No. 8 (2008): Music of the Balkans: Tradition, Changes, Challenges

Thanks to radical changes in the geo-political map of Europe at the end of the 20th century, the countries and nations of the Balkans have become—and not for the first time—the focus of world attention. In scholarly circles the Balkans was identified as an “uncharted” territory (M. Todorova), and its rich and diverse cultural and artistic heritage once again triggered extensive researches from political, historical, anthropological and sociological perspectives. Musicology and ethnomusicology  were by no means immune from this explosion of new research.
The articles gathered together in this eighth issue of Musicology bring another kaleidoscopic contribution to the numerous fruitful debates  about the music of the Balkans. The main theme of the issue is the Music of the Balkans: Tradition, Changes, Challenges.