Lubo Alexandrov
15th April
2007
What contagious event it was, the music, the
dancing ‘Gave You Fever’
The group has a strong influence of a jazz/rock sound but
it works with great rhythm section of drum and base stamping out the beat
to appease a Cargo crowd. The Biggest cheers did go to accordion and kaval
solos, which kept the music in its Bulgarian Folk/Gypsy roots. Lubo himself
conducted the night with a calm rocking presence with his duel language
skills could explain to us the songs and also have some Bulgarian banter
with the Bulgarian’s in the crowd. To see Lubo’s double neck
guitar front the band it reminded of the days of rock guitar heroes. I had
a vision of them breaking out into the a Balkan Whitesnake!! Perhaps it is
clever poly to attract those in the Balkans who love has-been rock stars,
back to some rocking roots music!!!!
The album Kaba Horo is an instrumental but the live
version of the band sings. This was better and I did prefer much more.
Perhaps the band could go back to the studio and cut a few vocal tracks.
This is one band that has bridged the gap of fusing jazz, rock, funk, soul,
gypsy and folk very well. The Hungarian band Kerekes should take note as
the album they done under the banner ethno funk Folk fusion was awful. Next
time Lubo Alexandrov are in town do go if you want to dance the night away
or just stand and nod your head with beer in hand either way you will feel
cleansed of the fever you knew you never had.
I had picked up on Lubo Alexandrov on my space some months
back. I like what they do so check them out www.myspace.com/luboalexandrovkabahoro
The evening also had an added
attraction that increased the dancing pitch with Nensimilia’s joyful
belly dancing. Each time she did a turn it notched up the crowd to another
level. To see the lovely Nensimilia’s www.myspace.com/nensimilia
Last but not least DJ Shacha kept the flow going filling
in the breaks and keeping those party poppers going. While the rest of us
slipped of to the bar. www.myspace.com/sachadieu
Thanks to Sebastian (Kazum!) again for providing us a
great night of alternative culture in