Kočani Orkestar

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Kočani Orkestar performing with Beirut
Kočani Orkestar performing with Beirut

Kočani Orkestar (in Macedonian: Кочани Оркестар) also credited under the names: Kocani Orkestar, Kocani Orchestra, Kochani Orkestar and Kochani Orchestra is a Romani brass band from Kočani, Republic of Macedonia led by Naat Veliov.

Their song "Siki, Siki Baba" is featured on the soundtrack for the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan although it has no connection to the Music of Kazakhstan. Together with the Romani singer Esma Redžepova, Naat Veliov is going to file a lawsuit for the producers of the movie for an unauthorised use of the song.

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  • A Gypsy brass band (1995)
  • L'orient est rouge (1998)
  • Gypsy Mambo (1999)
  • Cigance (2001)
  • Ulixes (2001) with the Harmonia Ensemble
  • Alone At My Wedding (2002)

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