A Blast from the Brass

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Brass bands have been a fixture of military bands around the world for centuries but in just the past decade they been spicing up New York's music scene. There's traditional New Orleans-style and funky Eastern European. Today, we hear the story of this surprisingly diverse genre from brass expert Frank London, and we get a live performance by the funky Balkan group Slavic Soul Party.

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