Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band
In the Center of the Village
ACCD-9903

Zlatne Uste (Golden Lips) celebrates the joyful power of Balkan brass. Haunting or raucous, plaintive or flirtatious, the tunes on this album - from Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Serbia - bring you to the crossroads of East and West and the heart of Balkan traditions.

In this, their third recording, New York's own Balkan brass band features Romany songs and driving coceks as well as more traditional Slavic tunes, and captures the atmosphere of a dance in the village square - its energy, its spontaneity, and its sense of community.

So take hands and join us in the center of the village.

Zlatne Uste is an internationally known group of American-born musicians performing in the Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, and Romany (Gypsy) brass band traditions. Three-time invited guest at the Dragachevo Brass Festival in Serbia, Zlatne Uste is among the foremost presenters of traditional Balkan dance music in the United States.

Find out more about Zlatne Uste.