Saturday 11th February 2012

The Gallery Caf, 21 Old Ford Road, London

Pocket Caravan cross continents with ease, merging soaring Balkan melodies with driving�Latin rhythms�and virtuosic improvisations. Pocket Caravan Pocket Caravan cross continents with ease, merging soaring Balkan melodies with driving�Latin rhythms�and virtuosic improvisations.

Friday 24th February 2012

inSpiral lounge, 250 Camden High Street, Camden Lock, London

DJ Kobayashi & Herbert Newbert, the chaps behind Gypsy Hill, bring you another raucous night of balkan brass mayhem on the banks of Camden Lock. Twisted Gypsy has a vibe like nowhere else. DJ Kobahashi, Herbert Newbert, Sam Rabam, Typsy Gypsy This month's special guests at Twisted Gypsy:??Balkan Hotsteppers (Belgium) Formed back in 2006 by Belgian DJ's Sam Rabam and Typsy Gypsy, the infamous Balkan Hotsteppers released trendsetting mixtapes on the internet. Combining modern beats with classical Balkan, gypsy and klezmer melodies and mashing it up with hip-hop, they soon became a standard in the evergrowing European BalkanBeats scene.

Five years later they have played all over Europe: Belgium, France, Holland, Ireland, UK, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Spain, Portugal. Their unique blend will take you on a eclectic trip to the balkans and beyond. Balkan Mashups, Klezmer Beats, Gypsy Punk, Russian Ska, Romano Hip Hop, Yugoslavian Brass Bangers,...

DJ Kobayashi is a regular DJ on

Thursday 19th January 2012

The Alley Cat Bar, 381 Elizabeth St, North Hobart

Mzaza, a Brisbane based 6 piece, plays a passionate mix of French, Spanish, Balkan, Turkish and Arabic traditional and original music with exotic instruments including darabuka (percussion), kamanche (middle-eastern spike-fiddle), ney (turkish flute), kaval (Balkan flute) and double-bass. French-Moroccan front woman Pauline Maudy sings in French, Spanish, Ladino and Turkish. She is known for her passion and captivating on-stage energy. Pauline grew up in Paris listening to flamenco and dancing to North African music. She met her future Mzaza counterparts in Brisbane's West End and together they have created Mzaza's special blend of sounds. The Alley Cat Show will feature extended stopovers in traditional Balkan villages, bars where Turkish military brass musicians stop for a raki (aniseed drink), and towns where gypsy street bands capture your heart. The audience should expect to be treated to Mzaza's distinctive yet subtle twist: French vocals on a Bulgarian rhythm served just after a traditional Spanish

Sunday 15th January 2012

Faux Mo: the Mona Foma Festival Club, Grand Poohbah 142 Liverpool St Hobart

Mzaza, a Brisbane based 6 piece, plays a passionate mix of French, Spanish, Balkan, Turkish and Arabic traditional and original music with exotic instruments including darabuka (percussion), kamanche (middle-eastern spike-fiddle), ney (turkish flute), kaval (Balkan flute) and double-bass. French-Moroccan front woman Pauline Maudy sings in French, Spanish, Ladino and Turkish. She is known for her passion and captivating on-stage energy. Pauline grew up in Paris listening to flamenco and dancing to North African music. She met her future Mzaza counterparts in Brisbane's West End and together they have created Mzaza's special blend of sounds. The band's outrageous multi-instrumentalists play violin, kamanche tarhu (a spike-fiddle of Persian ancestry), guitar, accordion, kaval and ney (Balkan and Turkish end blown flutes), double-bass, darabuka (Turkish hand percussion), cajon and bendir (frame drum).

Thursday 12th January 2012

The Royal Oak, 14 Brisbane St Launceston

Mzaza, a Brisbane based 6 piece, plays a passionate mix of French, Spanish, Balkan, Turkish and Arabic traditional and original music with exotic instruments including darabuka (percussion), kamanche (middle-eastern spike-fiddle), ney (turkish flute), kaval (Balkan flute) and double-bass. Mzaza Mzaza's show at the Royal Oak will feature extended stopovers in traditional Balkan villages, bars where Turkish military brass musicians stop for a raki (aniseed drink), and towns where gypsy street bands capture your heart. The audience should expect to be treated to Mzaza's distinctive yet subtle twist: French vocals on a Bulgarian rhythm served just after a traditional Spanish love song. Mzaza promises to get the party started without leaving behind Mzaza's attention to detail and love of soulful traditional music.

Friday, 20th January 2012

Ginglik, 1 Shepherds Bush Green, Shepherds Bush, W12 8PH

BalKanKan, a night of madness with live music, DJs & gypsy dancers!

Expect the balls & the brass from the Balkans, surf-rock Mediterranean guitar lines, Arabic & Jewish melodies, massive bass-lines & a whole heap of electronics, scratching & beats. Gypsy Hill, DJ Kobayashi, DJ Shefitza BalKanKan - a night of madness with live music, DJs gypsy dancers! Bringing you the best of Gypsies from the Mediterranean with a strong Balkan flavour.

Expect the balls and the brass from the Balkans, surf-rock Mediterranean guitar lines, Arabic & Jewish melodies, massive bass-lines and a whole heap of electronics, scratching and beats.

www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254701001251629 Gypsy Hill

The latest project to come from London DJs / producers: DJ Kobayashi and Herbert Newbert.

In Gypsy Hill they bring together the balls and the brass from the Balkans, surf-rock Mediterranean guitar lines, Arabic & Jewish melodies, massive bass-lines and a whole heap of electronics, scratching and beats.

Starting

Saturday 21st January 2012

inSpiral lounge, 250 Camden High Street, Camden Lock, London

DJ Kobayashi & Herbert Newbert, the chaps behind Gypsy Hill, bring you another raucous night of balkan brass mayhem on the banks of Camden Lock. Twisted Gypsy has a vibe like nowhere else. DJ Kobayashi, Herbert Newbert DJ Kobayashi is a regular DJ on the Gypsy scene around London, in productions such as Stranger than Paradise, Balkan Beats London Dimba Presents and is fresh off the back of supporting the legendary Balkan Beat Box in Rome.?Herbert Newbert is a producer/DJ and founder of world music act Native Horizon which mixes flamenco, folk, African and Arabic influences into a melting pot of groovy beats.?Their collaborative work includes remixes from different artist such as; Fanfare Ciocarlia, Besh o Drom, Kocani Orkestar, Boom Pam, Al Jawala and more as well as their own original material."?Last year Gypsy Hill played at some of the UK's biggest summer festivals such as: Glastonbury, Guardian Hay-On-Wye, The Big Chill, Farm Fest, Reading/Leeds and Bestival. In a busy summer Gypsy Hill also travelled

Friday, 16th December 2011

The Gallery Café, 21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, E2 9PL

A London based collective that could loosely be described as ‘Balkan Jazz'. An ambitious outfit, they have performed hour long suites on intriguing subjects such as the cultural development of the human species, and the colonization of Mars. Mak Murtic Ensemble A London based collective that could loosely be described as ‘Balkan Jazz'. An ambitious outfit, they have performed hour long suites on intriguing subjects such as the cultural development of the human species, and the colonization of Mars.

Friday 20th January 2012

Ginglik, 1 Shepherds Bush Green, Addison Ward

BalKanKan, a night of madness with live music, DJs & gypsy dancers! Expect the balls & the brass from the Balkans, surf-rock Mediterranean guitar lines, Arabic & Jewish melodies, massive bass-lines & a whole heap of electronics, scratching & beats. Gypsy Hill, DJ Kobayashi, DJ Shefitza BalKanKan - a night of madness with live music, DJs gypsy dancers!

Bringing you the best of Gypsies from the Mediterranean with a strong Balkan flavour. Expect the balls and the brass from the Balkans, surf-rock Mediterranean guitar lines, Arabic & Jewish melodies, massive bass-lines and a whole heap of electronics, scratching and beats.

www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254701001251629

Gypsy Hill

The latest project to come from London DJs / producers: DJ Kobayashi and Herbert Newbert. In Gypsy Hill they bring together the balls and the brass from the Balkans, surf-rock Mediterranean guitar lines, Arabic & Jewish melodies, massive bass-lines and a whole heap of electronics, scratching and beats.

Starting out as a produ

Friday 13th January 2012

inSpiral lounge, 250 Camden High Street, Camden Lock, London

Skoda Beats Collective diligently bring you the highest quality soirees around with their last pi�ce de r�sistance: Balkan Sonik. Our very special guest this month is FigCake. FigCake, Fred Bakanou, Gino Some describe the striking, upbeat sound as 'music of the last great

depression brought up to date for the current one'' and it's taking over

London's dancefloors. Think of the illicit fun of the Jazz Age, mix in

Eastern European, Swing and Arabic flavour and then add the cutting edge sounds of modern electronic percussion.

BALKAN SONIK fuses influences such as Hip Hop, Dubstep, House, Drum& Bass, and Twisted Electronica. Here you will find computer versus accordion, sampler versus trumpet and drumbox versus derbouka. This party is one that is in full swing!

It's not so much an aural assault but more a natural rhythm with

extremely danceable tunes and blaring brassy energy - get ready to sweat!

FigCake is a pioneer in the 'GypStep' sound and is coming on to the scene with a flare

Friday 23rd December 2011

Ginglik, 1 Shepherds Bush Green, Addison Ward

Bringing you the Gypsy part of the Balkans. Live music, DJs & free rakija! With live gypsy music played by a Romany family from Poland, this special xmas edition of BalKanKan will bring you the best wedding songs played all over Eastern Europe. Romany Diamonds, DJ Fred Balkayou, DJ Shefitza BalKanKan - bringing the Gypsy part of the Balkans to the table. This is a night of madness with live music, DJs & free rakija awaiting at the door! With live gypsy music played by a Romany family from Poland, this special Christmas edition of BalKanKan will bring you the best wedding songs played all over Eastern Europe. If there are any tables free, you will be dancing on them! Make sure you sign up to our FB event to get on the guestlist for faster entry.

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Romany Diamonds

It's a family business - playing a violin goes back generations in this Polish Roma family living in London since 1998. Their music is an energetic whirlwind of violins played at breakneck speed, h

Friday 16th December 2011

inSpiral lounge, 250 Camden High Street, Camden Lock, London

Another raucous night of balkan brass mayhem on the banks of Camden Lock. Joined on the night by a choice few of the Gypsy Hill live band - Twisted Gypsy has a vibe like nowhere else. DJ No Sikiriki, DJ Kobayashi, Herbert Newbert DJ Kobayashi & Herbert Newbert, the chaps behind Gypsy Hill, bring you another raucous night of balkan brass mayhem on the banks of Camden Lock.

DJ No Sikiriki (CH)

The swiss croation dual citizen" No Sikirki mints as a organizer with his own label "B-Ekspress" the Balkan Beats trend in Switzerland since a few years. His sweat-inducing selection of Balkan/ Nu Europe Beats is leading to endless nights and blistering bottoms. His spread is open as he is by himself.

Traditional Gypsy Tunes meets modern Balkan Beats and get mixed with Off-beat and Electro to a breathtaking and danceable mixture of south east european Mestizio. No Sikirki is not inventing this kind of music, he is more like the master of mixing and combining those styles.

His very own rapture in music causes fi

Friday 2nd December 2011

Jamboree, 566 Cable Street, London

Fanko-Balkano-Gypsy-Dance Fun La Mort Subite Ready the Horses

presents

La Mort Subite

Fanko-Balkano-Gypsy-Dance Fun

Mort Subite takes its name from the eponymous caf� in Brussels. Featuring guitars, saxophone, clarinet, accordion, double bass, percussion, tambura, and even a hurdy-gurdy, there is nothing quite like a concert by this amazing five-piece band!

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They play two sets on the night!! Hurraiiii!!

8pm- midnight

�5/ �3 before 8.30pm

Thursday 24th November 2011

Bedroom Bar, 62 Rivington Street, London

SOAS student radio organise a their monthly live shindig, with some of the most eclectic and alternative sounds around. Tonight it's Balkan beats and Spanish folk all the way. Los Desterrados, Austrumkalns, DJ Madera Verde, DJ Flecha Los Desterrados have strong Latin influences from days gone by, seamlessly brought into the 21st century with lashings of Spanish folk and Balkan soul. Beautifully crafted Mediterranean music of the Sephardic Jews kicking off one helluva SOAS shindig.

Support from Latvian folk group, Austrumkalns, sing woven songs of old and new, mesmerizing and creating a sound rather special.

Sunday 6th November 2011

RichMix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, Shoreditch

Combining their Klezmer music heritage, the intensity of a punk band and inspiration from Gypsy and Balkan dance music, the unmissable Amsterdam Klezmer Band are one of Europe's funkiest outfits. Amsterdam Klezmer Band Combining their Klezmer music heritage, the intensity of a punk band and inspiration from Gypsy and Balkan dance music, the unmissable Amsterdam Klezmer Band are one of Europe's funkiest outfits.

The story started in 1996. A few Amsterdam boys with Jewish background got inspired by the catchy sounds of Klezmer and Balkan music and started busking. Since that time the band has evolved into a seven-strong line-up, representing one of the finest on the festival scene in Europe. Their bold and brassy sound with Balkanic grooves, oriental influences from Turkish Gypsy music, Rebetika, and Darbuka beats, plus rap-edged delivery from Ukrainian frontman Alec Kopyt and a punk/ska stage attitude make Amsterdam Klezmer Band an explosive live act and total dance experience. Their catchy tunes have be

Thursday 10th November 2011

Ginglik, 1 Shepherds Bush Green, Shepherds Bush

A block-party jam of global beats & tropical bass for afro ravers, latin funksters & balkan b-boys. Feat. DJ sets from Huskiii & Subculture Sounds overlaid with live brass & drums from Captain Trumpet & Paolo for a rum-fuelled carnival throwdown. Huskiii, Subculture Sounds, Captain Trumpet, Paolo A block-party jam of global beats and tropical bass for afro ravers, latin funksters and balkan b-boys. Featuring DJ sets from Huskiii and Subculture Sounds overlaid with live brass and drums from Captain Trumpet and Paolo for a rum-fuelled carnival throwdown.

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Huskiii

Afro / latin / balkan mashups from the clubs of the Tropics and beyond.

http://soundcloud.com/huskiii

Subculture Sounds

Global dance and carnival party vibes from the runner of the Nottingham clubnights Twisted Hearts Club & Toybox.

http://soundcloud.com/subculture-sounds

Captain Trumpet

The brass maestro's penultimate UK gig before leaving these shores to return to Oz. Filtered tr

Saturday 22nd October 2011

Ginglik, 1 Shepherds Bush Green, Shepherds Bush

This one is a real Balkan Gypsy gem of a party, set deep underground in a club with a mysterious resemblance of a film scene: brass blasting out, rakija flowing and kolo dancing, there's nowhere in London like it! Gorgeous George, Chancery Blame & the Gadjo Club, Ljiljana, DJ Baro Foro, DJ Shefitza BalKanKan - a night of madness with live music, DJs, gypsy dancers & rakija

This one is a real Balkan Gypsy gem of a party, set deep underground in a club with a mysterious resemblance of a film scene: brass blasting out, rakija flowing and kolo dancing, there's nowhere in London like it!!!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124248334347676

Gorgeous George

They are gorgeous and they are gorgeous! Great new addition on the Balkan scene from south London with fusion of punk, ska, klezmer, gypsy with the greatest cockney vocals, delivering some extremely funny and intelligent lyrics.

http://www.facebook.com/gorgeousgeorgetheband

Chancery Blame & The Gadjo Club

They are rocking it - Balkan style! The

Friday, 7th October 2011

Jamboree, 566 Cable Street, Limehouse, E1W 3HB

Delicatessen are a London-based group playing instrumental music and songs from the Balkan and Mediterranean regions and beyond Delicatessen Feast your ears Delicatessen are a London-based group playing instrumental music and songs from the Balkan and Mediterranean regions and beyond.

The band's line-up includes violins, accordion, oud, guitar, bass, darbuka and tablas.

Their repertoire weaves a colourful tapestry of moods and emotions, telling stories through the sounds and melodies of heart-stopping love songs, tales of everyday life and driving dance rhythms.

From Klezmer to Sephardic, Rebetiko to Rai, their aim is to delight their audiences with a musical feast from East and West. 8pm- midnight

5/ 3 before 8.30pm

Friday 28th October 2011

inSpiral lounge, 250 Camden High Street, Camden Lock, London

BALKAN SONIK fuses influences such as Hip Hop, Dubstep, House, Drum& Bass, and Twisted Electronica. Here you will find computer versus accordion, sampler versus trumpet and drumbox versus derbouka. This party is one that is in full swing! Freddy Frogs, Fred Balkayou, Wattknot, Gino South London's own Skoda Beats Collective diligently bring you the

highest quality soirees around and now create their pi�ce de r�sistance: Balkan Sonik.

The very special guest this month is Freddy Frogs who has been rocking dance floors with his long going Frogs Records label. His techno driven sample madness leads you from breakbeat to techno to hip-hop. His sound is an explosion of circus gypsy clown beats.

After his well acclaimed last album, Freddy will be performing

his excellent and unique electronic live set for us.

Some describe the striking, upbeat sound as 'music of the last great

depression brought up to date for the current one'' and it's taking over

London's dancefloors. Think of the illi

Saturday 15th October 2011

inSpiral lounge, 250 Camden High Street, Camden Lock, London

DJ Kobayashi & Herbert Newbert, the chaps behind Gypsy Hill, bring you another raucous night of balkan brass mayhem on the banks of Camden Lock.. DJ Kobayashi, Herbert Newbert Twisted Gypsy is a collaboration between DJ Kobayashi and Herbert Newbert the duo behind Gypsy Hill , an authentic Balkan/Gypsy/Swing/Mediterranean with a touch of electronic beats, scratching and uplifting bass lines. ?Their monthly night at the InSpiral Lounge in heart of Camden brings you the best beats from the Balkans, mixed with blasting Gypsy brass and the soul of the Flamenco.