Shantel and a Balkan orchestra at WrocLove Fest: rhythms from the creator of “Disko Partizani”

Shantel is an exceptional artist who has become one of Germany’s finest exports in recent years, earning international honours for albums combining traditional Balkan sounds with a klezmer feeling. Hits such as “Bucovina”, “Disko Partizani”, “Disko Boy” and “Citizen of Planet Paprika” have made him famous not only in his native Germany, but throughout Europe, including Turkey, where he has become a pop-culture icon.

Shantel’s vision is simple: pan-European music with worldwide potential. Everything appears on track, with regular visits to Greece, Italy, France, England, Turkey and former Yugoslav countries. His festival appearances include Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz, Denmark’s Roskilde, Germany’s Chiemsee Reggae Summer, England’s Dockville, Hungary’s Sziget, Belgium’s Couleur Cafe, Greece’s Cosmopolitan and Francofollies in La Rochelle.

Shantel is a cosmopolitan sound explorer, always open to new experiences and emotions to add to his musical mix. From the outset, he rejected major media and flashbulbs, focusing on music that spread online and achieved millions of YouTube plays.

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