“This was kickoff night for the New York Gypsy Festival, 2009, taking last fall’s week of delirious fun at Drom to the next level … And it was a mobscene, but a comfortable one, a sold-out room full of unpretentious, multi-ethnic twentysomethings, a throwback to Saturday nights at Mehanata ten years ago with not a single $500 bedhead haircut or pair of Elton John-sized glasses anywhere in sight. These people just came from all over to party. Nobody was disappointed.”
2009 will see the 5th anniversary of the NY Gypsy Festival. We will celebrate this milestone year by throwing parties once a month until the 3-day grand finale in September 2009.
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Past Festivals
2005 - Debut year with Gogol Bordello, Ivo Papasov, Slavic Soul Party, Zlatne Uste
2006 - Second installment with KAL, Frank London, Husnu Senlendirici, Kolpakov Trio, Kultur Shock
2007 - Third year's festival with Balkan Beat Box, 17 Hippies, Beirut
2008 - Last year's festival featuring Baba Zula, Dotschy Reinhardt, Watcha Clan, Red Baraat Festival
2006 - Second installment with KAL, Frank London, Husnu Senlendirici, Kolpakov Trio, Kultur Shock
2007 - Third year's festival with Balkan Beat Box, 17 Hippies, Beirut
2008 - Last year's festival featuring Baba Zula, Dotschy Reinhardt, Watcha Clan, Red Baraat Festival
In The Press
A Gypsy Soul That’s Bittersweet but a Heart That Beats to Swing
by Jon Pareles (NY Times)
Living Like Gypsies
All over the world, people are embracing the culture of the Roma people through music, films, festivals and plays.
By Ginanne Brownell and Amber Haq (Newsweek)
Hütz to the Rescue
Gogol Bordello's mastermind single-handedly improves your boring life
by Tricia Romano (Village Voice)
Scene of the Year: Gypsy Rock
by Lindsey Thomas (Spin Magazine)
The new bohemians
At a recent festival, the next generation of Gypsy musicians proves the hard-to-pin-down sound has found new life
by Robert Christgau (Salon.com)
Global Gypsy party
From being persecuted to celebrating their roots, old and new Roma musicians come to the region for two week music festival.
by Marty Lipp (The Star-Ledger)
"Run don't walk to these performances. And don't forget your tambourines and joie-de-vivre." - Village Voice
"A ferocious bill … Be ready to get some exercise." - Time Out NY
"[A] runaway success ... 10 days of unparalleled international revelry." - Flavorpill
"DJs spinning souped-up versions of old European folk songs have been drawing crowds in Europe and in the US for the past several years. Now, the scene has spread to other places." - WNYC
by Jon Pareles (NY Times)
Living Like Gypsies
All over the world, people are embracing the culture of the Roma people through music, films, festivals and plays.
By Ginanne Brownell and Amber Haq (Newsweek)
Hütz to the Rescue
Gogol Bordello's mastermind single-handedly improves your boring life
by Tricia Romano (Village Voice)
Scene of the Year: Gypsy Rock
by Lindsey Thomas (Spin Magazine)
The new bohemians
At a recent festival, the next generation of Gypsy musicians proves the hard-to-pin-down sound has found new life
by Robert Christgau (Salon.com)
Global Gypsy party
From being persecuted to celebrating their roots, old and new Roma musicians come to the region for two week music festival.
by Marty Lipp (The Star-Ledger)
"Run don't walk to these performances. And don't forget your tambourines and joie-de-vivre." - Village Voice
"A ferocious bill … Be ready to get some exercise." - Time Out NY
"[A] runaway success ... 10 days of unparalleled international revelry." - Flavorpill
"DJs spinning souped-up versions of old European folk songs have been drawing crowds in Europe and in the US for the past several years. Now, the scene has spread to other places." - WNYC
