Balkan Music &
Dance Workshops

Every summer the EEFC presents two week-long workshops. Follow the links below to read all about them!

June 28-July 5, 2025
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August 9-16, 2025
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Raim Baki

Oud, Macedonian Čalgija Ensemble

Raim Baki comes from a Romani family of professional musicians originally from the town of Mitrovica in Kosovo. Raim’s oldest brother, Ilmi Baki, was a prominent violinist who led the Radio-Television Skopje čalgija orchestra from the 1970s until his retirement. Raim joined the radio in the late 1970s, is a master on ut (oud), with extensive experience playing weddings, and is currently a regular performer of čalgija with Husref Said in folkloric presentations in Skopje’s historic Ottoman-era market center.