Kafana Balkan presents FISHTANK ENSEMBLE w/ RACHEL BRICE & DJ ZELJKO June 25, 2010

KAFANA BALKAN presents
Fishtank Ensemble
CD Release Party with Rachel Brice and DJ Zeljko

The LA Weekly calls them “cross pollinated gypsy music….one of the most thrilling young acts on the planet.” Formed in 2005 and playing everywhere from the hippest LA clubs to festivals, cultural centers, museums, parades, and even on the street, the band includes two explosive violins, the world's best slap bass player, musical saw, flamenco and gypsy jazz guitar, opera, jazz and gypsy vocals and one little banjolele. Tackling everything from French hot jazz to wild Serbian and Transylvanian gypsy anthems, Flamenco, and oddball originals, the band is a not to be missed event for world music lovers...and everyone will love this intoxicating mix of music!!
www.fishtankensemble.com

Rachel Brice is a contemporary innovator in Tribal Fusion Style Belly Dance based in San Francisco. She is the artistic director and choreographer for The Indigo Belly Dance Company and a frequent performer with the Bellydance Superstars. Having performed and toured nationally and internationally since 1990. As a member of the Bellydance Superstars Brice made numerous appearances on Bellydance Superstars DVDs, as well as a mulititude of television and radio appearances worldwide, most notably Live with Regis and Kelly in the US and Blue Peter in England.
www.rachelbrice.com

DJ Zeljko
SF underground Balkan DJ spins regularly at local clubs
concocting a most genuine brew of Balkan beats from
many countries and variety of music styles.Crowd
pleaser par excellence!
Kafana Balkan started as a benefit for the Hleb i Sir Cirkus (Bread and Cheese) who make free circus shows and workshops for refugee children in Kosovo. They continued promoting Balkan music throughout the Bay Area and won the Best of the Bay from the Guardian and the Best of SF from the Weekly. Collaboration with Fishtank Ensemble is their latest endeavor.
www.myspace.com/kafanabalkan