The Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal at the Starry Plough presents Fanfare Zambaleta
Fanfare Zambaleta is back at the Bacchanal and better than ever… bringing you 2 full sets of heavy-hitting brass music and folk dancing!
Show starts at 9 pm, doors open at 8 pm.
Tickets: $20 general, $15 students. Cash or Venmo accepted.
All ages before 10 pm. 21+ after 10 pm when kitchen closes.
The Starry Plough Pub, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
FANFARE ZAMBALETA – a ten piece Balkan brass band specializing in high spirits music of the Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Greek and Balkan Romani people. Fanfare Zambaleta means crazy street party– with brass! Getting their start in 2012 as an offshoot of the Zambaleta Music and Dance school in SF, this band has been rocking clubs, weddings, and dance halls throughout the west coast ever since! 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 are now also embarking on a new journey to write original tunes inspired by their deep love of the music. The band is directed by Gregory Masaki Jenkins (alto sax) and features Joey Friedman (alto sax), Benji Rifati (trumpet), Max Miller-Loran (trumpet), Evan Stuart (sousaphone), Ivan Velev (percussion), Peter Bonos (euphonium), Rachel MacFarlane (tenor horn) & Adam Waite (tenor horn).
Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal 