Choban Elektrik
Choban Elektrik is Balkan Psychedelic Jazz-Rock If a prog rock power trio had ever sprung up in the mountains of Albania, it would have sounded like Brooklyn’s Choban Elektrik (“Electric Shepherds”). They use the vintage grit and funk of the Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes, along with drumset and electric bass to open up new facets of Albanian, Macedonian, Greek and Armenian traditional songs. The band adds this classic American soulful sound to the music of the Balkans in a far reaching open jazz rock approach that combines influences from across the spectrum of world music. “We never set out to do this, but it flowed naturally from our other musical influences,” explains masterful keyboard player and arranger Jordan Shapiro. " I’d bring in songs I learned in Balkan singing class or a
Links: Official site · FMA profile
Genre & Licence Profile
| Genre | Tracks |
|---|---|
| International | 5 |
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci — 5
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim | Live at Golden Festival 2016 | 0 | 4m 28s | 3,848 |
| Unknown Cocek Tune | Live at Golden Festival 2016 | 0 | 3m 06s | 1,643 |
| Revisk Oro | Live at Golden Festival 2016 | 0 | 4m 05s | 1,358 |
| Illede Roman Olsun | Live at Golden Festival 2016 | 0 | 3m 50s | 1,078 |
| Rreth e qark beratit | Live at Golden Festival 2016 | 0 | 5m 38s | 867 |
Artists in the Same International Lineage
- 40 Yale Women's Slavic Chorus tracks
- 40 Black Sea Hotel tracks
- 39 Turku, Nomads of the Silk Road tracks
- 34 Gogofski tracks
- 28 Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band tracks
- 27 Sláinte tracks
- 24 The Sounds of Taraab tracks
- 20 Panda Dub tracks
Track Catalogue
5 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rreth e qark beratit [2, 102, 118] | Live at Golden Festival 2016 | International | 5m 38s | 867 | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci |
| Illede Roman Olsun [2, 102, 118] | Live at Golden Festival 2016 | International | 3m 50s | 1,078 | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci |
| Revisk Oro [2, 102, 118] | Live at Golden Festival 2016 | International | 4m 05s | 1,358 | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci |
| Unknown Cocek Tune [2, 102, 118] | Live at Golden Festival 2016 | International | 3m 06s | 1,643 | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci |
| Ibrahim [2, 102, 118] | Live at Golden Festival 2016 | International | 4m 28s | 3,848 | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci |