The Balkans

The Balkans The Balkans The Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe is home to an astonishing variety of ethnicities, languages, religions, regions, and musical styles. Despite this diversity, a number of common threads tie together Balkan musical life. Calendar and lifecycle rituals, especially weddings, are still vibrant occasions for musical performances. Narrow-range melodies, some sung in drone-based polyphonic styles, are sung in many rural areas. Traditional homemade instruments…