Chubritza

Chubritza International Folk Band founded in 1993 in Arcata - name from Bulgarian 'sharena sol' spice mix. Six-piece ensemble (Derek Shaw, Janet Finney-Krull, Rick Kruse, Craig Kurumada, Meadow Lo, Linnea Mandell) plays Balkan and international folk dance music on traditional instruments including gajda (Balkan bagpipe), gadulka, tamburitza family (prim/brac/bugarija/celo), tambura, tupan, frula, dumbek, tsimbl and accordion/clarinet/violin etc. Repertoire spans Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Israel and more. House band for Humboldt Folk Dancers' First Friday Dance Parties - first Friday monthly 8-10:30pm at Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St, Arcata (Creamery District) - easy dances, all levels, no partner needed, bring snack to share. Also appears at Humboldt Folklife Festival, Fortuna Concert Series, Arts Alive, Taste of Orthodoxy, Balkanalia and regional folk dance camps (Stockton Folk Dance Camp, Kolo Festival).