Check out our New CD - Umpires of Straw
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music is the sound of culture, the beat of history, connected by the enjoyment
of ethnic entertainment.. You can experience the haunting rhythms
and provocative melodies of Eastern European music mixed with Gypsy Passion
and Latin Libido. Folk music played on native instruments and sung
in many languages. Parties, Weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvas, House Concerts, Street
Fairs, etc.
Call Jeff Pekarek (619)338-8045 |
| Jeff grew up in San Diego; his teachers were Frederico Silva and Bert Turetzky. He was the youngest member of the San Diego Symphony when he joined the contrabass section at age seventeen. He performed with the orchestra from 1975-79, and during the summer pops concerts he backed up such luminaries as Benny Goodman, Danny Kaye, and Henry Mancini. He is a bandleader in his own right, fronting The Electrocarpathians, an Eastern European folk/rock fusion ensemble. In addition he has been an arranger for filmmaker and composer Yale Strom. This collaboration included several documentaries, two ballets, and the orchestral work "Aliyot," performed by the St. Louis Symphony. |
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Beatriz Basile is a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Our fiery Beatriz does the bottle dance with flamenco steps, plays percussion and bass. . She began dancing professionally at the age of six. Dancer, Singer, Percussionist and Commedienne: Beatriz’s on stage performance is proof that she hasn't stopped since! |
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"In the old days in the Carpathian Mountains of Eastern Europe, Jeff Pekarek's Czech ancestors played exotic instruments and danced with bottles on their heads. In South America, a world apart, Beatriz Basile's Argentine ancestors played exotic instruments and danced with bottles on their heads. Could two people be more right for each other?" On Air Magazine 1992 "Ethnicity doesn't have to be isolated to be beautiful. Plurality in ethnicity is really great." JP |
| MELISMATA performs authentic renaissance music, period music [18th & 19th centuries] from the British Isles, and renaissance/rock fusion. [3 to 5 musicians] |
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 JEFF BASILE is available for hire as
a freelance sideman (backing instrumentalist) as well. [shown here performing
alongside Irish drummer Dave Page, in the Brian Baynes Band] |
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BLACKTHORNE'S MARITIME BAND performs sea shanties, barracks ballads, and drinking songs from the repertoire of the British Tar and the Yankee Sailor, blended with authentic pieces from many 19th century ports of call. They also offer 'JEBEJE', an educational show for children. Available in maritime and safari costume. |
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