KAFANA BALKAN Presents
" The Balkan Brass - Belly Dance Blow Out"
With the amazing Inspector Gadje, the incomparable Hamer Sisters, the exceptional Jill Parker and select Bay Area Dancers 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 October 4th , 2014, 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/653099?utm_medium=bks
INSPECTOR GADJE BRASS BAND
Inspector Gadje brings a big sound to the beautiful and bumpin’ brass band music of the Balkans. Formed by students of Rom master Rumen "Sali" Shopov, the band draws on talents known to Bay Area audiences from such bands as the Brass Liberation Orchestra, Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment, the Lloyd Family Players, Cradle Duende and the Gomorran Social Aid & Pleasure Club. Inspector Gadje is an acoustic dance machine that makes the party move!
https://www.facebook.com/inspectorgadje
https://www.youtube.com/watch
The incomparable
HAMER SISTERS - MARIA & CHRISTINE from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania!! (Formerly of Zafira Dance Company)
http://www.mariahamer.com/bio.html
JILL PARKER
Jill Parker is an international, award winning belly dancer. She is an instructor, choreographer, and founder of the modern tribal fusion belly dance movement.
She's an exceptional belly dance teacher with a gift for demystifying this sensuous form, making its techniques accessible to new dancers, while offering tremendous insight for refinement to advanced dancers. With over two decades of experience, she has trained many of the top dancers in the genre.
Jill is an original member of Fat Chance Belly Dance, founder of Ultra Gypsy, and director of the Foxglove Sweethearts. She teaches weekly classes at ODC Commons (SF) and Spring Fall Dance Studio (Berkeley).
https://www.facebook.com/jillparkerfoxglovesweethearts
SELECT BAY AREA DANCERS
A top shelf collection of Bay Area Belly Dancers.
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.
DJ ZELJKO
Zeljko hails from the Balkans, Serbia by way of Frankfurt and now resides in San Francisco. We here in San Francisco have the great benefit of enjoying his discriminating taste and seemingly endless collection of Balkan music. DJ Zeljko clearly loves what he does and he is a crowd pleaser, concocting a genuine brew of highly danceable Balkan Brass. Zeljko lovingly promotes Balkan music and culture by producing Kafana Balkan roughly four times a year. KB event has won "The Best of" both Bay Guardian and SF Weekly weekly newspapers.
https://www.facebook.com/kafana.balkan
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!