Our Piranha family members always know how to make us happy! As well as our funky Russian Balalaika speedfolk Band Cosmonautix, Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz will entertain their audience at exclusive gigs in beach bars all around Berlin!- where else could we enjoy the nice Caribbean sounds of the "seven nation army" that realistic!
This 17 strong band is about to take over, so watch out - maybe you'll hear them in a local area near you! Calypso Season has just begun!
Mark your calendar and get your own personal ticket for the following concerts:
Sunday, 9th of June 2013 at Yaam Berlin
Thursday, 13th of June 2013 at Lido- Record Release Party of "Go Calypsonian" 20:00h
Sunday, 16th of June 2013 at 48h Neukölln 17:00h
Friday, 21th of June 2013 at Bamberg Fête de la musique
Sunday, 23rd of June 2013 at Alexanderplatz 14:00h
Sunday 23rd of June 2013 at Floating Lounge 18:00h
Saturday, 13th of July 2013 at Strandhotel Buckow Lange Nacht
Sunday, 4th of August 2013 at Strandbad Weissensee
More dates coming soon! See you!
Our most favourite Russian Balalaika Speedfolk band is on the road now. After rocking the "Karneval der Kulturen" this year, they will continue their spaceshuttle sound at Interkulturelle Zentrum "Gertrud von Saldern" for the "Russian evening". This event will take place the 24th of May!
For more tour dates, please check the following websites
Forget Balkan Beats, forget the hype, here comes the real deal: FANFARE CIOCARLIA , the Gypsy brass legends from the wild wild East, are planning to tour North America in July 2013.
20 awesome venues in Canada and the US have invited Fanfare Ciocarlia to take their heavy monster sound over the Atlantic.
Obviously this is a big chance to build up a reputation in North America, but the band needs your help:
Fanfare Ciocarlia did the math and still need to raise money to cover the travel expenses. They're set to give us un unforgettable experience so please visit their website and get involved!
Re-importing the culture: It's a sunny spring day as I sit drinking coffee in the health resort Bansko in Bulgaria's mountain range. The CD shop around the corner sells only Western crap. But in front of me hanging on the wall is a »BALKAN BEATS« poster. Who and...
The Balkans groove? Yes, indeed. What started almost twenty years ago with the first releases of mostly Romanian gypsy ensembles, dug up and recorded by Western field researchers behind the just fallen Iron Curtain, has now turned into a global club movement....