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

Coming up next for us, this Friday! We’ll be making our debut at Downhouse Lounge on March 19th. This picture is way less than the thousand words for what we expect to encounter in the Russian part of Brooklyn this weekend. Prepare yourself for some crazy Russian/Eastern European madness out near Coney Island in Brooklyn. [...]

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

March 7, 2010 – 2:18 pm

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

March 1, 2010 – 3:35 pm

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. [...]

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Steamy Valentine’s Eve @ Russian Baths with Raya Brass Band February 13

February 8, 2010 – 12:49 pm

You are cordially invited to our next Brooklyn appearance in one of NYC’s finest Russian bathhouses. Yep, Live Brass Band Music + Steam Room + Hot Pool + Cold Plunge + Great Russian Food + Ice Cold Vodka + Dancing All Night + Great People= Best Thing To Do Ever On Feb 13, 2010. I did the [...]

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Raya Brass Band gleefully mashes up the music of Eastern Europe with funky American dance grooves. Featuring odd meters, unusual scales and a fine helping of gorgeous Balkan and Romany (Gypsy) melodies played on reeds, trumpet, accordion, tuba and drums, Raya Brass Band slakes the thirst for something old and new at the same time, unusual and catchy, spiritedly played by some of NYC's finest Balkan folk musicians. More...

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Upcoming Appearances
- 09/02/10 Raya Brass Band in Brooklyn, NY at Barbes
- 09/06/10 Raya Brass Band in Brooklyn, NY at Coney Island Boardwalk
- 09/10/10 Raya Brass Band in New York, NY at September Concert in Washington Square Park
- 09/12/10 Raya Brass Band in Tivoli, NY at Black Swan Buy tickets
- 09/17/10 Raya Brass Band in Brooklyn, NY at Textile Arts Center Grand Opening
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- We're playing at Barbes tonight at 10 PM. Come on by! about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
- Yikes!!! (Video: Samir Kurtov) http://youtu.be/gXMkmZJQT38 01:38:54 AM August 27, 2010 from TweetDeck
- @railbirdmusic Hey Ben's wearing his Railbird shirt in Tivoli! http://tinyurl.com/29os4bo Hope to see you guys in NYC again soon. 12:46:09 AM August 26, 2010 from TweetDeckin reply to Railbirdmusic
- While we're posting media, here's a nice pic of Winston and the band in Tivoli a couple weeks ago: http://tinyurl.com/29os4bo 12:43:52 AM August 26, 2010 from TweetDeck
- Looks like someone shot some video of us at our last Barbes gig! http://youtu.be/sdI0jWsCpkA We're back there on September 2nd, so join us! 12:43:01 AM August 26, 2010 from TweetDeck
- Video: A Hawk and a Hacksaw in Poland http://youtu.be/-_W9841LRi0 Trumpeter Sam Johnson is a former college classmate of Raya's @bensyversen 09:28:09 PM August 25, 2010 from TweetDeck
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