Voice of Roma 2008 Events

March 13 - The Warfield in San Francisco - Gogol Bordello
benefit concert for VOR with special guest: Rumen Sali Shopov - possible special VOR after party-show/event
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April 4, 7:30PM - International Roma Day Celebration - San Francisco
Croatian American Cultural Center - 60 Onondaga, SF - Live music and dancing Driving Directions
with: Rumen Sali Shopov, Chris Bajmakovich, Ismail Lumanovski,Edessa +
Presentation and discussion "Kosovo now" , dance workshop with Sani Rifati
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April 6 - International Roma Day Celebration - Los Angeles - VOR benefit event
Afternoon dance and music classes with a folk dance concert going on into
the evening will hopefully be hosted at The Pacific Arts Center & Dance
Studios at 10469 Santa Monica Blvd.

May 2 & 3 - 12th Annual California Herdeljezi Festival - Sebastopol

May 2 - Sebastopol
Veterans Building - 282 High Street
7-8pm: instrumental (clarinet, guitar, percussion) & vocal workshops (call 823-7941 to register or email: voiceofroma@comcast.net)
8:15-9:30pm: panel presentation: “Romani History, "Gypsy" Music, and Activism: Challenges and Prospects” including Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello! followed by dancing to Original Electronic Romani Mix with DJs Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello and Leonardo – ending at 11:30pm.

May 3
12:30 -1pm - instrumental (clarinet, guitar, percussion) & vocal workshops
1-8pm - Live music and dance in Ives Park
9pm-1pm - evening concert at the French Garden Restaurant
daytime and/or evening events include: YURI YUNAKOV & RUMEN (SALI) SHOPOV’S ROMANI WEDDING BAND with SAL MAMUDOSKI AND ERHAN “RAMBO” UMHER, PETRA GELBART, EUGENE HUTZ of GOGOL BORDELLO, VADIM KOLPAKOV & OLEG TIMOFEYEV; EDESSA, BRASS MENAZERI, FLAMENCO! LIVE! Dance Ensemble with La Fibi and Friends, and more; folk dancing, authentic Romani/Balkan food (sold separately), henna art, unique handcrafts…
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KAL Sound and Fury (the Sequel) U.S. Tour
KAL will perform in the SF Bay Area and Southern California, Oregon and
Washington, at the San Antonio International Accordion Festival October
10-12, in NYC and other East Coast Venues, Chicago, and many other cities
across the country. Stay tuned...