Next month sees the start of London's second Balkan Fever Festival, a series of events showcasing seven of Romania and Bulgaria's finest folk groups, which should be worth a look. Another essential date for the calendars of aspiring Haidouks is June the 5th, when New York's Balkan Beat Box visit Cargo. Like Gogol Bordello (with whom they share members), they combine effervescent traditional music with modern Western influences, in this case electro and funk carioca. The excellent Bulgarian Chicks sounds like a mountain wedding remixed by Diplo.


Balkan Beat Box - Bulgarian Chicks