KAFANA BALKAN Presents
" The Balkan Belly Dance Blow Out"
With the fabulous Fanfare Zambaleta,the intoxicating Jill Parker and her Foxglove Sweethearts, a Student Belly Dance Salon and Kafana Balkan Mastermind and Producer DJ Zeljko.
Join us for a night of Wild Brass,Abandon and reverberating Floors
Don't miss one of the City’s absolute best Parties and one of the best parties anywhere as proclaimed by the SF Bay Guardian and followers alike.
Saturday July 27th, 2013, 9pm, $15
Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St., San Francisco,
Presale Tickets for the Bay’s most bumpin’ Balkan party are available
http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/271413
Jill Parker & The Foxglove Sweethearts
JILL PARKER is an internationally renowned performer and teacher. She is known for her big smile and even bigger heart! She's an original member of Fat Chance Belly Dance, the founder of Ultra Gypsy, and director of the Foxglove Sweethearts. When she is in the bay area she can be seen gracing the stage of Kafana Balkan with her infectious love for Arabic and Balkan music and dance. She teaches weekly classes at ODC Commons, Dance Mission (SF) and Spring Fall Dance Studio (Berkeley). jillparkerbellydance.com
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Foxglove Sweethearts, a top shelf collection of belly dancers and artistic collaborators enthusiastically infusing life and vision into inspiring music from all corners of the world, focusing especially on the fierce music of the Arabic and Balkan peoples. Foxglove Sweethearts members include: Stephanie Fields, Danielle Lottridge, Jeanette Walton, Jenna Bowles. Angie Erkestrand, Karina Castellanos, Tamara Nelson, Joie Mazor, Elana Brutman, Jill Parker and guest artist Yuko Okumura.
Student Belly Dance Salon includes:
Phillip Ruise
Dalia
Carrie Gocker
Isabelle
Joia Lane
Stacey
Tish
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkPDVGCYmWY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh-YPcxQK1g
FANFARE ZAMBALETA
Fanfare Zambaleta plays music in the finest and wildest Balkan brass band tradition, which developed over centuries by the Rom (gypsy) communities of Serbia, Macedonia, and Greece. This loud, fast-paced music incorporates mixed meters, close harmonies, and dramatic improvised solos. The band was incubated at San Francisco’s Zambaleta Music and Dance School before hitting the streets as an 11-member juggernaut on a mission to bring Balkan beauty to fresh ears.
Fanfare Zambaleta is Greg Jenkins (alto sax/vocals); Noah Levitt, Laura Carpenter, and Theo Padouvas (trumpet); Rachel MacFarlane (tenor horn); Peter Bonos and Larry Leight (euphonium); Evan Stuart (Sousaphone); Ivan Velev (tapan); Jake Shandling (snare drum); and Corinne Sykes (vocals and percussion)
Web:
http://www.fanfarezambaleta.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FanfareZambaleta
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmzLpGKnK2g
DJ ZELJK0
concocting a most genuine brew of Balkan beats from
many countries and variety of music styles.
Crowd pleaser par excellence!
There will be Rakija ( Delicious traditional Liquor from the Balkans) and Gino from Spirollsf (spirollsf.com) will be serving Delicious Burek ( Balkan Filo Dough Pastries ) Opa!