Let’s add a little Soul…
A Balkan Party! Let’s add a little soul… SSP (Slavic Soul Party) that is!SSP is lead by composer, percussionist Matt Moran. After two successful cds, SSP released their third and most accomplished album to date. Teknochek Collision is set to get you moving. Its exotic mix gives us a feel of the musician’s influences and is an album not to be missed. The smooth mix of dance grooves, gypsy accordion and high energy puts this band in the ranks of Antibalas and Balkan Beat Box. SSP currently averages over one hundred shows per year and their popularity is rising. They have appeared on Jazz-FM in Skopje, shows in NY and Istanbul.
Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds with American jazz and soul – and “developed a reputation for delivering a great time.” (NY Times)
Shane Endsley and Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Take Toriyama and Matt Moran (snare/bubanj / darabouka)
Teknochek Collision is available from Barbes Records: BARBES RECORDS
