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Margherita Abita<\/span><\/span><\/strong> vocals \u00b7 Xavi Pend\u00f3n<\/span><\/span><\/strong> clarinet \u00b7 Pere Nolasc Turu<\/span><\/span><\/strong> violin \u00b7 Fernando Salinas<\/span><\/span><\/strong> accordion \u00b7 Julien Chanal<\/span><\/span> <\/strong>guitar \u00b7 Ivan Kovacevic<\/span><\/span> <\/strong>double bass \u00b7 Albert Enkaminanko<\/span><\/span><\/strong> percussion \u00b7 Roby Lakato\u0161 violin<\/strong> (Hungary) \u00b7 \u013dubom\u00edr Ga\u0161par cimbalom<\/strong> (Slovakia) \u00b7 Magal\u00ed Sare voice<\/strong> (Catalonia) \u00b7 Sasha Agranov cello<\/strong> (Israel)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After fourteen years performing on stages in more than thirty countries, the Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra<\/span><\/span> (BGKO)<\/strong> embarks on Balkan Reunion<\/em>, a project that celebrates the meeting of musical traditions from the Balkans and Eastern Europe through exceptional collaborations. Presented to great acclaim in Belgrade<\/span><\/span>, the show now arrives in Barcelona<\/span><\/span> as part of the MASiMAS Festival<\/span><\/span>, offering an evening conceived as a unique event in an incomparable setting.<\/p>\n

The project brings together BGKO<\/strong>\u2019s core ensemble with guest artists representing diverse musical traditions and languages, creating a constantly evolving sonic mosaic. Among them is the Hungarian violinist Roby Lakatos<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, a legendary figure renowned for his virtuosity and broad stylistic range. Lakatos<\/strong> has explained in interviews that his style \u201cincludes elements of gypsy music, classical music, and jazz, and what I do is improvise and play with these influences every night.<\/em>\u201d Alongside him, instruments such as the cimbalom of \u013dubom\u00edr Ga\u0161par<\/span><\/span>, the cello of Sasha Agranov<\/span><\/span>, and the voice of Magal\u00ed Sare<\/span><\/span> broaden the ensemble\u2019s expressive spectrum.<\/p>\n

In its third visit to the Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, BGKO<\/strong> presents a festive evening in which traditional Balkan melodies blend with contemporary arrangements and generous spaces for improvisation. The program unfolds as a borderless journey, where each musician contributes their personality and energy, and where musical tradition is reshaped in real time with contagious intensity.<\/p>\n

Why you shouldn\u2019t miss it<\/strong>: because Balkan Reunion<\/strong> is a celebration of cultures, styles, and virtuosity\u2014an unrepeatable and fleeting experience that will transport you through rhythm, color, and emotion, with Lakatos<\/strong> and BGKO<\/strong> redefining tradition as something vibrant and utterly alive in the present.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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