Sentence examples for balkan influence from inspiring English sources

"A Brush With Death?" There were touches of Balkan influence in Meredith Monk's "Basket Rondo," which the vocal ensemble M6 performed with a certain charming self-consciousness.

As Mr. Condon dolefully sang, "When things don't feel right/ I lie down like a tired dog/ Licking his wounds in shame," both the vibrato and the self-pity were evidence of another, decidedly non-Balkan influence: Morrissey.

The group's association with music circles got the attention of Beirut, the Balkan-influenced band started by Zach Condon, who commissioned two bittersweet, nostalgic music videos.

Now, having been through a divorce and battled writer's block, Condon's found love and a new direction that's resulted in Beirut's happiest, poppiest album yet, No No No. Stripping back the usual lashings of mariachi and Balkan-influenced brass in favour of simple drum, bass and piano, it reveals a musical nomad who may have finally found a home of his own.

Sephardic dishes, with Balkan and Turkish influences incorporated in Israeli cuisine include burekas, yogurt and taramosalata.

It should continue to exert – although this effort has slowed – a powerful influence on Balkan nations that fought devastating wars until just over 15 years ago, and are now hoping to be allowed into the club.

Celtic influences meet Balkan soundscapes on The Sensual World, which employs Bulgarian folk singers and – on this title track – a Macedonian bridal dance played on Uilleann pipes.

You can also dine on Austrian, Italian, Hungarian and Balkan cuisine, all crucial influences in what can loosely be described as Slovenian cuisine.

It was just the Balkans being Balkan.

The cuisine of Serbia draws on influences of its Balkan neighbours, but is largely meat-based.

Meanwhile, at the London conference which settled the first Balkan war, Russians pressed for more influence in the running of the monastic statelet.