Balkan Samba Records

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Balkan Samba Records
Founded2004 (2004)
Founder Howard Levy
Genre Latin jazz, classical, world
Country of originU.S.
Location Evanston, Illinois
Official website www.balkansamba.com

Balkan Samba Records is a record label in Evanston, Illinois founded by multi-instrumentalist and composer Howard Levy.

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The label was founded by Levy in 2004 as a way for him to record and publish previously unpublished works of his own music and that of his associates and friends, such as Chicago Symphony violinist Fox Fehling; the Latin jazz group Chévere de Chicago, Howard Levy's Acoustic Express; guitarist Norman Savitt, and an instructional DVD Harmonica Out of the Box, Vol. 1. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Balkan Samba Records | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. "Balkan Samba Records » The Artists". balkansamba.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016.