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Throbbing funk grooves, fiery Balkan brass, Gypsy accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz chops make Slavic Soul Party! NYC’s official #1 brass band for BalkanSoul GypsyFunk. SSP! has created an acoustic mash-up of Balkan and Gypsy sounds with North American music, weaving the gospel, techno, funk, dub, jazz, and Latin influences of New York’s neighborhoods seamlessly into a Balkan brass setting.
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"Of all the NYC dance bands that draw on Eastern European music, Slavic Soul Party! is the coolest. And the group isn't preoccupied with rebelling against the Old World. The Big Easy funk influence on the band's recent Teknochek Collision adds a welcome laid-back quality to Balkan-brass frenetics. Live, the band's members prove they are acutely aware of the common principle that unites the traditions they borrow from: Music ought to move you." (TimeOut NY) "Since its inception SSP! has roused crowds in Serbia, Macedonia, and Turkey, won over Warped Tour skatepunks and BBC commentators, and dazzled everyone from Saban Bajramovic to Sufjan Stevens. The group's residency at Barbès -- a small, seminal nightclub in Brooklyn -- has become a gathering for international musicians and the nexus of East Coast gypsy punk, not because SSP! is comprised of scenesters, but because the band is undeniably world class." (San Francisco Weekly) "Prepare to be transported… a soulful, adventurously improvised blast from Party Central." (Barnes & Noble Online) "SSP! make wonderful and exciting music, exuding a thrilling and unpasteurized blend of traditional forms cheerfully reconsidered and reconstituted by a restlessly rolling creative collective." (AllMusic Guide) "...some of the most danceable Balkan-flavored pop this side of the Adriatic... truly inspired - deftly segueing from staccato unison riffs to high-flying solos at the drop of a hat... SSP! is simply very talented musicians uninhibitedly exploring a music they love." (Global Rhythm) "Madcap rhythms, hyperactive horns, a sense of the absurd, and just a hint of abstract jazz... everything you could want in a record." (All Things Considered)



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