Straight from Toronto's historically Balkan community, four bands - Staro Selo, Neda Voda, Mastika, and Altin Yildiz Orkestar - strike up a collection of Balkan dance music. Twenty-two performers, some performing in more than one track, celebrate their love of Balkan music.

"Every so often a special recording arrives in your life. You realize from the first listening that it is something you will revisit over the months and years ahead. "Balkan Journeys Close to Home" is such an album."