January 18, 2012 – 7:03 pm
This Friday night at 9pm at the Gowanus Ballroom there is a great show for a great cause. All proceeds will go to the legal fees for the arrestees in last year’s Eris Parade in New Orleans. There is more info about that below, but first let us entice you with the show! It will Feature Tanya [...]
December 12, 2011 – 12:11 pm
BARBES and ELECTRIC COWBELL TAKE MANHATTAN at DROM Jan 7th, 2011 7:00pm-11:00pm With Smokey Hormel, Chicha Libre, Raya Brass band, Cheick Hamala Diabate, No BS Brass! and DJ Geko Jones. For the past few years, Barbès has been presenting a Manhattan showcase timed to coincide with the APAP conference – an annual rite which, every January, brings [...]
December 8, 2011 – 11:06 am
-Raya Brass Band (Brooklyn Balkan brass) -Apocalypse Five and Dime (street band dance party pop) -Mommy? (all Misfits covers only polka band!!!) -Morgan O’Kane + more special guests yet to be announced! Dance Party (to actual records, no less) afterwards w/ DJ Dusty Walker. Expect a mix of rare groove, Jamaican, Latin Boogalo, cumbia, and [...]
December 7, 2011 – 6:55 pm
Our weekly residency continues at Radegast Hall & Biergarten. Enjoy the beer, brat and atmosphere in a venue that’s evocative of the old country, a lot of fun, and, as an added bonus, family friendly!. Every Saturday from 4 pm to 7 pm in Williamsburg.
December 7, 2011 – 6:36 pm
We’ll be broadcasting live from Barbes this Saturday, December 10 on WFMU from 6-9 pm followed by a dance party from 10 to midnight. Live from Barbes: Sanda Weigl + Alexandros Papadakis + TriBeCaStan + Raya Brass band Saturday, December 10th, 6pm – 9pm on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg Another action-packed evening of wall-to-wall [...]
November 29, 2011 – 8:34 pm
We’re sorry to announce that we won’t be playing at le Poisson Rouge on December 17th because of scheduling conflicts at the club. Stay tuned for more info about the new date sometime this spring.
November 18, 2011 – 7:46 pm
Raya Brass Band is featured in this month’s edition of Travel & Leisure magazine along with with fellow performer friends from Fiji, Brooklyn and the Caribbean. This picture was taken at a photo shoot at the Armory Building on Park Avenue in Manhattan after several short performances on the convention floor for the Travel & Leisure Global [...]
October 27, 2011 – 4:21 pm
Saturday Coney Island Children’s Halloween Parade CANCELLED DUE TO EXPECTED RAIN Saturday Radegast Hall & Biergarten WHAT: Beer hall fun for adults (though you can bring the kids if you like since it’s a restaurant) WHEN: Saturday, October 29th, 2011 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm WHERE: Radegast Hall & Biergarten, 113 N 3rd Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY [...]
October 17, 2011 – 4:22 pm
HALLOWEEN 2011: Master & Margarita: The Witch’s Ball When: Oct 30 6:00pm Where: Galapagos Art Space – Brooklyn Russian Mix and Galapagos Art Space present The Master and Margarita: The Witches Ball! Celebrate Halloween weekend featuring music, magic and mystery. Dress up as your favorite character from the novel or as you please and join [...]
October 7, 2011 – 11:45 am
Sat 10/8, 7pm-2am Raya Brass Band at Gemini & Scorpio’s Steamy Russian Bath Party Gemini & Scorpio put on great parties in the Russian Bath House on Coney Island Avenue and we’ll be featured in the opening party on October 8. Hot bath, sauna, steam room, food, drinks and brass band music with some [...]
