| Member Since | 10/24/2006 | | Band Members | Melinda Fields (accordion);
Gordana Strouch (vocals);
Rumiana Kovacheva (tambura);
Joe Blumenthal (bass);
Helen Marx (tupan, tarambuka)
| | Influences | Most influential on the group has been the legendary Bulgarian accordionist Ivan Milev: our coach, composer and occasionally guest soloist. | | Sounds Like | Druzina (“a group of friends”) brings together U.S. and Balkan-born musicians playing an exciting mix of dance music from the Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, and Romany traditions. One of the things we love most about this music is the connection to the dancers, so we’ve abandoned the stage and moved the music-making down to the dance floor, where the real party is going on. The interaction between musicians and dancers happily blurs the distinction between performer and audience: it’s precisely this synthesis which gives people permission to dance and sing along with us, helping us create the party. | | Type of Label | Major |
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