They are well known on the London Balkan Music scene, and also have an international reputation due to touring in Eastern Europe.

They have a brass-based sound, rather than one featuring violins, cimbalom, accordion or other instruments that could be classed as typical of this kind of music.

With this approach, they follow a tradition established by leading Balkan music lights Fanfare Ciocărlia, the Boban Marković Band and the Kočani Orkestar, rather than, for example, violin pioneers Taraf de Haïdouks.

This spectacle, the band usually playing battle marches from the Ottoman Janissaries' repertoire, draws attention to the event.

In 2013, the band began a residency at the Rich Mix venue in London's Shoreditch area, which continued into 2016.

They played much of their Klezmer repertoire, but also included a Balkanised version of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.

In addition to playing in many locations in the UK, including Brighton, Bristol, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow and North and South Wales, the band have done 3 overseas tours.

The band organise the tours themselves, without management or agents, and finance them out of funds earned at their UK gigs.

Band members use existing contacts, but also get in touch with promoters and venue-owners on spec, by e-mail or phone.

The songs featured on the CD are as follows: In March 2012 the band released its first official video, entitled Petyorshka.

Directed by Kobie Flashman, it showcases the band playing Russian tune Petyorshka at a woodland party into which two dazed, crash-landed cosmonauts have blundered.

The songs featured are as follows: The band members work in various fields, including musical performance, teaching, scientific enquiry, medicine, events organisation and sound engineering.