Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem

Name: Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem
Start: 2026-11-27T21:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-27T23:00:00+01:00
Location: VERA Mainstage

Fri, 27 Nov 2026 · 21:00 — 23:00

VERA Mainstage, Groningen

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Shantel and his Bucovina Club Soundsystem return to VERA's stage on 27 November. The German artist - Stefan Hantel in everyday life - blends his Romanian roots with Balkan pop, global bass, diaspora beats, Turkish psych and electro.

Musical influences from Southeast Europe, Greece and the Middle East receive a contemporary treatment, resulting in an unmistakably danceable sound. Disko Disko Partizani!

Shantel — also plays in other cities (3)

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About: Shantel

Frankfurt-based Stefan Hantel performs as Shantel, weaving Romani brass and Balkan folk into electronic club music through his Bucovina Club project - a sound rooted in his mixed Bukovina German, Greek and Ukrainian-Jewish heritage. 'Disko Partizani' remains his best-known record and a fixture on world-music dance floors.

~79K

followers on Spotify

position on the World Music Charts Europe with 'Disko Partizani'

~55K

likes on Facebook

What's new

2026-02
Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem announces a performance at Doornroosje in Nijmegen in 2026.
2025-11
Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem performs at Melkweg in Amsterdam on 21 November 2025.
2025
Shantel goes on tour with the 'Partizani Super Sonic Live Tour 2025', including a performance in Graz.

Tour

NijmegenAmsterdamOldenburgLeipzigGraz

Tracks

Disko Partizani#1 on the World Music Charts Europe, title track of the album of the same name from 2007

Bucovinatitle track of the Bucovina Club compilation from 2003, one of his best-known tracks

Mahalageasca (feat. Mahala Raï Banda)popular remix of the Romanian Balkan ensemble, released on Bucovina Club Vol. 2 (2005)

Planet Paprikatitle track of the album from 2009, sequel to Disko Partizani

Anarchy + Romancetitle track of the album from 2013, featuring funk, reggae and rock alongside his Balkan sound

Recent shows

Aug 8, 2026 Port of Burgas, Burgas (BG)
Sep 4, 2025 Freilichttheater Luisenburg, Wunsiedel (DE)
Aug 21, 2025 Weseler Werft, Frankfurt (DE)

About: Bucovina Club Soundsystem

Shantel takes the energy of his legendary club nights out of the booth and onto the stage: guitars, brass and bouzouki get remixed live with electronica and beats, spanning Balkan pop, global bass and Turkish psychedelia.

~55K

likes on Facebook

577K

monthly listeners on YouTube Music

What's new

2025-11
Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem performs on 25 November 2025 at SO36 in Berlin as part of the Partizani Super Sonic Live Tour.
2026-01
The Partizani Super Sonic Tour runs through to January 2026, with a show on 24 January at the Muffathalle in Munich.
2026-12
A new show is scheduled for December 2026 at SO36 Berlin, again under the name Partizani Super Sonic Live Tour.

Tour

BerlinMünchenWienGrazWeinheimMarnachZürich

Tracks

Disko Partizaniinternational megahit from 2007, recorded in Istanbul

Bucovina Club Vol. 1 & 2compilation series (2003, 2005) that launched the Balkanbeats movement in Europe

Mahalageasca (feat. Mahala Raï Banda)one of the most famous tracks from the Disko Partizani album

Planet Paprikaalbum from 2009, sequel to Disko Partizani

Viva Diasporaalbum from 2015, inspired by Greek rebetiko tradition

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