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Our boys OUTERNATIONAL have a new video out. Look at those moves!! We love these guys and their sound (and their message)! If you’re viewing this via email subscription, click here to see the video and listen to The Beginning Is Here.   In other news, LAST NIGHTS PARTY WAS INSANE!! Chico Selektah, Raphlex, and [...]

Our close comrades and partners-in-throwing-NYC’s-most-insane-dance-parties (not to mention massively talented musicians with flavor you just don’t come across often) ESCARIOKA released their debut album, FACTOR SABOR. You can listen to the whole thing at Soundcloud. ABOUT ESCARIOKA: “ESCARIOKA is a multicultural collective that started late 2002 in Elizabeth NJ. Since the start, an explosion of energy [...]

KANDAKE Dance Theater for Social Change is celebrating their 1st year as a troupe, and they’ve released this incredibly badass teaser video of their experimental belly dance performance piece(s), “Come Undone”. We’ve seen it first-hand, and it’s an intense thing to behold. Check it out for yourself: – Check their website for upcoming performances.  

Честита Баба Марта!! // Chestita Baba Marta!! Immigrant anthems for GLOBAL CITIZENS! Chico Selekta returns alongside the notorious Raphlexcito, spinning chalga, bhangra, Russian festive, Ex-Yugoslavian anthems, and filthy cumbia all night! Live music by Yuri Yunakov & The Grand Masters of Gypsy Music precedes our festive chaotic dance party from 10PM – 12AM. ♪ $5 rakia [...]

From AllOut.org: “The last 24 hours have been a whirlwind. We just delivered your 300,000 signatures demanding an end to Russia’s “gay gag rule” to Russian embassies in 8 cities around the world! All Out members like you talked with embassy staff, delivered giant “postcards,” and got major coverage in international media1. But it’s not over yet. As we expected, lawmakers in St. Petersburg just [...]

☆ MEHANATA CARNIVAL! ☆ MARDI GRAS DANCE PARTY TONIGHT FAT TUESDAY, February 21st, 8:00PM – 4:00AM ▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬ Featuring… Gypsy Punk DJ Set by: [BURDEL DALI PRESENTS] DJ RAPHLEX & MISHKA http://burdeldali.com/ w/ LIVE PERCUSSION! Bellydance performance by: KANDAKE DANCE http://thekandake.com/ ▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬ Body Painting by: EVERYBODY ART http://everybodyart.com/i_page/Welcome.html Tribal-boho wearable sculpture vending by: LADY BELLABLING Tarot [...]

Our friend Kaitlin is announcing her new workshop and we thought we would pass the info along to belly dance students/fans of learning new things in the NYC area:  I’m writing with excitement to announce a new 5 week Saturday workshop series that I am doing at Lotus Music and Dance, called Rhythmic Hips – Drum [...]

From the Outernational newsletter… “Hello! Big news! The new album Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International is out now featuring a very special version of ‘When The Ship Comes In’ by Outernational! Joining us on the track is drummer Jim Keltner, of the Travelling Wilburys, who also recorded with Bob Dylan and John Lennon! [...]

Our Friend Sebastian

Posted: January 7, 2012 by Mishka in Uncategorized

Our friend Sebastian is in the hospital, please take a second from your day and send your prayers and healing energy to him and the people impacted by the accident.

Dancing makes you smarter?!? We must be F**KING GENIUSES!! ♪ ♫ Raphlex DJs the ICE CAGE tonight @ Mehanata Bulgarian Bar, come give your brain cells an orgasm!! Mehanata Bulgarian Bar; 113 Ludlow St. (btw Delancey & Rivington) 10PM – 4AM