FANFARE CIOCARLIA TOURING NORTH AMERICA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NINE YEARS

Fanfare Ciocarlia

Fanfare Ciocarlia, the brass orchestra from the village of Zece Prajini in northeastern Romania, is one of the world’s foremost live Gypsy bands. And finally, they’re back.

They were first introduced to North American audiences in 2001 and 2003 as part of the hugely successful Gypsy Caravan Tour. Now, after nine years away, the ensemble returns for an eight-city tour in the U.S. and Canada, including stops in New York, Toronto, Quebec City, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Minneapolis in September 2012.

“Fanfare Ciocarlia’s wicked fast trumpets, tenor and baritone horns, tubas, clarinets, saxophones, bass drum and percussion from the Carpathian mountains are a sight and sound to behold,” explains tour producer and New York Gypsy Festival founder Mehmet Dede. “This tour is way overdue for the beloved Gypsy brass band tradition.”

Fanfare Ciocarlia Tour Dates 09/19/12 Wed Le Cercle Quebec City, QC 09/20/12 Thu Rialto Theater Montreal, QC 09/21/12 Fri The Hoxton Toronto, ON 09/22/12 Sat Schimmel Center for the Arrts New York, NY 09/23/12 Sun Duke Gardens Durham, NC 09/24/12 Mon Brillo Box Pittsburgh, PA 09/25/12 Tue City Winery Chicago, IL 09/26/12 Wed The Cedar Minneapolis, MN