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Friday September 16 | Caramelo & Freak Fandango Orchestra | ||
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The NY Gypsy Festival presents Caramelo & The Freak Fandango Orchestra The NY Gypsy Festival celebrates its seventh year with another outstanding performance schedule and a total of nine shows from Sept 9 – 29, 2011. 15 artists from Macedonia, Spain, Turkey, Serbia, Italy, Hungary, UK, US and Canada display the spirit of the Gypsy diaspora, tenacity and vivaciousness at Drom in September. Festival Passes discounted! $25 for 7 shows -> Apply code "gypsy91211" to redeem your discount here Passes press here Find out more on the offical NY Gypsy Festival website   Caramelo (Spain/NY) Caramelo is NYC’s electrifying Flamenco Funk band and features 10 musicians & dancers who blend the wild Gypsy artistry of Seville with the pulsating rhythms of New York City street life. Caramelo fuses R&B, hip-hop, reggae, latin, and flamenco to create a vibrant theatrical experience bursting with life and passion called “Urban Gypsy Soul.” The band performs under the musical direction of Jed Miley (Flamenco Vívo), features the dazzling dances and vocals of Sara Erde, Isabel del Día, and Xianix Barrera. Additionally, their band consists of Vladimir Shvets (digital accordion), Peter Basil (drums), Joshua Castillo (drums), and Alvaro Benavides (bass). NY Gypsy Fest Show Line Up: Sara Erde (dance/vocals) Isabel del Dia (dance/vocals) Raquel Aurelia (dance/vocals) Xianix Barrera (dance/vocals) Jed Miley (flamenco/electric guitars) Sean Kupisz (bass) Vladimir Shvets (digital accordion) Mireya Ramos (violin/vocals) Alfonso Cid (flamenco vocals) Joshua Castillo (drums) Official Website  The Freak Fandango Orchestra (Spain)The Freak Fandango Orchestra is a multi-ethnic band from Barcelona. Their music is an explosive mixture of folk, polka, gypsy music from the Balkans and punk-rock. Formed by six musicians (guitar, bass, drums, violin, saxophone and accordion), the Orchestra is influenced by artists like Emir Kusturica And The No Smoking Orchestra, Goran Bregović and Gogol Bordello. It’s time to move it, sing, jump and dance to The Freak Fandango Orchestra’s punky-folky songs and humrous lyrics. Official website |