Last night I went to a club that was playing Balkan music. I was warned to be prepared for the shock of my life in terms of the music. In reality, it really wasn’t all that bad. It was very fast, almost techno-y, but there was definitely a melody. It was actually really fun to dance to. You just let go and move with the music. No one is watching and no one is judging. Everyone is just doing their own thing. Rather liberating I would say.
Halfway through the night, they played a piece of music I recognized! It was Czardas by Monti – a violin piece that I absolutely adored the first time I heard it and then eventually learned how to play. I’m not sure I like the Balkan version of the piece, but it was cool nonetheless. It was definitely strange dancing to a piece of music that I played previously on the violin (in a classical setting) in a club.
Here is an example of what it sort of sounded like:
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