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Romani Routes is a program of Voice of Roma, an educational and charitable nonprofit organization working on behalf of Roma (Gypsies) in the US and internationally 



 

Yuri Yunakov & His Romani Wedding Band
September - October 2007
Bio Itinerary

 

09/14/07 Hungarian House, 213 E. 82nd Street, NYC, time: 7:30 pm
09/18/07 Johny D's, 17 Holland St., Davis Sq., Somerville, MA - time: 8:30pm
09/21/07 Croatian American Cultural Center- 60 Onondaga St., SF, CA Time: 7:30 pm
09/22/07 Cayuga Vault, 1100 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA Time: 8:00 pm
09/23/07 Highland Cultural Center, 104 No. Avenue 56, Los Angeles-time:
5:00-7:00 pm (dance workshop, film showing, interview with musicians) 7:00pm - concert
09/24/07 Balboa Park Club, Balboa Park, San Diego (off Park Blvd. and
Presidents¹ Way; next to the International Cottages, just north of the Marie
Hitchcock Puppet Theatre. Address 2150 Pan American Road West, San Diego,
CA 92120) time: 7:00-10:00pm
09/26/07 Clark Co Library Theater 1401 East Flamingo, Las Vegas NV time: 7:00pm
09/26/07 Las Vegas ­ second show: Magura Restaurant time: 10:00pm
10/04/07 Hollywood Ballroom, 2126 Industrial Parkway, Silver Spring, MD 7:30pm
10/06/07 The Brew House Assoc,, 2100 Mary St., Pittsburgh, PA time:
10/11/07 University of Texas at Austin ­ 8-9:30pm
Master Class with Yuri Yunakov and Rumen Shopov with UT Middle Eastern Ensemble Bereket
10/12/07 University of Texas at Austin
Guest lecture on Bulgarian and Romani Wedding Music in Music 303M World Music, Michael O´Brien, instructor with members of Yuri Yunakov Romani Wedding Band, Sani Rifati, director of Voice of Roma, and Prof. Sonia Seeman 12:00-12:50pm
10/12/07Musicology-Ethnomusicology Colloquium Lecture-Demonstration: Romani Music and Musicians in Bulgaria and the US with members of Yuri Yunakov Romani Wedding Band, Sani Rifati, director of Voice of Roma. Prof. Sonia Seeman, facilitator. 2:00-3:00 pm
10/12/07Jessen Auditorium Homer Rainey Hall, 21st street at University Avenue,Austin Texas
Concert and Panel Discussion UT Jessen Auditorium ­ Free and open to the public
Panel Discussion:"Nomads are Made, Not Born: Romani Musical Lives in Bulgaria, Kosovo and Turkey"
Panelists:

  • Yuri Yunakov, director and professional musician
  • Sani Rifati, director, Voice of Roma
  • Prof. Sonia Seeman, University of Texas, Austin, moderator. time: 8:00pm

    • Concert featuring Yuri Yunakov's Romani Wedding Band. time: 9:00pm
10/13/07 S. Antonio Accord. Fest­La Vallita the riverwalk dtwn S.A. TX
Performance at Maverick time: 1:00pm
Workshop at Juarez time: 4:30pm
Performance at Maverick time: 9:pm
10/14/07 S.Antonio Accord Fest.-La Vallita the riverwalk dtwn S.A. TX Performance at Maverick time: 3:00pm
10/16/07 Lensic Performing Arts-211W.San Francisco St. Santa Fe, NM time:7:00pm
10/18/07 Outpost Performance Space-210 Yale SE € 2 blocks south of Central,Albuquerque, NM 87196 time: 7:30pm
10/20/07 Crossing Borders Live, upstairs at Pancho Villa in Ithaca, NY, time: 8:00 pm
10/22/07 MK/Bulg Church- 721 N Front St. Steelton, PA time: 7:30 pm
10/23/07 Bloomsburg, PA - TBD
10/25/07 Dearborn, MI- Arab Am. National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave. time:7:30pm
10/26/07 The Old Town School of Music, Chicago-4544 N. Lincoln Ave. time: 7:00pm (& 10:00pm)
10/27/07 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis- 416 Cedar Ave. time: 8:00pm
10/28/07 Peck School of the Arts Recital Hall on the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee campus, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211 time: 7:00pm

 
   

The Romani non-profit organization, Voice of Roma’s “Romani Routes” program.

Romani Routes is a project of Voice of Roma, a nonprofit organization based in Sebastopol, California. The aim of Romani Routes is to present the virtuosity of Romani musicians and the richness and depth of Romani music in a way that counteracts the hype of the mythologized “Gypsy”. It is routine for presenters of sensationalized “Gypsy” music and even traditional Romani music to surround those performances with half-truths and stereotypes about Roma and Romani culture. Furthermore, in an atmosphere of rampant prejudice and unfair discrimination against Roma, far too many presenters exploit Romani musicians unjustly. Voice of Roma, through Romani Routes, seeks to lead the way out of this situation by ensuring connections among the musicians, Romani culture, and the cause of Romani rights.


Tour information and bookings:

Sani Rifati, P.O. Box 514, Sebastopol, CA 95473

Tel: (707) 823-7941 email: voiceofroma@comcast.net