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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Choban Elektrik Releases Self-Titled Debut

By All About Jazz News on June 3, 2012

If a prog rock power trio had ever sprung up in the mountains of Albania, it would have sounded like Brooklyna€(TM)s Choban Elektrik (a€oeElectric Shepherdsa€ ). Using the vintage grit and funk of Hammond organs and Fender Rhodes to open up new facets of Albanian, Macedonian, Greek, and Armenian tunes, the band makes this unlikely pairing feel organic and obvious, thanks to their intense focus and anything-goes approach…

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