Balkan Cafe

Come dance to Greek music from Pontos! Dimitris Stefanidis on lyra @mattmoinbk on daouli - Brief instruction of the dances - Hosted by Michael Ginsburg 7:15-9:15PM Wed. Feb 26, 2025 7PM doors open $20 admission 646-831-8720 https://www.facebook.com/events/609041858764677 Video from @zugoldenfest 2025 ============================= - Brief instruction for the dances - Light snacks available - Bring your water bottle/drink of choice - Hosted by Michael Ginsburg $20 admission All are welcome What to bring: - Dancing shoes - Water or drink container Balkan Wednesdays Live Balkan music Listen, dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time. Near 3rd Ave Street parking available after 6 PM $20 per session Drop-ins are always welcome Wednesdays thru May 213 E 82nd St, Manhattan, NY $20 per session Drop-ins are always welcome #pontiaka #balkanwednesdays #folkdancing #balkanmusic #balkancafenyc #greekdancing #livemusicnyc

Wed Feb 19 Lubomir Smilenov - kaba gaida, djura gaida, gadulka Michael Ginsburg - tupan - Bulgarian dance party - Brief instruction for the dances - Hosted by Michael Ginsburg Feb 19, 2025 213 E 82nd St, NY, NY 10028 Info: 646-831-8720 https://www.facebook.com/events/990809556243072 $20 admission What to bring: - your dancing shoes - water or drink container ============================== Balkan Wednesdays Live Balkan music A different band each week Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time. Light snacks available Wednesdays through May 7PM Doors open 7:15PM-9:15PM at 213 E 82nd St (up the iron stairway) Near 3rd Ave $20 per session #balkanwednesdays #folkdancing #balkanmusic #balkancafenyc #bulgarianfolklore #gaida

Wednesday Feb 12 Beautiful music and dancing: - North Macedonian folk music with Niva - Brief instruction for the dances - Hosted by Michael Ginsburg 7:15pm Feb 12, 2025 Doors open at 7pm 213 E 82nd St, NY, NY 10028 https://www.facebook.com/events/673092258473647 $20 admission Niva with: Bridget Robbins - kaval (end-blown flute) Helen Marx - tupan (percussion) Kristina Vaskys - tambura (long necked lute) & vocals Abi Tenenbaum - tambura & vocals Ella Fine - vocals What to bring: - your dancing shoes - water or drink container Always check Facebook before you come to confirm our events—especially in case of poor weather! Or else call us if you don’t have access to Facebook. Info: 646-831-8720 ============================== Balkan Wednesdays Live Balkan music A different band each week Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time. Light snacks available Wednesdays through May 7PM Doors open 7:15PM-9:15PM at 213 E 82nd St (up the iron stairway) Near 3rd Ave $20 per session #balkanwednesdays #folkdancing #balkanmusic #balkancafenyc #allgirlband

So much soul-filling music last night! Save the date Wednesday May 7 when Souren and Friends return to #balkanwednesdays #folkdancing #balkanmusic #balkancafenyc #greekdancing #armeniandance

7pm Wed come dance to Greek, Armenian and Middle Eastern with Souren Baronian & Friends Wed Feb 5 - Brief instruction for the dances - Hosted by Michael Ginsburg $20 admission Info: 646-831-8720 https://www.facebook.com/events/529129229942087 Souren Baronian - clarinet Robert Boghosian - oud Lee Baronian - percussion Paul Brown - bass photo by Marian Eines Souren Baronian, born in 1930 in New York City of Armenian parentage, grew up in Spanish Harlem surrounded by music, especially the sounds of Middle Eastern music, jazz and Latin genres. Barely a teenager, he would sneak into the jazz clubs on 52nd Street and listen to Bird and Diz and the other great musicians of the day. His greatest early inspiration was the “Prez,” Lester Young. He later studied for many years with the legendary jazz teacher Lennie Tristano and was at the same time mentored on the G-clarinet by the extraordinary Turkish master Safet Gundeger, who was then playing in the 8th Avenue clubs in “Greek Town” during the peak of New York’s Middle Eastern music scene in the 1950s, another of Souren’s main haunts. Souren is solidly rooted in both Middle Eastern/Balkan idioms and jazz, and may have been the first to create a “fusion” of these two genres in the late 1950s, long before “world music” swept the globe. What to bring: - Your dancing shoes - Your water bottle ============================== Balkan Wednesdays Live Balkan music Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time. Light snacks provided Wednesdays thru May 7:15-9:15PM at 213 E 82nd St Near 3rd Ave $20 per session #balkanwednesdays #folkdancing #balkanmusic #balkancafenyc #greekdancing #armeniandance #sourenbaronian

Dance to Thrilling Balkan folk music on saxes by the Mountain Lions! 7:15-9:15 PM Jan. 29 High energy, mostly Bulgarian and Macedonian zurla music played on saxes - Brief instruction for the dances - Light snacks available - Hosted by Michael Ginsburg - Please bring your own refreshment/water. There is no water fountain or bottled water. $20 admission Info: 646-522-2818 https://www.facebook.com/events/1324611611771044/ Always check Facebook before you come to confirm our events. Or else call us if you don’t have access to Facebook. ============================== Mountain Lions is: Peter Hess - sax Catherine Foster - sax Daro Behroozi - sax Matt Moran - percussion ============================== Balkan Cafe Wednesdays is a live Balkan music venue where you can listen, dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time. Wednesdays thru May 7:00 doors open 7:15PM-9:15PM live music & dancing 213 E 82nd Street (up the stairs) Near 3rd Ave $20 per session Drop-ins are welcome Info: 646-831-8720 #balkanwednesdays #balkanmusic #folkdancing #balkancafenyc #saxophone

Tonight let’s dance! Get your feet ready for the big event! Michael Ginsburg will walk through dances likely to be danced at the Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. In addition to learning specific dances, participants will learn tools that will help them to join in dancing during the entire festival. 7pm Wed. Jan 15 https://www.facebook.com/events/2184035698660008 Live music with Lauren Brody - accordion, vocals Michael Ginsburg - trumpet Paul Brown - bass Jerry Kisslinger - tupan Light snacks available All are welcome 7pm Wed. Jan 8 First of the two dance workshops with Zlatne Uste Come to one or come to both! https://www.facebook.com/events/886537060276098 And don't miss *the* Balkan event of the year: 2025 Zlatne Uste Golden Festival Fri Jan 17 https://www.facebook.com/events/1309677550191980 & Sat Jan 18 https://www.facebook.com/events/573786445211124 Be part of the team! Volunteer at Golden Fest! email [email protected], or go to https://goldenfest.org/volunteer/ ============================= - Brief instruction for the dances - Light snacks available - Hosted by Michael Ginsburg $20 admission All are welcome *Always* check Facebook before you come to confirm our events, particularly in the case of inclement weather. Or else call us if you don’t have access to Facebook. 646-831-8720 ============================= Balkan Cafe Wednesdays is a live Balkan music venue where you can listen, dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time. Near 3rd Ave Free street parking opens up after 7 PM on the avenues You can pay for time before that at some spots $20 per session Drop-ins are always welcome Info: 646-831-8720

Get in the holiday spirit and join us for a Bulgarian traditional folk music party with Cherven Traktor! 7-9:15pm Wed. Dec 11 213 E 82nd St., NY, NY 10028 https://www.facebook.com/events/860905232787723 Cherven Traktor is: Donka Koleva - vocals, bass Nikolay Kolev - gadulka Belle Birchfield - tambura Michael Ginsburg - tupan https://www.facebook.com/ChervenTraktor/ We are so thrilled that Nikolay and Donka will be joining us from Wisconsin for this exclusive performance! #balkanwednesdays #folkdancing #bulgarianfolklore #gadulka

This Wednesday beautiful music and dancing to Niva - North Macedonian folk music - Brief instruction for the dances - Hosted by Michael Ginsburg 7:15pm Nov 20, 2024 Doors open at 7pm 213 E 82nd St, NY, NY 10028 $20 admission Niva with: Bridget Robbins - kaval (end-blown flute) Helen Marx - tupan (percussion) Kristina Vaskys - tambura (long necked lute) & vocals Abi Tenenbaum - tambura & vocals Ella Fine - vocals https://www.facebook.com/share/Qipm7HsXMRcEDASf/ What to bring: - your dancing shoes - water or drink container Always check Facebook before you come to confirm our events—especially in case of poor weather! Or else call us if you don’t have access to Facebook. Info: 646-831-8720 ============================== Balkan Wednesdays Live Balkan music A different band each week Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time. Light snacks available Wednesdays through Dec. 4 7PM Doors open 7:15PM-9:15PM at 213 E 82nd St (up the iron stairway) Near 3rd Ave $20 per session #balkanwednesdays #folkdancing #balkanmusic #balkancafenyc #allgirlband

Beautiful songs, music and dancing: - North Macedonian folk music with Niva - Brief instruction for the dances - Hosted by Michael Ginsburg 7:15pm Nov 20, 2024 Doors open at 7pm 213 E 82nd St, NY, NY 10028 $20 admission Niva with: Bridget Robbins - kaval (end-blown flute) Helen Marx - tupan (percussion) Kristina Vaskys - tambura (long necked lute) & vocals Abi Tenenbaum - tambura & vocals Ella Fine - vocals https://www.facebook.com/share/Qipm7HsXMRcEDASf/ What to bring: - your dancing shoes - water or drink container Always check Facebook before you come to confirm our events—especially in case of poor weather! Or else call us if you don’t have access to Facebook. Info: 646-831-8720 ============================== Balkan Wednesdays Live Balkan music A different band each week Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time. Light snacks available Wednesdays through Dec. 4 7PM Doors open 7:15PM-9:15PM at 213 E 82nd St (up the iron stairway) Near 3rd Ave $20 per session #balkanwednesdays #folkdancing #balkanmusic #balkancafenyc #allgirlband