Salsa Slava
Fusing Caribbean rhythms with Balkan melodies
Salsa Slava, like the name says, is Slavic salsa. Also, "slava" can mean "party" in Serbian. This unique band blends the beautiful melodies and modal improvisations of master fiddler Miamon Miller, accordionist/santouri player Becky Ashenden, and acoustic guitarist Chuck Corman -- a trio steeped in Balkan and Mideastern traditions -- with two powerful percussionists: Julian Gerstin on a Caribbean panoply of congas, cajón, shekere, and the tanbou bèlè of Martinique (a drum you play with your foot!), and Todd Roach on Mideastern dumbek and frame drums. Shimmering melodies, shifting polyrhythms, wailing improvisations = serious slava!
Julian Gerstin-Percussion Todd Roach-Percussion Miamon Miller-Violin Chuck Corman-Guitar Becky Ashenden-Accordian, Santouri
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Find out about Julian's other band, Zabap.
This page last updated November 14, 2008.