Fanfare Zambaleta (roughly meaning crazy street party with brass) is an eight piece Balkan Brass band specializing in spirited music of the Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Greek and especially the Romani people. Combining a love of the classic brass bands of the past with the modern sounds coming out of the Balkans, Fanfare Zambaleta brings an irresistible blend of old and new to get you dancing! They've learned from some of the greats including Demiran Ćerimović, Džambo Aguševi Orkestar and Nizo Alimov (of Kočani Orkestar) and will bring that Promethean fire to Balkan Sundays. The band is directed by Gregory Masaki Jenkins (alto sax, clarinet) and will feature Joey Friedman (alto sax), Peter Bonos, Noah Levitt, and Benji Rifati (trumpets), Rachel MacFarlane and Adam Waite (mid horns), and Ivan Velev (percussion, vocals). Come bring a horn or a song and jam Balkan brass style!
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