Unfortunately, there’s not much available online about Tijuana Tango—but it was jolly good ol’ soulful times. From a tidbit that I could find via events pages:

“Tijuana Tango”?! Tijuana or Tango? Tequila or Rumba? What is this about? It’s quite simple. The musical project “Tijuana Tango” brings together different musicians, from different countries,  with different musical backgrounds. A wide variety of musical styles and songs come together, from sevdah or flamenco, passing by tarantelle or rumba, up to cumbia or fado. Old songs and new songs. “Tijuana Tango” is a musical invitation for people to think about borders and differences. Or so called borders and differences…

  • Jelena Milušić, Bosnia Herzegovina/Germany (vocals) 
  • Nathan Daems, Belgium (saxophone, clarinet)
  • Filip Vandebril, Belgium (double bass)
  • Sebastian Wiesner, Germany (percussion), and 
  • Thomas Morzewski, France (piano, trumpet).

Pips, Chips & Videoclips is a band from Zagreb, Croatia who I must admit I haven’t followed as closely as some other bands from the region. I caught the tail-end of their concert at Sloga in Sarajevo, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of their performance. Check it out for yourself in the clip above.

Audio InFunktion at Kriterion in Sarajevo. Probably one of the best sets I’ve heard in a while—my wee video doesn’t do it justice. If I could or knew how, I’d book him all over the States, he’s top notch. Here’s a little bio snippet Google spat out, to give a bit of a background:

Diverse, meditative, rhythmic elements merge in the work of Sarajevo’s Nesho (aka Audio Infunktion). The producer, DJ and instrumentalist’s roster of musical heroes betrays a well-balanced palette - everyone from African icons Mulatu Astatke and Fela Kuti to jazznicks Marlena Shaw, Miles Davis, and Quincy Jones to modern-day groove merchants Red Astaire, Alice Russell and Madlib. During the war in Bosnia, Nesho says somewhat understatedly that things were “pretty sticky”. Confined to his home, he reacted to the surrounding madness by picking up a guitar and starting to play. “I learned to play because of war,” he observes. “Ironic, isn’t it?” Actually, less ironic than inspirational. Percussive and soulful, Nesho’s notes remain vibrant with the rhythm of life.

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