The Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra will appear Live in Vancouver, July 16, 2017. Come to the Afro-Colombian & Balkan Music & Dance Fiesta! Montreal’s Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra is an explosion of music and dance, circus and imagination.

Excerpts from their website: The band is a creative chaos that fuses Afro-Colombian percussion with the brass and violin melodies of the Roma peoples of Eastern Europe. Created In 2012 by GIROVAGO productions, the band has already performed over 140 shows, including many festivals across Canada, Colombia, France, Austria, Chec Republic. GKO was voted Montréal’s best world music group in 2015 (CAMUZ survey), and earned a 2016 JUNO and ADISQ Nominations for their first album, Revuelta Danza Party. With an ever growing following, the group has arrived as one of Canada’s leading new big bands.

DJ Kubanito will keep the party going with his mix of worldbeat and latin dance music.Co-presented with Julio Montero Productions

Members of the Orchestra are:
Carmen Ruiz: Co- Artistic Director and Production Manager
Juan Sebastian Mejia AKA Perditi: Artistic Director,Percussion,Voice
Anit Ghosh: Music Director- Violin
Blaise Margail: Technical Director, Trombone- Beat Boxing
Sonia Bustos: Financing Researcher and Dance
Andrea Nino: Dance
Zillien Biret: Clarinet- Voice
Aurelien Tomasi: Clarinet
Chantale Urbain – Accordion
Ivan Banford: Percussion (Tambora)
Maxime Ethier: Percussion (Alegre)
Sergio Barrenechea: Percussion (Llamador)- Voice
Guillaume Garant:Trompette
Bertrand Margelidon: Trompette
Etienne Lebel: Trombone
Christian Leclerc: Tuba
DATE: Sunday, July 16, 2017
TIME: 8:PM
VENUE:Red Room Ultrabar
398 Richards St.
TICKETS: $20 Advance. $25 at the Door. Tickets in person at Highlife, Red Cat & Zulu as of June 21. Sorry, No Minors.

Additional performances include:
Thursday 20 July 2017 Denman Island Community Hall, Denman Island, BC, Canada
Thursday 03 August 2017 Repentigny, QC, Canada
Sunday 06 August 2017 Carleton-sur-Mer, QC, Canada
Wednesday 09 August 2017 Ville Saint Laurent, QC, Canada