cion - (510) 843-4110
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Website: www.kitka.orgLeon Bumanglang & friends Middle Eastern and Old-Time American Leon Bumanglang - (831)458-1340
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or 831-724-294
Send an EmailMythos Traditional and Contemporary Greek Bobby Klaivitis - (408) 269-4941
Send an EmailNada Lewis International accordion music Nada Lewis - (510) 243-1122
Send an EmailNaomi Zamir Balkan, Israeli, Klezmer Naomi Zamir - (650) 328-2413
Send an EmailNestinari Bulgarian Ivan Kabaivanov - (925) 360-6293
Send an EmailOrkestar Sali Balkan, Rom Rumen Sali Shopov - (510) 847-7918
Send an EmailPeggy Datz Turkish, mostly listening music Peggy Datz - (510) 845-5008
Send an EmailTim Rued Square, contras, and Scandinavian music, with emphasis on Swedish Tim Rued (209) 825-2669
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Website: ww.folksweden.com/dancefiddlerSarena Zemya Balkan Claudia Levin - (707) 579-0107
Send an EmailSlavonian Traveling Band Croatian and Bosnian Paul and Mari Litsky - (510) 525-8039
Send an EmailSmyrna Time Machine Greek Dennis Demakos - (415)235-0328
Send an EmailStaro Vino Balkan Mark Jenkins - (408) 242-7313
Send an EmailSviraci Balkan Melissa Miller - (408) 246-7646
Send an EmailThe Mehanatones Macedonian Bill Cope - (408) 985-6737
Send an EmailTurlu Greek, Armenian, Albanian Hudi Brenman - (650) 921-0470
Send an EmailVassil and Maria Bebelekov Bulgarian Vassil - (408) 294-4822
Send an EmailVecernica International folk dance music Dave Bogdanoff - (650) 604-6138
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http://folkdanceband.com/Verna Druzhina Balkan Mark Jenkins - (408) 242-7313
Send an EmailZado Singers Eastern Europe and beyond 916-923-1555
www.ercregistry.com/zadosingersZabava Macedonian Bill Cope - (408) 985-6737
Send an EmailZiya Greek George Chittenden - (510) 525-4342
Send an EmailZyores East European Fusion, mainly Balkan Michael Perlmutter - (774) 279-6416
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