Posts Tagged ‘gypsy’

OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY OF CHICO TRUJILLO!! After you lose your shit at the Chico Trujillo show tonight at LPR, Raphlex & Chico Selekta will be raising chaos in Mehanata so you can keep your blood pressure up…. edit… this just became OFFICIAL. party w/ the bands after the show! ♣ MUSIC! DRINKING! DANCING! GIRLS! BOYS! LANGUAGE BARRIERS SMASHED! [...]

Day? Tonight SUNDAY MAY 22, 2011 The official landing of The AlieNatioN dance single “GET ABDUCTED!” by THE ILLUMINATOR with GIRLS LIKE BASS Where? where else? Aliens would only land here….MEHANATA 113 Ludlow St.(near Delancey) Lower East Side NYC www.Mehanata.com facebook.com/mehanata Spaceship opens at 9pm Free admission from 9pm-11pm $10 after 11pm Live Alien Abduction [...]

There are similarities between klezmer and Roma (Gypsy) music, and fusions of the two have become very popular in recent years. There are several reasons why Jewish klezmer and Gypsy music share common elements and blend together well. Like the Jews, the Gypsy people are an ancient ethnicity that did not originate in Europe; they [...]

Today in Roma Day Observance…. Gypsy culture make us look in a mirror to all immigrants and remind us that regardless of our background or religion most of us share a common history. This is the trailer of the just released movie in the US directed by Tony Gatlif: Korkoro. Committed Gypsy culture chronicler Tony [...]

Raya… in the Ice Cage

Posted: September 30, 2010 by Mishka in Photos
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Raya Brass Band made an appearance at Mehanata last night—it’s always a raucous good time when they come around. No exception! See you soon…

[Burdel Dali Presents] Gypsy Camp Pre-Party! ♪ Before Mehanata’s caravan takes off to Floyd Bennett Field for the much anticipated beach-side GYPSY CAMP, let’s get EFF’D!! Bollywood shimmer meets Gypsy-punk guitar string-snapping lament over filthy Cumbia basslines and a well deserved dose of Cha-Cha-Chalga… DJ Mishto & Raphlex dance you right into Friday morning, just [...]

THURSDAY NIGHT! Gypsy Punk Parranda, Remixed Russian Festive, Ex-Yugoslavian marches, Chalga, Electro, Flamenca, battle cries! Immigrant anthems by: ♪ → Raphlex (Arequipa, Peru) ♪ → DJ Mishto (Bucharest, Romania) ICE CAGE VODKA DRINKING ROOM! Lower level live music by Ivan Lenin & Anatoly Kurlat. ★ FREE ADMISSION to BURDEL DALI on our list all night. [...]

This weekend, excess makeup, spring colors, and three DJs! [Burdel Dali Presents] Gypsy Punk Trans-Global Dance Party! Thursday night at Mehanata, a technicolor international parade of fools and royalty alike will launch at 9:30PM and march until morning! A festival for the highly decorated, music-saturated, lovers of life and rowdy companions… Immigrant anthems by: ♪ [...]

Get some culture and do some dancing… See you this weekend! [Burdel Dali Presents] International Roma Gypsy Day After-party for the cultural awareness event by GypsyTown.com → April 8th is International Roma Gypsy Day! Spend the day experiencing the gypsy culture via various performances, film screenings, parties, and information sessions, from Columbia University, the Hungarian [...]

INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY – April 8th in NYC [Click to download PDF Flier] Events happening across the city, including film screenings and dance party at Mehanata – download the pdf above or click here for the Mehanata Myspace blog post. Thanks for coming on Thursday night to our April Fool’s day party! It was a [...]