Reporter Betto Arcos profiles the Los Angeles Balalaika Orchestra, which plays music from Russia and Ukraine – with a little Irving Berlin thrown in. Slideshow: Los Angeles Balalaika Orchestra Video: Youth Ensemble – "Chianti Song"
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