Pierogies and Po-Boys: A Night of Dance Music at the Baggot Inn, New York

Romashka, The Village Klezmer Quintet, and the Gold Sparkle Brass Band are joining forces at the Baggot Inn on Thursday, May 6th. The show will feature the lively music of Romanian & Russian Gypsy caravans, the Eastern European Jewish diaspora, and New Orleans second line, which grew out of the funeral procession traditions of African slaves. 7 pm - The Village Klezmer Quintet; 8 pm -- The Gold Sparkle Brass Band; 9 pm -- Romashka, the NYC Gypsy Dance Party Band.

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 20, 2004 --Pierogies and Po-Boys, the Red Line clashes with the Second Line!    

The Romashka Eastern European Collective unites several Eastern European music projects sharing a common mission: to fill NYCs growing appetite for live Eastern European folk music.

About The Village Klezmer Quintet: (http://www.romashka.net/vkq)

The youthful, vibrant sound of the Village Klezmer Quintet brings the old world melodies and rhythms of the Eastern European Jews back to cafes, clubs, and celebrations all around NYC boroughs and beyond. The groups weekly shows at Café Moto in Williamsburg, Brooklyn draw a steady crowd of old and new fans, and the bands members are welcome and frequent entertainers at weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other events around the tri-state area.

About Romashka, the NYC Gypsy Dance Party Band: (http://www.romashka.net/gypsy)

Romashka plays the music of Eastern European gypsies. Gypsy muzica for dancing and dreaming... the bands repertoire includes gypsy and traditional Romanian and Russian music. The musicians are a wild bunch of virtuoso rhythm-throttling chop-splitting Brooklyn-dwelling world music afficionados, who have gigged in various Klezmer, Balkan, jazz, funk,and ska ensembles around the city.

Baggot Inn: http://www.baggotinn.com/baggot.html, Baggot Inn is located at 82 W. 3rd Street, bet. Thompson and Sullivan, New York., phone: (212) 477-0622

For further information, contact Inna Barmash at (201) 739-3931.

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