Balkan Beasts

The Balkan Beasts (DJ Delay
&
Systa bb) are musical dons who continue to scour the aether for new sounds. They held the premier balkan music dj team in Australia. They hosted "The Good, The Bad & The Balkan" at the Horse Bazaar in Melbourne on the first Thursday of every month from 2005 until 2007. Their new monthly home is at Bar Open in the heart of Fitzroy. Cutting edge and traditional tunes are spun - from Fanfare Ciocarlia to Rambo Amadeus Taraf De Haidouks to [dunkelbunt]. Saban Bajramovic to Postolar Tripper etc. We host the best Balkan/Gypsy bands from Melbourne and further afield. Balkan clubbing at it's best!
The parties involve rousing tunes and liberal distribution of vodka shots. Don't count on going to work the next morning!
We believe that Balkan/Gypsy/Roma music knows no boundaries, absorbing and re-interpreting styles as it chooses. Yet, it's spirit is unmistakable. So, we play music that also has Klezmer, Turkish, Russian, Middle Eastern, Indian, Greek etc influences.
Radio & Mixes
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The Balkan Beasts have held the launch parties for The Amsterdam Klezmer Band remixed, Fanfare Ciocarlia's Queens & Kings & Electric Gypsyland 2 Albums; toured [dunkelbunt] + supplied their DJ skills at the Bellingen Global Carnival '07 & in support for the dub loving French doods: Lèo.Delay has spun balkan sets at festivals and clubs in Germany, France, UK, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and Austria since 2006.



















more tunes in the pipeline for 2011.
Show highlights
2011
Karavan tour (Australia) + EU shows/festivals updating soon
2010
Berlin, Frankfurt, Köln, Nürnburg, Warsaw, Fusion Festival (DE), Vienna, London, Switzerland.
2009
Shows with Rotfront, Balkantronika Berlin
Mercan Dede, Lulo Reinhardt, Gypsy Queens & Kings Melbourne
2008
"The Good, The Bad & The Balkan", Melbourne, every Month
Shows with Leo, Paprika Balcanicus, Melbourne
Ost Club Vienna, Popkomm opening party, Roter Salon Berlin
2007
"The Good, The Bad & The Balkan", Melbourne, every Month
High Vibes Festival, Spiegeltent Melbourne
Bellingen Global Carnival
Summer EU tour - Future World Funk London, Les Nuits Tzigane Paris, Balkanbeats Berlin, Ost Club Vienna, Open Air Brighton
2006
"The Good, The Bad & The Balkan", Melbourne, every Month
Summer EU Tour - Balkanbeats Berlin, Ost Club Vienna, Cargo Club London.



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