![]() The result is “modern tradition”, a seamless blending of the traditional and modern into a unique sound that transcends the mere aggregation of its inputs. Balkanopolis strives to revive authentic traditional music from Serbia by welding the traditional: authentic instruments (gajde, frula, kaval, tambura, tapan), melodies and rhythms (national kolos, uneven rhythms, Serbian traditional songs) as well as existing and developed improvisations characteristic of Serbian music and the modern: modern instruments, arrangements and manners of performance. In the course of crystallizing it’s musical identity, Balkanopolis has sketched out the contours of a novel musical movement that could be thought of as “modern tradition”. On a worldwide scale, a majority of traditional cultures, especially as practiced through faithbased customs and rituals where song and dance play a leading role, are becoming ever increasingly marginalized by the modern way of life. Traditional music of Serbia and the Balkans has undergone a similar fate. ![]()
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