Raya Brass Band - NYC Balkan/Eastern European Wedding and Party Band

Underscore Orkestra with Raya Brass Band @ Don Pedros on March 28

The Underscore Orkestra from Portland, OR is heading our way! Mark the date for a double/triple/quadruple bill with Raya Brass Band, Underscore and possibly others on March 28th at Don Pedros in Brooklyn.

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March 8, 2010 – 8:30 pm by rayabrassband | Posted in unfiled | Comments (0)

Raya Brass Band @ Radegast Beer Hall Brooklyn on Wednesday, March 10

We’ll be returning to our favorite Brooklyn biergarten on March 10 at 9 pm – damn good food and beer there and a really sweet space to hang out and dance in – join us!

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March 7, 2010 – 2:18 pm by bensyversen | Posted in shows | Comments (0)

Mad Wig Mashup

Pics taken at the True/False Film Festival over the past weekend. Max and Greg glam it up for the camera

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March 2, 2010 – 2:13 am by rayabrassband | Posted in unfiled | Comments (0)

Raya Brass Band’s Boston Bonanza! March 12-14, 2010

Mark your calendars, Raya Brass Band is coming to Boston March 12-14, 2010

Raya Brass Band’s Boston Bonanza with Debo Band on Friday Night, at Boston Balkan Night Saturday night and at Dustin Street Sunday night!

http://www.rayabrassband.com

Friday, March 12
with Boston’s own Debo Band! Their first show after returning from their trip to Ethiopia, and they are awesome.

http://deboband.com

The Western Front
343 Western Ave., Cambridge
Doors at 9, Raya will play first I believe
$10

Saturday, March 13
Boston Balkan Night
51 Walden St, Concord, MA
Festival begins at 7 PM, dance party begins at 9 PM. We will close out the night at 2:30 AM.

Additional details here: http://www.facone.org/programs/program/balkanight.htm. This is an incredibly fun event if you have never been there, and well worth the cost of admission for all of the wonderful bands that will be playing.

Sunday, March 14
Dustin Street House Concert
18 Dustin Street, Brighton
We will likely start around 8:00 and there will probably be a $5 suggested donation.

18 Dustin Street has been hosting basement concerts for years now, and it really is a fantastic, intimate venue to hang out and see us play!

Finally, Saturday afternoon we will be recording a set of music for later airing by a friend of ours who DJ’s at WMBR, Jesse Kaminsky. He has a weekly world music show that airs Wednesdays from 6-8 PM. Stay tuned for more information on when to hear us performing on the radio!

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March 1, 2010 – 10:19 pm by rayabrassband | Posted in unfiled | Comments (0)

Raya Brass Band @ True/False Film Festival in Columbia, Missouri Feb 26-28

Coming up next for us…..we be will be flying to St. Louis, MO on Friday, Feb 26 to take part in the True False Festival on Feb 26-28 in Columbia, MO. There’s a parade on Friday afternoon that we’ll be a part of and then will play for Saturday night party with two other bands. Tell you friends in Missouri!

Website: http://www.truefalse.org

From the T/F website”

“The True/False Film Fest returns for its seventh edition Feb. 25-28, 2010. The festival highlights innovative work with a cinematic scope, creative takes on contemporary currents, and most of all work that provokes dialogue about its subject and the documentary form itself.

For four days, downtown Columbia, Missouri is transformed into a small-town Midwestern utopia. Most films come freshly discovered from Sundance, Toronto and other festivals, others appear mysteriously before their official premieres elsewhere. Sandwiched between the nonstop movies, we throw parties, host debates and field trips, and challenge local filmmakers to reimagine the possibilities of nonfiction filmmaking.

The main venues are the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts, the Blue Note, the two-screen Ragtag Cinema, the Forrest Theater at the Tiger Ballroom, as well as Stephens College’s Macklanburg Playhouse and Windsor Auditorium. Linking the festival venues will be a special “pilgrimage walking route” and an art bus for those up for the 5-minute ride.”

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March 1, 2010 – 3:35 pm by rayabrassband | Posted in shows, unfiled | Comments (1)

Tractor Holding It Down in the Rhythm Section

Just in case our drummers are out of town:

Thanks, Jessica!

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February 23, 2010 – 5:29 pm by rayabrassband | Posted in unfiled | Comments (0)

Now Booking….

Raya Brass Band is now booking for spring, summer and fall 2010 – give us a call for your next wedding, party, celebration, rooftop farm opening, etc. – 917-497-7852 or rayabrassband@gmail.com