The Klezmer Sounds of Stockholm’s Davaj – Take That Gogol Bordello and DeVotchKa!! (plus two new videos from Detektivbyrän chronicling the recording process behind their upcoming record) « Swedesplease

The Klezmer Sounds of Stockholm’s Davaj – Take That Gogol Bordello and DeVotchKa!! (plus two new videos from Detektivbyrän chronicling the recording process behind their upcoming record)

In my other life I write a lot about music inspired by the Balkans, by gypsys and even by American vaudeville. But on this Swedish site I rarely have linked to this type of folk music. Detektivbyrän plays a facsimile of this type of Eastern European folk, but they add so many other elements that it is an entirely new entity once they’re done with it.

So I was happy to discover the Stockholm based group Davaj the other day. The band is seven members and play this folk music in a lively manner encouraging concert goers and fans to dance and sing-along. These two songs are from the groups new demo which can only be purchased at one of their upcoming live shows. Check MySpace for dates in April.

Maroc
Aidiano/Sherele

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Speaking of Detektivbyrän here’s parts 3 and 4 of their great video series on the making of the new album.

Part 3

Part 4

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