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\nTunes!Enjoy this first,pre-subscriptioncopy with our compliments.Pass itaround,tellyour friends-help us get theword out.To receive Balkan Tunes yearround,just fill out the form on the back(or a copy of it)and enclose it with acheck for $15.00 or more.  \nC0NTENTS  \nCHOIM CM TO BMIOXInvirtita de la Feleud4-5Kafu mi draga ispeci6-7Tparwǔcka Pb4eHMIIa8-9Berem groždje10Rastao sam pored Dunava 11ΦaληploTηooa12-13IaǔgOBO Xopo14Recipes from Janet Bradley 15Classified Ads15  \n## What do we mean by \"Tunes\"?\n\nTunes and music that people love,thatabsolutely compel them to get up anddance!Or sit down and sing!Or get up anddance and sing!Or pick up an instrumentand play!That call forth a passion for life,for understanding,for commonality,friendship,enjoyment-the shared humanwarmth created through singing,dancing,and playing music together!  \n## What do we mean by \"Balkan\"?\n\nLots and lots of folks have argued aboutwhat is meant by the term \"Balkans\"-geographically,politically,culturally-wewon't.For purposes of this newsletter,we've adopted a very liberal definition thatallows us to talk about all the musical  \nstyles we've come to love:the lands whereAustrian and Ottoman empires intersectedand their near neighbors,past and present.In addition to music from these \"Balkans,\"if someone in Ireland decides to play akopanitsa on pennywhistle,or an Americantamburica band plays a samba,or anAustralian gaida player makes it in rock-n-roll,you just might see something about ithere!  \nThat said,let us reassure you that themain thing we're here to present are tunesthat have been known,loved,played andsung for years.The tunes in this \"demo\"issue are very representative of what youwill see in future issues.  \n### Politics\n\nNo \"here\"politics.No \"there\"politics.We recognize the conflict and turmoilpresent in the Balkans today,and wesympathize with the suffering and upheav-als that many people are experiencing.It isour 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