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Raya Brass Band to Play Free Etsy Craft Party 2011 on Friday, June 10 in DUMBO

June 8, 2011 – 2:40 pm

Here are the details for the Etsy Meetup, “Etsy Craft Party 2011″. When: Friday, June 10, 2011 7:00 PM – 10 pm Where: Etsy Labs 55 Washington St Brooklyn, NY 11201 With: Raya Brass Band of course Cost: FREE, including the beer! RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/etsy/Brooklyn-NY/100154/ What: Grab your party hat, and join us for the Craft [...]

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Etsy Craft Party 2011 Video Features Raya Brass Band

June 8, 2011 – 2:22 pm

We had a lot of fun shooting this video with the Etsy folks a couple of weeks back down in DUMBO. The video promotes their upcoming Craft Party 2011. Etsy Craft Party 2011 from Etsy on Vimeo. “The power is literally in your hands. Call on your local community to celebrate creativity June 10, 2011. [...]

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Just what the heck IS an accordion hug, anyway?

May 11, 2011 – 5:15 pm
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Raya Brass Band Kickstarter Campaign Is Underway!

May 2, 2011 – 8:37 pm

On a cold day a couple of years ago at the very beginning of the Raya Brass Band odyssey, we recorded our first album in the living room of our accordion player’s small apartment in Prospect Heights. After celebrating the two year anniversary of our band and our namesake, we went into a real studio [...]

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Raya Brass Band/West Philadelphia Orchestra/DJ Stylus Dance Party

April 29, 2011 – 12:13 pm

Time: Friday, May 6 at 10:00pm – May 7 at 2:30am Location: WILDLIFE Loft Space 245 Varet St #3 (Morgan Ave L in Bushwick) Brooklyn, NY Balkan brass band, party geniuses Raya (http://www.rayabrassband.com/site/), Balkan marching band (with a string section) West Philadelphia Orchestra (http://www.westphiladelphiaorchestra.com/), and Global Booty medicine man (so i’m told) DJ Stylus (http://soundcloud.com/dj-stylus-bk), [...]

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Balkan Super Collider Dance Party with Raya Brass Band, Kagero, and West Philadelphia Orchestra on May 6 at Coco 66, Brooklyn

April 29, 2011 – 11:07 am

Brooklyn based Raya Brass Band will be hosting a Balkan/Gypsy music dance party at Coco 66 in Greenpoint on May 6th. Brooklyn’s Japanese Gypsy rock band Kagero will open the evening with upbeat Romanian tunes. Raya Brass Band will bring the party to the middle of the dance floor with their catchy Balkan and Gypsy [...]

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Brian Williams in NYC Taxis With Cameo Appearance By Raya Brass Band

April 12, 2011 – 12:11 am

Find us on Gawker, too: http://gawker.com/#!5791008/brian-williams-cant-stop-making-fun-of-brooklyn

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Video of Raya Brass Band at L’Poisson Rouge for Mardi Gras Fundraiser for the Lower East Side Girls Club

March 23, 2011 – 2:27 pm
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Two Boots Mardi Gras Ball – A Benefit for The Lower Eastside Girls Club – March 8th, 2011

March 7, 2011 – 1:56 pm

Two Boots Mardi Gras Ball – A Benefit for The Lower Eastside Girls Club with MC Murray Hill, Krewe Costume Contest Judge Patricia Field, Coronation of Mardi Gras King Luis Guzman, Special Guest Laura Cantrell, Loose Marbles direct from New Orleans, Mamarazzi, Raya Brass Band, Hungry March Band and Reverend Billy Tuesday, March 8 at [...]

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Raya Brass Band Featured on WNYC’s New Sounds on February 28, 2011

March 7, 2011 – 8:31 am

It was a nice surprise to tune into WNYC the other day and hear our music along with that of Todd Reynolds, Julia Kent, Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminscent Orchestrii with Adam Matta (vocal percussion/beatbox), Ansambl Mastika & Black Sea Hotel, Inna Zhelannaya feat. Trey Gunn, Paolo Fresu / A Filetta Corsican Voices / Daniele [...]

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