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mabjustmabThese folks are amazing! They bring amazing Balkan and Turkish music to the area. it's where the party is. but why, oh why, do they have events on the very days I'm out of town or otherwise engaged? hmmm?
still, I pass on the info so you have the option to check it out!
Takoma Park Folk Festival
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Takoma Park, MD
WORLD MUSIC FOLKLIFE CENTER will be represented at the Takoma Park Folk Festival this year. Stop by our booth and say hello!
KAL - Serbian Romani Music & Dance
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008: KAL in Concert! - Serbian Romani (Gypsy) Music, 7:30pm
*Pre-Concert Romani Folk Dance Lesson with Sani Rifati of Voice of Roma: 5:30pm-6:45pm
Cherry Hill Park Conference Center, 9800 Cherry Hill Rd., College Park, MD 20740
KalKal, a young Romani (Gypsy) band whose self-titled album topped the European world music charts in April 2006, will be making its second tour of the United States in September/October 2008 sponsored by Voice of Roma's "Romani Routes" program. Playing music from Bosnia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia and their home base in Serbia, the 7-piece band features a “dynamic blend of traditional instruments, rock'n'roll in attitude, fuelled on dance beats and rooted in the Balkan blues. In their wit, imagination, ability to throw disparate sounds together and refusal to play by "folkloric" rules, Kal mark themselves as both part of Balkan Gypsy tradition and 21st Century Roma cultural activists.” (Garth Cartwright, author of Princes Among Men: Journeys with Gypsy Musicians)
This event will take place at the lovely conference center at Cherry Hill Park in Maryland. Close to both Baltimore and Washington, and just minutes from both I-95 and I-495, Cherry Hill Conference Center is convenient, comfortable and has lovely wooden floors for dancing!
There is a short break between the lesson and concert. There will be some refreshments available. Cherry Hill Park also has a cafe just below the Conference Hall, or you are welcome to bring food and picnic on the grounds.
Concert Tickets: $20, at the door (cash or check only). Or purchase online with credit card via paypal ($1 service fee per ticket) at www.wmfolklifecenter.org/register
*Cherry Hill Conference Hall has a maximum capacity of only 200 people, so we recommend purchasing tickets in advance to guarantee a seat!
*Romani Dance Lesson with Sani Rifati before Concert is only $5.00! (payable at door only)
For more information, contact us at:
Email: KALConcert.DC@verizon.net
Phone: 301-717-7604
Info & Music Samples: www.wmfolklifecenter.org/calendar
For more information on the Romani Routes project & additional music samples: http://www.voiceofroma.com/kal/kal.htm
BALKTOBERFEST 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Hollwood Ballroom, Silver Spring, MD
Sponsored by The Balkanics & World Music Folklife Center
Join us for our second annual Balktoberfest event!
Featuring:
- 12+ bands repreenting various Balkan cultures (& a few others!)
- Huge 6800 sq. ft. room with Maple dance floor
- Food vending by The Balkan Grill
- Cash Bar
- Plenty of room to dance, sit, eat, drink & listen
- OPET's Balkan Bazaar & other vendors
- Proceeds go to various charities that benefit Balkan populations
- Lots of free parking
*Interested in performing at Balktoberfest? Please contact performers@balktoberfest.com.
For more about Balktoberfest:
Check out photos from last year's event here:
http://photos.balktoberfest.com
Please visit our Balktoberfest Blog here:
http://blog.balktoberfest.com
Our Balktoberfest website will be updated SOON at www.balktoberfest.com!
Admission: $25/Adults, $20/students & seniors with valid ID, $10/under 18, Children under 13 are free!
ATA-DC's Annual Turkish Festival: October 5, 2008
Pennsylvania Ave. NW (between 13th & 14th Streets), Washington, DC
Coming to Balktoberfest? Why not stay the weekend and check out ATA-DC's Turkish Festival too? With Turkish folk dancing, live music, children's activities, Turkish food & vending, this is a great event not to be missed!
Info: www.turkishfestival.org
still, I pass on the info so you have the option to check it out!
Takoma Park Folk Festival
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Takoma Park, MD
WORLD MUSIC FOLKLIFE CENTER will be represented at the Takoma Park Folk Festival this year. Stop by our booth and say hello!
KAL - Serbian Romani Music & Dance
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008: KAL in Concert! - Serbian Romani (Gypsy) Music, 7:30pm
*Pre-Concert Romani Folk Dance Lesson with Sani Rifati of Voice of Roma: 5:30pm-6:45pm
Cherry Hill Park Conference Center, 9800 Cherry Hill Rd., College Park, MD 20740
KalKal, a young Romani (Gypsy) band whose self-titled album topped the European world music charts in April 2006, will be making its second tour of the United States in September/October 2008 sponsored by Voice of Roma's "Romani Routes" program. Playing music from Bosnia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia and their home base in Serbia, the 7-piece band features a “dynamic blend of traditional instruments, rock'n'roll in attitude, fuelled on dance beats and rooted in the Balkan blues. In their wit, imagination, ability to throw disparate sounds together and refusal to play by "folkloric" rules, Kal mark themselves as both part of Balkan Gypsy tradition and 21st Century Roma cultural activists.” (Garth Cartwright, author of Princes Among Men: Journeys with Gypsy Musicians)
This event will take place at the lovely conference center at Cherry Hill Park in Maryland. Close to both Baltimore and Washington, and just minutes from both I-95 and I-495, Cherry Hill Conference Center is convenient, comfortable and has lovely wooden floors for dancing!
There is a short break between the lesson and concert. There will be some refreshments available. Cherry Hill Park also has a cafe just below the Conference Hall, or you are welcome to bring food and picnic on the grounds.
Concert Tickets: $20, at the door (cash or check only). Or purchase online with credit card via paypal ($1 service fee per ticket) at www.wmfolklifecenter.org/register
*Cherry Hill Conference Hall has a maximum capacity of only 200 people, so we recommend purchasing tickets in advance to guarantee a seat!
*Romani Dance Lesson with Sani Rifati before Concert is only $5.00! (payable at door only)
For more information, contact us at:
Email: KALConcert.DC@verizon.net
Phone: 301-717-7604
Info & Music Samples: www.wmfolklifecenter.org/calendar
For more information on the Romani Routes project & additional music samples: http://www.voiceofroma.com/kal/kal.htm
BALKTOBERFEST 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Hollwood Ballroom, Silver Spring, MD
Sponsored by The Balkanics & World Music Folklife Center
Join us for our second annual Balktoberfest event!
Featuring:
- 12+ bands repreenting various Balkan cultures (& a few others!)
- Huge 6800 sq. ft. room with Maple dance floor
- Food vending by The Balkan Grill
- Cash Bar
- Plenty of room to dance, sit, eat, drink & listen
- OPET's Balkan Bazaar & other vendors
- Proceeds go to various charities that benefit Balkan populations
- Lots of free parking
*Interested in performing at Balktoberfest? Please contact performers@balktoberfest.com.
For more about Balktoberfest:
Check out photos from last year's event here:
http://photos.balktoberfest.com
Please visit our Balktoberfest Blog here:
http://blog.balktoberfest.com
Our Balktoberfest website will be updated SOON at www.balktoberfest.com!
Admission: $25/Adults, $20/students & seniors with valid ID, $10/under 18, Children under 13 are free!
ATA-DC's Annual Turkish Festival: October 5, 2008
Pennsylvania Ave. NW (between 13th & 14th Streets), Washington, DC
Coming to Balktoberfest? Why not stay the weekend and check out ATA-DC's Turkish Festival too? With Turkish folk dancing, live music, children's activities, Turkish food & vending, this is a great event not to be missed!
Info: www.turkishfestival.org
