WMI Concerts
Balkan Gypsy Music
Yuri Yunakov Band
Saturday, January 23, 2010 8:00PM
Peter Norton Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
New York
Broadway at 95th Street
New York
Bulgaria's famed saxophonist Yuri Yunakov, of Turkish Romani (Gypsy) ancestry, has enraptured audiences around the world with his electrifying performances of Bulgarian wedding music and Gypsy music from the Balkans. Known for his longtime collaboration with Ivo Papasov, he is the charismatic leader of Romani wedding bands and was a member of WMI's Gypsy Caravan tour. In this program, he and his 6-member ensemble will present Gypsy music from Bulgaria and Macedonia - joyful and ecstatic sounds filled with haunting melodies and dizzying rhythms.
“They played as if Bulgaria's national drink were rocket fuel…” New York Times
This program is supported in part by American Express and the Trust for Mutual Understanding.
Tickets $25
WMI Friends $21
Students $18
Special post-concert reception for WMI Friends.
This program replaces the Gypsy Jazz concert with Kalman Balogh, whose tour was canceled.
Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Front Row Photos
“They played as if Bulgaria's national drink were rocket fuel…” New York Times
This program is supported in part by American Express and the Trust for Mutual Understanding.
Tickets $25
WMI Friends $21
Students $18
Special post-concert reception for WMI Friends.
This program replaces the Gypsy Jazz concert with Kalman Balogh, whose tour was canceled.
Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Front Row Photos
