Albanian author Fatos Kongoli discussing his work at an event in Linz, Austria

Toni Kitanovski (right) and the Cherkezi Orchestra from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia blending Balkan Brass Band, jazz and traditional Roma tunes in Linz

Balkan food served at a screening of films by Croatian directors Dalibor Matanić and Ognjen Sviličić in Linz, Austria, in March 2010

Balkan folk music performed by DANICA ensemble in Linz, March 2010

BJ Nevenko makes his audiences dance to dawn in Linz, Austria, in March 2010

Writers Edo Popović from Croatia (left), Lidija Dimkovska from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (centre left) and Andrej Nikolaidis from Montenegro (centre right) discussing Balkan literature in Salzburg, Austria

Croatian director Ognjen Svilicić presenting his film ‘Sorry for Kung Fu’ in Salzburg

Toni Kitanovki, a prize-winning guitarist and composer, is a pioneer of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's jazz scene. Here he is playing in Salzburg.

Members of the Cherkezi Orchestra (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) entertaining a crowd in Salzburg, Austria