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Balkan Laikas Dance Band from San Francisco, CA

Will travel up to 100 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 9 Reviews
  • 13 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2008
  • 1 Award or Badge
  • Virtual Services Offered
  • Accepts Online Payment
  • Starting at $150 per hour

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Want to throw an event that everyone will remember? Whether you would want music that is gentle or background, or something bigger, the band can play acoustic sets or amplify it accordingly, up to a full stage set-up. The band can perform on the stage, or stroll, like circulating around a party, engaging a crowd to dance! Festivals, weddings, birthday parties, ticketed public events, and corporate parties, all could greatly benefit from the great musicians of Balkan Laikas. The folk-rock fused band Balkan Laikas (a.k.a. Flying Balalaika Brothers) formed almost twenty years ago and has been performing their over-the-top act for audiences across the country ever since. This band has entranced audiences with its unique blend of Gypsy folk, electric rock n' roll, and eye-catching, interactive performances featuring instruments like the behemoth contra-bass balalaika, a triangle-shaped stringed instrument. Let us bring the exotic flavors of Balkan and East Europe to your event. The Balkan Laikas been featured at international music festivals, as well as on television and in films, and had a large history of performing for clubs, motion pictures, and radio shows. Balkan Laikas represent Balkan, Ukrainian, Gypsy, and Cossack folk music, crossover to bluegrass, and international acoustic styles. We are happy to travel pretty much anywhere and will try to provide you with a unique musical experience. Feel free to ask us for particular musical requests you might have, we love challenges!

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Review by Presley B.

Oktoberfest PartyReviewed on October 24, 2013From Baton Rouge, LA

Flying Balalaika Brothers were the perfect band for our Oktoberfest event. They blew us away with their talent, and we will definitely book them again for next year's event. HIGHLY recommended!

Review by Deborah D.

Community EventReviewed on December 9, 2011From West Plains, MO

The Flying Balaliaka Brothers were a joy to work with and brought to our theater and community the true Russian music experience. Their energy level and professional musicianship was top-notch. The crowd loved them and I heard more compliments from this concert than I have from any in my past year here at the the West Plain Civic Center. The band also did a workshop in the afternoon demonstrating their instruments and talking about the music in-depth. They were very accomodating to the audience question. I highly recommend this band for a fun, educational night of Russian flying fingers. Truely a fun time was had by all.

Review by Taylor M.

WeddingReviewed on September 22, 2013From Round Top, TX

The Flying Balalaika Brothers were everything I could ask for in a wedding band. We had a very diverse crowd from South America to the eastern shore and everyone in between. The Brothers learned several meaningful songs we requested and mixed them in perfectly. My favorite part, as a bride planning the reception, was the fact that the brothers are very skilled at reading a crowd. Throughout the entire function, they were spot on with capturing the mood and working the crowd with minimum direction. Thank you for sharing your skill and passion for music at our special day. I will always be on the lookout for your music and performances!!

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  • Category: | Wedding_________________
  • Air on a G String | J. S. Bach
  • Cannon in D | J. Pachelbell
  • Meditation from Thais | J. Massenet
  • March from Summer Midnight Dream | F. Mendelssohn
  • Ceremonial March | R. Wagner
  • Serenade | F. Schubert
  • Swan | C. Saint-Saenz
  • Traumerei | R. Schumann
  • Category: | Country Western____________
  • Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain | Willie Nelson
  • Crazy | Willie Nelson
  • Ring Of Fire | Johnny Cash
  • Easy Rider | Johnny Cash
  • Lost Highway | Hank Williams
  • San Antonio Rose | Bob Wills
  • Right Or Wrong | Bob Wills
  • Key To Highway | Sonny Terry
  • 2 Dollar Bill | American bluegrass
  • Sugarfoot Rag | Junior Brown
  • Mystery Train | Elvis Presley
  • Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley
  • Louisiana Saturday Night | Mel McDaniel
  • I Put A Spell On You | Arthur Brown
  • Walking Te Floor Over You | Ernest Tubb
  • Nights In The Roadhouse | Junior Brown
  • Recipe For Making Love | Harry Conick Jr
  • South Of The Border | Frank Sinatra
  • Fly Me To The Moon | Frank Sinatra
  • No Woman No Cry | Bob Marley
  • Stray Cat Strut | Stray Cats
  • All My Loving | Beatles
  • Little Help | Beatles
  • Category: | Standard/Jazz/ Latino________
  • All Of Me | Louis Armstrong
  • What A Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
  • You'd Be So Nice | Nat King Cole
  • Europa | Carlos Santana
  • Sabor A Mi | Latino
  • Besame Mucho | Latino
  • Volver | Flaco Himenez
  • Cumbia De La Carretera | Blazers
  • Coco-Royado | Latino
  • La Bamba | Latino
  • Category: | Ethnic Fusion______________
  • Country | Italian_____________________
  • Tarantella | Traditional
  • It's Amore | Dean Martin
  • Santa Lucia | Traditional
  • O Sole Mio | Traditional
  • Volare | Dean Martin
  • The God Father | Henri Mancini
  • Arrivederchi Roma | Traditional
  • Torna a Sorriento | Traditional
  • Country | French____________________
  • La Vie En Rose | Louis Guglielmi
  • Pigale | Traditional
  • Domino | Traditional
  • I Love Paris | F. Sinatra
  • Autumn Leaves | Nat King Cole
  • Strangers Of The Night | F. Sinatra
  • Country | Jewish____________________
  • Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen | Traditional
  • Hava Nagila | Traditional
  • Erev Shel Shoshanim | Traditional
  • 7/40 | Traditional
  • Sunrise, Sunset | Traditional

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Past Events

January 11, 2020 • Community Event
Sat7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 2019 • Corporate Function
Wed6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Austin, TX
October 20, 2018 • Community Event
Sat3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Round Rock, TX
May 14, 2016 • Wedding
Sat7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Austin, TX
January 6, 2015 • Swan Dive
Tue11:30 PM - 12:00 AM Austin, TX
January 3, 2015 • Meet up
Sat6:00 PM - 10:00 PM San Antonio, TX
December 20, 2014 • Corkis
Sat8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Odessa, TX
January 4, 2014 • Kaplan Theater at JCC
Sat5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Houston, TX
December 31, 2013 • Phara`s Mediteranian
Tue8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Austin, TX
December 29, 2013 • G Raj Mahal
Sun7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Austin, TX
December 28, 2013 • East Side Show Room
Sat10:00 PM - 2:00 AM Austin, TX
December 25, 2013 • Frank and Angie
Wed7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Austin, TX

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