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NYC Urban Gypsy Convention 2011 Hot night of Balkan and Gypsy music with Raya Brass Band, Kagero, Koji, Jeff Pianki and Diego’s Umbrella Wednesday, July 27 * Webster Hall Studio * 9 pm Venue Link Branded in Prospect Heights Join Raya Brass Band at Propsect Heights’ newest venue at Bergen and Vanderbilt Saturday, July 30 […]

Raya Brass Band’s going on a brief New England tour next weekend. We’re kicking it off on Thursday, June 16 at the Vermont Jazz Center (http://www.vtjazz.org/) in Brattleboro, VT. We’ll be sharing the bill with the As Yet Quintet (http://www.asyetquintet.com), whose music is steeped in jazz, Caribbean and Middle Eastern sounds. Unusual time signatures and […]

Here are the details for the Etsy Meetup, “Etsy Craft Party 2011”. When: Friday, June 10, 2011 7:00 PM – 10 pm Where: Etsy Labs 55 Washington St Brooklyn, NY 11201 With: Raya Brass Band of course Cost: FREE, including the beer! RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/etsy/Brooklyn-NY/100154/ What: Grab your party hat, and join us for the Craft […]

We had a lot of fun shooting this video with the Etsy folks a couple of weeks back down in DUMBO. The video promotes their upcoming Craft Party 2011. Etsy Craft Party 2011 from Etsy on Vimeo. “The power is literally in your hands. Call on your local community to celebrate creativity June 10, 2011. […]

On a cold day a couple of years ago at the very beginning of the Raya Brass Band odyssey, we recorded our first album in the living room of our accordion player’s small apartment in Prospect Heights. After celebrating the two year anniversary of our band and our namesake, we went into a real studio […]

Time: Friday, May 6 at 10:00pm – May 7 at 2:30am Location: WILDLIFE Loft Space 245 Varet St #3 (Morgan Ave L in Bushwick) Brooklyn, NY Balkan brass band, party geniuses Raya (https://rayabrassband.com/), Balkan marching band (with a string section) West Philadelphia Orchestra (http://www.westphiladelphiaorchestra.com/), and Global Booty medicine man (so i’m told) DJ Stylus (http://soundcloud.com/dj-stylus-bk), […]

Brooklyn based Raya Brass Band will be hosting a Balkan/Gypsy music dance party at Coco 66 in Greenpoint on May 6th. Brooklyn’s Japanese Gypsy rock band Kagero will open the evening with upbeat Romanian tunes. Raya Brass Band will bring the party to the middle of the dance floor with their catchy Balkan and Gypsy […]

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