La Internacional Sonora Balkanera

After Taking Part In Glastonbury Vive Latino And Cumbre Tajín Festivals As Well As Winning The 2012 Indie-O Music Award For "Jazz/Funk/Fusion Album" For Its Eponymous Debut La Internacional Sonora Balkanera Has Positioned Itself As One Of The Main Bands In The Mexican Balkan And World Beat Scenes. La Internacional Sonora Balkanera Was Formed On August 29 2008 At Mexico City's Del Valle Neighborhood In The "Destrampada Profesional" Organized By DJ Sultán A Moment When A Long Planned And Awaited Jamming Session Was Carried Out With Guitar Player Watty And Percussionist Chukupaka. Over A Year Later By The End Of 2009 Polka Madre’s Clarinetist Enrique Pérez Played A Jam In A Gig That Was Also Attended By Visual Artist Mi Mi After That Night They Both Joined The Band. Later On In 2010 A Second Percussionist Mario Salas Joined The Band As Well As Pablo Ramírez Another Clarinet Player. By April 2012 A New Guitar Player Zabad Castro Joined The Band. With Memorable Concerts La Balkanera Has Performed In Mexico City's Main Venues Such As Circo Volador Pasagüero Casa Hilvana Pata Negra Casa Del Lago And The National Center For The Arts As Well As In Venues In The Mexican Cities Monterrey -At The Nuevas Voces Del Mundo Festival- Cuernavaca -At Tamoanchan Festival- Guadalajara Cholula Puebla -At Its International Festival- Oaxaca Toluca And Xalapa. Their Debut Album Was Produced By Former Nortec Collective Founding Member Roberto Mendoza A.K.A. Panoptica. read less