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Marianne Combs

The Nightingale Trio brings Eastern European folk music to Minnesota

Nila Bala, Rachel LaViola, and Sarah Larsson sing as the Nightingale Trio
From right, Nila Bala, Rachel LaViola, and Sarah Larsson sing as the Nightingale Trio in Studio M inside the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul, Minn. on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.
Evan Frost | MPR News

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The Nightingale Trio is back in Minnesota and will perform at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis this weekend, Feb. 18.

The three members of the acapella group — Nila Bala, Rachel LaViola, and Sarah Larsson — met in 2009 at Yale University in a women's Slavic chorus. They perform music from folk traditions in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

To hear their interview with Marianne Combs use the audio player above.

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The Nightingale Trio performs in Studio M
The Nightingale Trio performs in Studio M inside the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul, Minn. on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.
Evan Frost | MPR News
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Sarah Larsson, left, sings in the Nightingale Trio
Sarah Larsson, left, sings in the Nightingale Trio in Studio M inside of the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul, Minn. on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.
Evan Frost | MPR News
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Rachel LaViola sings alongside Sarah Larsson in the Nightingale Trio
Rachel LaViola, right, sings alongside Sarah Larsson in the Nightingale Trio in Studio M inside the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul, Minn. on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.
Evan Frost | MPR News