My comment was addressed to Jerry--for some reason LadyJean and NobleSavage's comments didn't turn up on my browser til after I posted--

LadyJean is quite right about the Tammies, who, over the years, have tended to be the source and inspiration for many of the American bands groups that have worked with Balkan music--oh, and"Bucemis" tends to be the way it is spelled--

Macedonian music tends to have irregular durations--I was once told that it allowed the dancers space to move in their own way for jumps and such things, while Bulgarian music tended to be precise and on the beat because Bulgarians like to be tight and together when they dance--I am wary of generalizations, but it tends to be a practical rule of thumb, at least when you play the music that Int'l folkdancers like to dance to--