Istanbul Connection is going to play the kick off of Balkan Sundays at Amado's with a very special birthday edition for our dear Raul Vargas. As many of you know, we have been trying to find a new home for Balkan Sundays and we just locked in Amado's, which is very exciting. Istanbul Connection will be playing their dance oriented mixture of Turkish, Balkan, Latin, Flamenco, and more.
Pro tip, check out our friends, Kugelplex, before at Arcana. They start at 7 and they are super fun. kugelplex.com
Istanbul Connection is a Bay Area musical collective formed in 2015 when 13 members of the hottest Balkan and Latin bands were gravitationally pulled to visit the city of Istanbul. With a mind towards cross-cultural connection and sonic expansion, these die-hards flew 7,000 miles to represent a piece of the the Bay Area music scene. In the process, they have cemented themselves as a supergroup of groove and since their epic beginnings, the band has performed sold-out-show after sold-out-show. They continue to draw their inspiration from the Turkish Maqam, Flamenco, Rumba, Balkan, and Cumbia they are are so deeply rooted in. Old school Balkan Latin folk music in a funky Bay Area context.