The Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal Presents
8pm: Balkan Ensemble Meraklii with Rumen Sali Shopov
10 pm: Lars and In Charge
November 18, 2023
Show starts at 8 pm, doors open at 7 pm.
Tickets: $20 at the door. Cash or Venmo accepted.
The Starry Plough Pub
3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703
All ages before 10 pm. 21+ after 10 pm when kitchen closes.
Food, beer and wine available from the bar.
LARS AND IN CHARGE plays high-energy dance music from the Balkans and Near East. Lars Tergis leads the charge on violin with driving, gritty interpretations of Turkish Roman and Greek dance tunes, and original compositions. Chris Reid adds a touch of ‘West’ with percussive chordal accompaniment on steel-string guitar. Joe Rosato Jr. fills out the low end on upright bass while Sean Tergis and Faisal Zedan keep the beat popping on derbekki, riqq and davul.
Bay Area-based Balkan Ensemble Merkalii & Rumen Sali Shopov pick you up and spin you around with their energetic Balkan and Romani dance tunes!
Rumen “Sali” Shopov is a master Turkish-Romani drummer, singer, and tambura player from Goce Delchev, Bulgaria, a crossroads town in the Pirin Mountain region that hosts a rich intersection of Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, and Turkish musical influences.
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Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal 
Is this indeed on a Thursday or is it a different date?
I’ve corrected the date. It is Saturday, Nov. 18. Thanks for pointing this out!