Gig Alert: New York Gypsy All-Stars

Thursday, February 23, 2012

By Monika Fabian

Balkan fusion quintet NY Gypsy All-Stars hail from Greece, Turkey, Macedonia and Brooklyn. The worldly outfit creates its infectious and hypnotic music by skillfully weaving Roma and Turkish melodies and instrumentation with rock, jazz and funk.

Download “Romantech,” the festive title track from the NY Gypsy All-Stars 2011 debut album above. In the video, watch a performance of the sinewy tune “NY9” below.

NYGypsy All-Stars performs at Drom Thursday night.

Read more here: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/articles/music-hub/2012/feb/23/gig-alert-new-york-gypsy-all-stars/