GOLD clouds in plumy sweep Over lakes dark and deep, What tries to image thee, Ma blonde aux yeux noirs? Gold corn all ripe to reap, Fields brown in autumn-sleep, What tries to image thee, Ma ...

The goal of Les Yeux Noirs is to demonstrate different cultures' musical affinities, but the octet's "Balamouk" is even more complicated linguistically than musically. The band is based in France ...