Enjoying Balkan music

Our music class went to a music festival on Balkan music and I went to see three of the groups playing. The first band was Albanian, the second was Bulgarian and the third one was Greek. I thought that the Bulgarian was very interesting because it was a mixture between traditional folk music and jazz. The drummer was amazing because this style wasn't straight forward and simple like some pop songs might be. The rhythmic structure is what makes Balkan music vey complex. On top of that the jazz feel makes it impossible to clap along with. The band was made up of eight musicians and one of them (singer/violin player) was blind but he played very well, takes a lot courage and talent to perform being blind. What I liked less about the performance was the traditional way of singing used by the group because to my ear it's too much like wyning and it's not pleasent to listen to.