Slavic Soul Party!

Slavic Soul Party! is a New York City-based world fusion band whose sound is rooted in instrumental Balkan Brass Band music but who also incorporate modern funk elements, gypsy accordion, Latin grooves, and more. They call themselves BalkanSoul GypsyFunk, which is probably as succinct as one could possibly get when describing these genre-jumpers.

Slavic Soul Party! has been playing and recording together for well over a decade, bringing their unique brand of dance-friendly world fusion to audiences around the globe while keeping a solid base in New York City, where they still perform every Tuesday night in the Brooklyn world music club Barbes. Since the club holds about 30 people, and the band is 9 strong plus a bellydancer, it's a tight squeeze, but a vibrant, passionate musical experience -- one that draws die-hard fans back again and again.

Gogol Bordello (SSP! has appeared on Gogol Bordello records)
Balkan Beat Box) (BBB uses members of SSP! as part of their extended touring band)
Boban Markovic Orkestar
Galactic
Cyro Baptista and Beat the Donkey

Current Slavic Soul Party! Members:
John Carlson - Trumpet
Kenny Warren - Trumpet, Truba
Tim Vaughn - Trombone
Matt Musselman - Trombone
Peter Hess - Saxophone, Clarinet
Peter Stan - Accordion
Chris Stromquist - Drums
Ron Caswell - Tuba
Matt Moran - Tapan, Dubanj, Davul, Zabumba (Percussion); Band Leader

Matt Moran, lead songwriter and percussionist, says, about playing with the band, "There has to be a willingness to throw yourself in and forget your ego. To surrender to the Balkan style and trust that your sound will come through. But because of who we are as residents of this crazy technofied place [New York City], all these other influences are gonna come out too. If we put ourselves on the line, we get something electrifying: it sounds kind of Balkan and kinda not; kinda American and kinda funk and soul."

"The players have the muscle and know-how to make Balkan sounds crackle with NYC energy… we strongly recommend you witness it live and direct." – TimeOut NY
"...some of the most danceable Balkan-flavored pop this side of the Adriatic... truly inspired - deftly segueing from staccato unison riffs to high-flying solos at the drop of a hat... SSP! is simply very talented musicians uninhibitedly exploring a music they love." –Global Rhythm
"[Slavic Soul Party's music is] terrifying, exhausting, and way more aggressive than a lot of the punk music I’ve seen." – Sufjan Stevens

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