What: An
incredible grass roots event, New York's only music and dance festival
of its kind celebrates 29 YEARS of live Balkan, Roma ("Gypsy") music and
beyond. Dance 'til you drop - Sample Balkan specialties both nights!
The
celebration begins Friday night in the grand ballroom with a dance
workshop from 7:30-8:45pm and live music until 12:30 am.
The festival
resumes at 6 pm Saturday with four simultaneous music stages and doesn't
wind down until early Sunday morning. From international stars to
local favorites, musicians from all over the world come to play and sing
Albanian, Bulgarian, Romany (Gypsy), Macedonian, Serbian, Greek,
Turkish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish, Klezmer, Ukrainian, and Georgian
music, among others. Enjoy hours of beautiful and energetic music,
unusual rhythms, and mouth-watering Balkan and Middle Eastern
refreshments.
When: Friday, January 17th, 2014 7:30 pm
- Saturday, January 18th, 2014 2:00 am
Where: Grand Prospect Hall: 263 Prospect Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215
Cost: $30+