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Saturday, January 19, 2019
Live from the Golden Fest - Brooklyn's Spectacular Balkan Bacchanal

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Select videos from Golden Fest 2014 (thanks to Noel Kropf )

It's our eleventh annual live broadcast from Brooklyn's legendary Balkan and East European music and dance blowout! Golden Fest is a massive two night gathering of musicians, folk dance enthusiasts and fans held at the spectacular Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn's South Slope.

The festival kicks off with a multi-band dance party on Friday night January 18th. Then for the big event on Saturday night January 19th, some sixty bands will perform on five stages from 6 pm until the wee hours. We'll bring you Saturday night's early action live from the Grand Ballroom, center stage of this fabulous Balkan-inspired bacchanal.

Massive thanks to our illustrious engineer and tech director Irene Trudel and our volunteer crew:

Marcus Acosta
Rob Christiansen
Katie Gentile
Kim Howie
Darren Mabee (Board Op)

The Golden Festival's youth ensemble, Cocek Nation, is crowdfunding for a summer trip to Macedonia and Serbia to study with traditional musicians and perform at two festivals. But the deadline to raise the funds is January 31st and they're still a long way from the goal. Please lend your support with a donation here. Thanks!

This Week's Playlist:

Cocek Nation: Live from Golden Fest 2019 (0:00:00 Pop-up)
Cocek Nation, the Golden Fest's youth ensemble, is crowdfunding for a summer trip to Macedonia and Serbia to study with traditional musicians and perform at two festivals. But the deadline to raise the funds is January 31st and they're still far from the goal. Please lend your support with a donation here. Thanks!

Balkan Fields: Live from Golden Fest 2019 (0:30:15 Pop-up)

Cocek Brass Band: Live from Golden Fest 2019 (1:01:41 Pop-up)

Romashka: Live from Golden Fest 2019 (1:30:49 Pop-up)

West Philadelphia Orchestra: Live from Golden Fest 2019

Orkestar Gypsy Kings: Live from Golden Fest 2019

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International Refugee Assistance Project: The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) organizes law students and lawyers to develop and enforce a set of legal and human rights for refugees and displaced persons. Mobilizing direct legal aid and systemic policy advocacy, IRAP serves the world’s most persecuted individuals and empowers the next generation of human rights leaders.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.

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