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Soul music: The Slavic Soul Party band will play at Barbes on Jan. 14, a
few days before it rocks the Golden Festival at Grand Prospect Hall.
of their favorite acts, and can take time
out to shop and nibble on traditional
Balkan treats. Attendees can also wander
up to the venue’s fifth floor, where
skilled musicians — some on the program
and others not — jam with each
other informally.
The event began 35 years ago in Manhattan
as a niche get-together for Eastern
European musicians and dancers,
but quickly grew into a full-on Balkan
bash. The festival finally landed
in Park Slope in 2011, where it regularly
attracts upwards of 3,000 people
each year.
According to Smith, the festival’s success
comes in part from its namesake
band, Zlatne Uste, a funky brass band
that has headlined the party since its
inception. Zlatne Uste attracted other
Eastern European music groups, and
now the festival has become a regular
chance for Balkan bands to socialize
and compare notes, Smith said.
“They get to attend the party and see
other groups,” he said.
Zlatne Uste will play its namesake
festival on both nights of the festival;
playing an unscheduled set in the main
ballroom on Jan. 17, and at 9:45 pm on
Jan. 18.
Zlatne Uste Golden Festival at Grand
Prospect Hall 263 Prospect Ave. between
Fifth and Sixth avenues in Park
Slope, (718) 788–0777, www.goldenfest.
org. Jan. 17, 7 pm–12:30 am; Jan. 18, 6
pm–1:35 am. $35 on Friday ($30 students);
$55 on Saturday ($45 students).
Good as Golden: More Balkan bands!
band combines klezmer music — expressive
instrumental music by Eastern
European Ashkenazi Jews — with funk
and New Orleans jazz influences. .
Barbès 376 Ninth St. between
Sixth and Seventh avenues in Park
Slope, (347) 422–0248, www.barbesbrooklyn.
com. Jan. 14; 9 pm–midnight.
$20.
Turkish delight
Istanbul Trio, which explores the
overlap between Turkish and Armenian,
Byzantine, Jewish, and Middle
Eastern music, will play in the back
room of Sisters in Clinton Hill for an
hour, followed by an hour-long open
jam session.
Sisters 900 Fulton St. between
Washington and Waverly avenues
in Clinton Hill, (347) 763–2537, www.
sistersbklyn.com. Jan. 14; 8 pm–11
pm. $10.
Party all the time
If the two-day festival was not
enough for you, swing by the Golden
Fest’s unofficial after party on Sunday!
The family-friendly party at the
Jalopy Theatre will feature five bands
from the festival.
Jalopy Theatre (315 Columbia St.
between Woodhall Street and Hamilton
Avenue in Red Hook, www.jalopytheatre.
org). Jan. 19; 5–9pm. $10
suggested donation.
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Balkan
bash!
Music fest back
for its 35th year
A Balkan music celebration will
take over Park Slope for its ninth
consecutive year, bringing upbeat tunes
and endless conga lines to Grand Prospect
Hall on Jan. 17 and 18. The Zlatne
Uste Golden Festival will showcase dozens
of groups playing traditional tunes
from Eastern Europe and Turkey — music
that is more lively than your average
folky fare, according to the show’s
organizer.
“Lots of music from the Balkans is
upbeat. It’s not what you associate with
traditional music,” said Matt Smith. One
group, the 20-piece brass band What
Cheer? Brigade, particularly energizes
the crowd, he noted. “We typically have
crowd-surfing during their sets.”
The festival, which starts on Friday
night and continues on Saturday evening,
will feature solo Middle Eastern musicians,
choirs, and brass bands playing
in five different rooms of the enormous
gilded event space. Visitors wander between
the Hall’s many rooms in search
By Rose Adams
Brooklyn Paper
The Golden Festival has Balkanized!
The annual Zlatne Uste Golden
Festival has overflowed the confines
of the Grand Prospect Hall, with a
handful of Balkan band-related events
taking place all over Brooklyn before
and after the official fest. Here are
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Soul men
Dive into Slavic brass music by dancing
to nine-piece band Slavic Soul Party,
playing at Park Slope’s Barbes bar on
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