Eva Salina and Peter Stan | Serbian, Roma, and Jewish Songs

California-grown, Brooklyn-based Eva Salina is a groundbreaking interpreter of Balkan songs. Raised in the US Balkan Diaspora, Eva's mentors are some of the greatest living Balkan musicians. Eva's duo partner, Peter “Perica” Stan, is a Serbian/Romanian Roma accordionist known for his playful innovation and soulful, intuitive improvisations. In their collaboration, Eva Salina & Peter Stan pick up and continue an interrupted legacy of empowered female voices in Serbian and Romani (gypsy) music. Amplifying voices of past generations of musicians, Eva & Peter employ tenderness, grace, passion and a commitment to keeping these songs alive and evolving, while inspiring and teaching young people in the Balkans and the Balkan diaspora to participate in their own living traditions. Eva & Peter performed in the 2019 Homegrown series. Their 2020 performance will include some material sourced from AFC’s archival collections.

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