Lelo Nika
Lelo Nika (Лело Ника) (1969-) is a Serbian and Romanian Romani accordionist who lives in Denmark. He plays a mixture of Balkan, jazz, and especially Romanian music.
He originally comes from the multiethnic town of Nikolinci near Belgrade, Serbia, which has a large Romanian population. He moved with his family to Helsingør, Denmark, in 1970 for three years. Starting in 1979 he studied under Serbian accordionist Branimir Djokic.
He is currently studying at the Malmö Academy of Music in Sweden and the Danish Accordion Academy and has twice won first prize at the World Accordion Championship.
External links
- Lelo Nika homepage
- Danskmusik page about Lelo Nika
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