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Coney Island’s 2nd Annual Children’s Halloween Parade!

Saturday, October 29, free! Registration begins 11:30 am Line up at 12:45 pm Parade at 1pm! Hosted by Council Member Domenic M. Recchia Jr. Festivities begin at 11:30am at MCU Park (Surf Ave and West 16th Street), with music provided by Raya Brass Band! There will be Magicians, Face Painting, Costumed Characters and MORE! The [...]

Saturday Night! Zlatne Uste and Raya Brass Band at New York Gypsy Fest!

We’re excited to share the stage with NYC original Balkan brass band, Zlatne Uste! And be sure to catch the 20 min sneak preview of the Brasslands, the documentary about ZU’s trip to the brass band competition in Guca, Serbia and the entire NY area Balkan music scene. Saturday, September 24 * Drom * 8:00 [...]

2nd Annual Raya Brass Band Dinner Party

2nd Annual Raya Brass Band Dinner Party with the Pamelech Klezmer Orkester Sunday, September 4th 7 pm for dinner – $20 8 pm for music only – $6 The Black Swan Pub 66 Broadway Tivoli, NY Raya Brass Band returns for a night of Balkan Boogie, oh yes, you will dance. Even learn a few [...]

Raya Brass Band and Ansambl Mastika: Greg Squared’s “Surprise” 40th Birthday Party

UPDATE: As of 6:30 pm on August 27th, we’re going to play this show! Come on out if you’re nearby for our very own hurricane party, Balkan style! We’ll let you know if plans change. Saturday, August 27 9:00 PM Barbes 376 9th St (and 6th Ave), Park Slope, Brooklyn Featuring members of Raya Brass Band and Ansambl [...]

Raya Brass Band at Lincoln Center on August 5, 2011

Upcoming Shows for July & August 2011

NYC Urban Gypsy Convention 2011 Hot night of Balkan and Gypsy music with Raya Brass Band, Kagero, Koji, Jeff Pianki and Diego’s Umbrella Wednesday, July 27 * Webster Hall Studio * 9 pm Venue Link Branded in Prospect Heights Join Raya Brass Band at Propsect Heights’ newest venue at Bergen and Vanderbilt Saturday, July 30 [...]

Raya Brass Band – New England Tour – June 16-19

Raya Brass Band’s going on a brief New England tour next weekend. We’re kicking it off on Thursday, June 16 at the Vermont Jazz Center (http://www.vtjazz.org/) in Brattleboro, VT. We’ll be sharing the bill with the As Yet Quintet (http://www.asyetquintet.com), whose music is steeped in jazz, Caribbean and Middle Eastern sounds. Unusual time signatures and [...]

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

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 [...]

Etsy Craft Party 2011 Video Features Raya Brass Band

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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