Nightlosers
Here’s a crazy ethno-musicology hypothetical for you: what would have happened if slaves from Africa had been taken not to the Americas, but to the Balkans? This is the Romanian band Nightlosers. They’re very popular in Romania. It’s not uncommon to find blues bands in many parts of the world. People around the planet just love the blues. But Nightlosers pull off a more nuanced trick.
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