Voice of Roma 2010 Events
2010 Past Events
December 2 - (Thursday), 7 pm, San Francisco, California,
"Don't Mourn, Balkanize! essays after Yugoslavia": book launch –
discussion featuring author Andrej Grubacic, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Laura Fantone, and Shani Rifati.
The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street (at Gough St.), San Francisco. 415-431-6800"Don't Mourn, Balkanize!" is the first book written from the radical left perspective on the topic of Yugoslav space after the dismantling of the country. In this collection of essays, commentaries and interviews, written between 2002 and 2010, Andrej Grubacic speaks about the politics of balkanization—about the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, neoliberal structural adjustment, humanitarian intervention, supervised independence of Kosovo, occupation of Bosnia, and other episodes of Power which he situates in the long historical context of colonialism, conquest and intervention.
December 1 - (Wednesday), 4-5:30 pm, Berkeley, California,
Survival, Resistance, and Creativity:
Romani (Gypsy) Women’s Lives in Western Europe – a panel discussion featuring Laura Fanotone,
Michaela Grobbel, and Sani Rifati. University of California, Berkeley, 370 Dwinelle (level F)
November 11-12 - (Friday) Nashville Tennessee
Dance Workshop, details TBA.
YMCA Camp Widjiwagan 3088 Smith Springs Rd., Nashville, Tennessee 37013 - 615-360-CAMP
www.YMCAcampwidjiwagan.org
September 10 - (Friday) San francisco, California
Culture at the Crossroads: Orkestar Balkanski Zvezdi, 8:00 - 11:30 p.m.
Rumen Sali Shopov, Kalin Kirilov, Angel Gadzev and Zhelyazko Georgiev. Ethnic food by Hristos Kolev.
Co-sponsored by Voice of Roma.
Croatian-American Cultural Center
60 Onondaga Ave., San Franciso.
$15, children free!
Complete info - advance tickets
July 11 - Berlin, Germany
Dance and singing workshop by Sani Rifati,
Dragan Mitrovic, button accordion, Singers Rada Radojcic and Sani Rifati.
June 14 - (Monday) Santa Barbara, California
A Night of Macedonian and Romani Music and Dance, 7:30 p.m.
Chris Bajmakovich, Rumen Shopov, Sani Rifati, with Jessica Ruiz and Vic Koler, and performances
by Ludi Krimki, Tupan y Zurla band, and Dzhamala! Dance Ensemble.
SOhO Dinner and Music Club,
1221 State St., Santa Barbara.
$12 at door, all ages welcome.
805-962-7776 for dinner reservations.
May 23 - (Sunday) San Francisco, California
Voice of Roma with Rumen Shopov & the Brass Liberation Orchestra
Mahala Live!, 8 p.m.
at International Arts Festival. Cowell Theatre, Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason Center.
$25 Reserved seating, $20. Series discounts available.
www.sfiaf.org. 800-838-3006.
"Authentic Romani music with Rumen "Sali" Shopov & Friends, plus big brass chaos from the
Brass Liberation Orchestra. Mahala is a Balkan word meaning neighborhood/community.
Funded in part by the Creative Work Fund."
May 22 - (Saturday) Seattle, Washington
night of Balkan and Romani music, dance and culture! Underground Events Center 2407 First Ave, Belltown. 8 pm Saturday - 8 am Sunday $10-15 suggested donation. Music by...
night of Balkan and Romani music, dance and culture! Underground Events Center 2407 First Ave, Belltown. 8 pm Saturday - 8 am Sunday $10-15 suggested donation. Music by...
- Romani Traffic Jam from the Bay Area, a collaboration between the Brass Liberation Orchestra and Romani master musicians Rumen Sali Shopov and Sani Rifati ( http://brassliberation.org/vor.php)
- Lache Cercel and Roma Swing, a romanian master violinst from north of the border (lachecercel.com)
- Orkestar Zirkonium, Seattle's mobile brass party unit (orkestarzirkonium.com)
- Bucharest Drinking Team, Seattle's Eastern Bloc Party (polygigamous.com)
May 21 - (Friday) Portland, Oregon
Rumen "Sali" Shopov and Brass Liberation Orchestra. Euphoria Studios, 1235 SE Division. Romani dance workshop led by Sani Rifati. 8 pm. Age 21+. $15. Supported by the James Irvine Foundation.
Rumen "Sali" Shopov and Brass Liberation Orchestra. Euphoria Studios, 1235 SE Division. Romani dance workshop led by Sani Rifati. 8 pm. Age 21+. $15. Supported by the James Irvine Foundation.
May 20 - (Thursday) Portland, OregonRomani Traffic Jam, Rumen Shopov, Krebsic Orkestar, BLO (Brass Liberation Orchestra), at Vino Vixens, 2929 SE Powell Boulevard. 7 pm Romani dance workshop led by Sani Rifati. 8 pm music. Age 21+. $10 suggested donation.
May 16 - (Sunday) Santa Cruz, California Zook Beat presentsRumen Sali Shopov and Brass Liberation Orchestra, Don Quixote, 6269 Hwy 9. 7 pm. $12 adv. $15 door. http://www.zookbeat.com. Brown Paper Tickets, 1-800-838-3006.
April 30, May 1 - Sebastopol, California.
California Herdeljezi FestivalIves Park and Veterans Memorial Building.
April 11 - San Francisco, California.Rumen Sali Shopov and
Brass Liberation Orchestra,
Cell Space, 2050 Bryant Street.
7:00-10:30 p.m. Starts with Romani dance workshop led by Sani Rifati. $10, age 21+. Beer, wine, and Balkan food for sale.
www.cellspace.org. (415) 648-7562.
April 2 - San Francisco, California.
International Roma Day Celebration
January 28 - San Francisco, California.
Life Today for the Roma in Kosovo
7 p.m., Dolores Street Community Services,
938 Valencia St., at 20th St. Wheelchair accessible. Slide show, film,
discussion, featuring:
- Shani Rifati (founder VoR) talks about the present work of Voice Of Roma (education, economic development, challenging stereotypes), and about the continued displacement of thousands of Roma families.
- Marko Muir (educator/activist) presents a slide show about working with children and adults at the VoR center in Kosovo, and about regional politics, the impact of the war, and about solidarity and mutual aid.
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