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NY Gypsy Festival: 5th Anniversary Party #2
Fri., May 15, 2009 / 11:00 PM
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NY Gypsy Festival presents
5th Anniversary Season Party #2
"Gypsy-meets-Brazil!!"
Slavic Soul Party - Balkan-Soul-Gypsy-Funk Big Band
Scott Kettner's Forro Brass Band - Infectiously live music from Northeast Brazil
+ DJ Joro-Boro - Carioca Balkaniada Mashup Bomba
Brazilian Dance by Rainy
Face Painting by Painteresse Elyzabeth
NY Gypsy Fest
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Hot on the heels of the wild success of the NY Gypsy Festival kick-off party, where 700+ fans packed the club late into the night (view pictures here), comes the sequel featuring more lively sounds form the East - and South. Le Poisson Rouge will host once again a night of superb musicianship and party atmosphere when Gypsy and Brazilian sounds collide for what promises to be a rapturous evening.
Headlining the second edition is one of New York's hardest working bands - the mighty Slavic Soul Party. The 11-piece band's fiery Balkan brass, hip-grinding American grooves, and ecstatic songs, both new and old, have attracted a wide range of fans from East European to Mexican and Asian immigrant backgrounds and even American jazz, soul and brass lovers. Highlighting that brass element, Brooklyn's very own Forró Brass Band (the latest creative output of Nation Beat ringleader Scott Kettner) will play the lively stylings of northeast Brazil with hints of New Orleans. Genre-bending mixologist DJ Joro-Boro, who plays anything from balkan dancehall to favela turbo funk, will be at hand for your dancing pleasure, while breathtaking Brazilian dancer Reiny and the radiant colors of face painter Painteresse Elyzabeth will provide eye candy for the night.
Praise for past NY Gypsy Festivals:
“A ferocious bill … Be ready to get some exercise” - Time Out NY
"Run don't walk to these performances. And don't forget your tambourines and joie-de-vivre." - Village Voice
"The next generation of Gypsy musicians proves the hard-to-pin-down sound has found new life." - Salon.com
"[A] runaway success ... 10 days of unparalleled international revelry." - Flavorpill
5th Anniversary Season Party #2
"Gypsy-meets-Brazil!!"
Slavic Soul Party - Balkan-Soul-Gypsy-Funk Big Band
Scott Kettner's Forro Brass Band - Infectiously live music from Northeast Brazil
+ DJ Joro-Boro - Carioca Balkaniada Mashup Bomba
Brazilian Dance by Rainy
Face Painting by Painteresse Elyzabeth
NY Gypsy Fest
Facebook and MySpace
Hot on the heels of the wild success of the NY Gypsy Festival kick-off party, where 700+ fans packed the club late into the night (view pictures here), comes the sequel featuring more lively sounds form the East - and South. Le Poisson Rouge will host once again a night of superb musicianship and party atmosphere when Gypsy and Brazilian sounds collide for what promises to be a rapturous evening.
Headlining the second edition is one of New York's hardest working bands - the mighty Slavic Soul Party. The 11-piece band's fiery Balkan brass, hip-grinding American grooves, and ecstatic songs, both new and old, have attracted a wide range of fans from East European to Mexican and Asian immigrant backgrounds and even American jazz, soul and brass lovers. Highlighting that brass element, Brooklyn's very own Forró Brass Band (the latest creative output of Nation Beat ringleader Scott Kettner) will play the lively stylings of northeast Brazil with hints of New Orleans. Genre-bending mixologist DJ Joro-Boro, who plays anything from balkan dancehall to favela turbo funk, will be at hand for your dancing pleasure, while breathtaking Brazilian dancer Reiny and the radiant colors of face painter Painteresse Elyzabeth will provide eye candy for the night.
Praise for past NY Gypsy Festivals:
“A ferocious bill … Be ready to get some exercise” - Time Out NY
"Run don't walk to these performances. And don't forget your tambourines and joie-de-vivre." - Village Voice
"The next generation of Gypsy musicians proves the hard-to-pin-down sound has found new life." - Salon.com
"[A] runaway success ... 10 days of unparalleled international revelry." - Flavorpill
Artists
Slavic Soul Party
“The players have the muscle and know-how to make Balkan sounds crackle with NYC energy… we strongly recommend you witness it live and direct.” –Time Out NY
Fiery Balkan brass, hip-grinding American grooves, and ecstatic anthems both new and old: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds with American jazz and soul – and “developed a reputation for delivering a great time” (NY Times). One of the hardest working bands in New York, SSP! plays nearly 100 shows a year in the US, Europe, and beyond. Fans of Goran Bregovic and Emir Kusturica's No Smoking Orchestra, take note!
Fiery Balkan brass, hip-grinding American grooves, and ecstatic anthems both new and old: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds with American jazz and soul – and “developed a reputation for delivering a great time” (NY Times). One of the hardest working bands in New York, SSP! plays nearly 100 shows a year in the US, Europe, and beyond. Fans of Goran Bregovic and Emir Kusturica's No Smoking Orchestra, take note!
Scott Kettner's Forro Brass Band
Coming straight outta Brooklyn, Nation Beat ringleader Scott Kettner's new band Forró Brass Band plays the music of northeastern Brazil and New Orleans. Led by Scott Kettner on drums and featuring Brian Drye on trombone, Shane Endsley on trumpet, Petr Cancura on sax, Mike Lavalle on bass and special guest on vocals.
DJ Joro-Boro
Former resident of the legendary Mehanata Bulgarian Bar in New York, Joro-Boro plays and promotes etnoteck - the dirty and uninhibited side of globalization as a forced feed back into a party without borders, a three-day Balkan wedding in a post-national state where noise, bass and desire detonate the conglomerate mono-culture. He is a monthly host of MoGlo (Modern Global) on Radio New York WNYE 91.5FM (in partenrship with Seattle's KEXP), a regular guest at Brooklyn's underground Rubulad and Danger parties, and has performed with diverse artists ranging from Balkan Beat Box and Bassnectar to Philip Glass and Tinariwen.
Painteresse Elyzabeth
Spice up your evening with the Midas touch of face painter Painteresse Elyzabeth. A professional makeup artist based in NYC, Elyzabeth works in photo/print, editorial, film, performance and dance. Glowing textures, vivid adornments and striking features - let Painteresse Elyzabeth add a splash of color to your face .. and night.