King Ferus Mustafov

King Ferus Mustafov was a major star in his homeland of Macedonia, where sales of his albums averaged more than 100,000 copies. A highly skilled instrumentalist and master improviser, he helped to turn the gypsy wedding music of Macedonia into an international phenomenon. A native of Sutka, a gypsy suburb of the capital city of Skopje, Mustafov inherited his understanding of music from his father, Ilimi Jasarov, who is credited with introducing the saxophone to Macedonian wedding music. After building a six-track recording studio in his bedroom in the late '80s, Mustafov produ...