Effective period / Period of releases: 1918 - 1921

Members: Stephen Zerbes

Popular tamburitza orchestra, recording for Columbia between 1918-1920.

The orchestra consisted of leader Steven Zerbes on violin, Jim Kovacevich on first brač, Ljubomir Baich on second brač, Blaz Tkalac on bugarija, and Joe Skornjak on Berda. It recorded under a variety of names, including "Gypsy Orchestra, "The Balkan Orchestra", "The Serbian Orchestra" and "The Royal Serbian Orchestra"; on Columbia's C-series, it appeared as "Orquesta Tipica Servia". On releases targeting Polish Immigrants, the ensemble is listed as the "Serbska Krolewska Orkiestra."