Opa Novy God & NYE Spezials

Thank You Opa Novy God and all You people who came to party again!!!

The blog has not been really up-to-date but now we're online again! here's a picture from the ONG gig

go and download their excellent album for free from their myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/galimatja

***STOP PRESS*** SOLD OUT.... very limited amount of reserved but unsold tickets will be released on the door 10 pm. Of course there will be some chance to get in after midnight again and the party is on until 04! Better than queue outside of any other nightclub in town, we promise. You can have a drink upstairs in Corona or Moskva on Your way down!

See You latest next year, the year of Balkan Music in Helsinki! Remember to get Your discount tickets for Mahala Rai Banda concert from www. menolippu.fi with discount code Balkan Fever ! Opa!

PARTY OOMPAH STRAIGHT FROM BORDURIA, ANYONE?

Gee mom, this is even better than x-mas!!!

Orkestar Bordurka album release party feat. djs Borzin & Levy (Dijcka cancelled, sorry)

Sat. 12th of December, Bar Dubrovnik, Helsinki, 9 pm - 3 am, age limit 18, tickets 10,- €

Learn Your movez here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKQiCY2XQL8

Check the highlights of last summer's legendary Kaustinen gig: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSOyCAJ-GSo

Bordurka will be on air on www.radiohelsinki.fi on Maria!'s show Fri 11th Dec. somewhere between 4 pm. - 6 pm.

Get Your tickets in time, with cash money, from www.digelius.com.

I will ask the band guys to leave some cds for sale at Digelius also.

See You.

2010.... The Year of Balkan Music!

Turku & Tallinn may be the Culture Capitals 2011 and Helsinki The Design Capital 2012 but WE DECLARE YEAR 2010 TO BE THE YEAR OF BALKAN MUSIC HERE IN HELSINKI.
OUR DUBROVNIK PROGRAM FOR THE WINTER IS HERE AND IT WILL, IF POSSIBLE, JUST GET BETTER FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR... Towards the summer there will be more legendary guests coming from f.ex. Hungary & Germany, and the Finnish legends Hortto Kaalo prepare for their official 40 year anniversary tour & book release....

Sat. 30.01. Opa Novy God (New Year Band) from St.Petersburg visited Hellsinky last fall in Juttutupa to play the feet off from the bunch of audience that was lucky to be there. This time they're back for a club dancefloor in Dubrovnik and are up for a hilarious party to end the "tipaton tammikuu" -winter period of white noses. Check their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/galimatja

Sat. 20.02. Jasmine & Tinalos ladies will present some true gypsy beauty in heart & soul. They will be more than two ladies with also new live songs & surprise program. Do not miss this one!!! http://www.myspace.com/duotinalo

Sat. 13.03. The Emperor of Planet Paprika will be back in Helsinki. Shantel 5 hr solo set.

The lucky ones that got the sold-out&fought-for-tickets for the last time here know what to expect.

(The ladies who left early last time because they accidentally got drinks poured on them, please contact us for compensation....)

Tickets for next year will be available from www.digelius.com starting in January 2010, get yours in time, limited 200 people venue capacity. Yes, we are considering bigger venues but Dubrovnik is such a nice place! See You there!

2010 winter program & Mahala Rai Banda poster ready!!!

Woohoo! We are extremely happy to, in co-operation with Eastway, present Romanian Mahala Rai Banda in Helsinki 5.2.2010!!!

Their new cd "Ghetto Blasters" has been ruling the world music charts lately and was chosen the "Album of The Year 2009" by The Songlines Magazine! We advise You to get the cd from Digelius or the internez! Seems also to be available in ITunes but not Spotified yet...

Finno-Balkan Voices will be warming up, to give a taste of their next day's concert in SibaFest: http://www.siba.fi/fi/sibafest/ohjelma/lauantai_6.2.2010. Conducted by Bulgaria's finest: Prof. Dr. Dora Hristova of the legendary "Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares"!

Your hosts Borzin & Levy will also here at Vanha guarantee that it will be very difficult to leave the dancefloor before 02.30. Unforgettable Balkan party night it will be!

P.S. If You think the 39,- € ticket price is salty: Here's a "secret" discount code to get the tickets for 32,-€ before 10th of January: Balkan Fever.

Get the pre-sale tickets from menolippu: http://www.menolippu.fi/showevent.asp?id=1621

New 2010 first 3 club's program flyer ready to print!

WE LOVE BAKLAVA!

We had such a good time again. Thank You all!!!

Next one is already on Sat.12. Dec. Orkestar Bordurka will tear the roof off, see U there!!!

Meanwhile, learn Your movez here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKQiCY2XQL8

**********STOP PRESS STOP PRESS***********

Eastway & Club Balkan Fever!!! Proudly present:

MAHALA RAI BANDA (Romania) @ Vanha Studenthouse, Helsinki on Fri 5th Feb 2010

Tickets from menolippu:

http://www.menolippu.fi/showevent.asp?id=1621

Rest of Club Balkan Fever!!! program for spring 2010 will be published soon and we promise 2010 will be THE YEAR of Balkan music in Helsinki!!!!

More news here soon, check us out!

Calm before the next storm...

Thanks Transkaakko, Karri and You, the audience who made it a hell of a party again last time!

(The pic is from the soundcheck.... heh)

This Balkan/Gypsy music thing is finally approaching the position it deserves: Shantel tours Europe with his Bucovina Club Orchestra for sold out venues and his Planet Paprika -album is chart no1 in f.ex Turkey (of all sold music!) and Womex world music charts. We are working hard to get him back to Helsinki next year..... let's wish for the best.

Anyway the lineup for Balkan Fever!!! -clubs and events 2010 will be massive. Stay tuned here to get the latest news and join Our Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67757848904

Meanwhile, in Helsinki, check out the excellent acts coming to play Savoy and Kaisaniemi during the Etnosoi! -festival:

http://www.globalmusic.fi/index.php?page=etnosoi

before our next blast:

SAT. 21.11. CLUB BALKAN FEVER!!! presents: BAKLAVA live
http://www.myspace.com/baklavahelsinki
GUEST DJ REPE SORSA (BOOMSHAKALAKA / WeLoveHelsinki)

The extraordinary nine-piece orchestra BAKLAVA are:

Heidi Kiviharju -voc.
Emmi Knuutinen -voc.
Minsku Tammela -voc.
Teija Niku -acc.
Sami Kurppa -cl.
Ilkka Heinonen -cb.
Samppa Leino -brass
Markus Larjomaa -brass

Balkan Fever quality beats served by Your beloved hosts Borzin & Levy!
Quality drinks served by the Bar Dubrovnik super staff!
The hottest dancefloor moves served by the Balkan Fever quality crowd!

Not to mention Anu -the nicest ticket sales person ever!
Even the door guys are friendly and the new smoking booth for nicotine addicts will hopefully be ready by the best Balkan pikkujoulu party You've ever been to!!!!
Place: Dubrovnik (Corona Downstairs) Eerikinkatu 11

Time : 21-03
Tickets : 10,- €

Tickets NOW available from Digelius Music Store
www.digelius.com
(Please CASH ONLY !)
Tel. 09-666375 Open: Mo-Fri 11-18, Sat. 10-16

Rest of 2009 program:

Sat. 12.12. Bordurka, guest dj Dijcka
http://www.myspace.com/bordurka

Thu 31.12. Progressive Balkan NYE Special Disko:
ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT
http://www.vasarat.com/
DJ TEAM WONDERLUST
http://www.myspace.com/djswonderlust

PARTY TIME APPROACHING AGAIN!

Sat 3.10. Transkaakko Live

Last chance for a while to see & hear the Fenno-Balkan pioneers & Faces main stage -09 act before some baby holidays, new album "Kulo" out in stores now!
http://www.transkaakko.com

Showtime ca. 11 pm.

Balkan Fever hosts Djs Borzin & Levy, guest dj Paleface!

After the massive turn out at our Shantel event which was sold out before we even opened the doors. It was a blast......
We have now the tickets on sale for the next 4 clubs:

Tickets are 10 € for each event .
For all Balkan Fever lovers we have made a Super Deal now.
You can buy tickets for all 4 events for only 30 € incl. NYE.
So you are saving 10 € .The offer is valid until Sat. 03.10.
Remember the tickets are limited to 200 for each event .

Tickets are NOW available from www.digelius.com
Ph. 09-666375 Open: Mo-Fri 11-18, Sat. 10-16

Notice: Cash only payment for presale tickets!

Club Balkan Fever rest of 2009 program is now confirmed:

Sat. 21.11. Baklava, guest dj Repe Sorsa
http://www.myspace.com/baklavahelsinki

Sat. 12.12. Bordurka, guest dj Dijcka
http://www.myspace.com/bordurka

Thu 31.12. Progressive Balkan NYE Special Disko:
ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT
http://www.vasarat.com/
DJ TEAM WONDERLUST
http://www.myspace.com/djswonderlust

And of course all events are with your beloved hosts Dj Borzin & Levy

Your Balkan Fever Team

IT'S PAPRIKA & VODKA & DANCE PARTY TIME TONIGHT!

Don't forget the film "Auf Der anderen Seite" in Andorra (and a chance
to meet Shantel) 7 pm.
Tickets to the movie only 3,- €.

PRESALE TICKETS TO SHANTEL'S GIG WILL SELL OUT DURING FRIDAY. (8 LEFT
ON THURSDAY EVENING IN DIGELIUS)
LIMITED AMOUNT OF 50 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ON THE DOOR STARTING BEFORE
THE FILM SCREENING.
PLEASE COME EARLY IF YOU WANT TO GET IN. VENUE CAPACITY ONLY 200.

Rest of 2009 program confirmed!!!!

HORTTO KAALO CANCELLED!!!

Two musicians are ill and cannot perform. We are sorry.

Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä raha come and rescue us, band showtime 12 pm.

Welcome anyway.

Hortto Kaalo Showtime ca 11 pm., before the band we have a special dj set by Dj Karri "Paleface" Miettinen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wKZChzs7yI

It's Hortto Kaalo time, folks!!!

This saturday U should come early or get Your tickets in advance from Digelius Music Store

Shantel flyer finally ready to print on the flipside

New flyer going to print tomorrow

Preliminary program for the rest of 2009 (Changes possible):

3.10. Transkaakko . New album out this summer

21.11 Baklava

12.12. Bordurka

31.12. NYE special: Alamaailman vasarat

Cellphone video shootage from the opening night party...

http://www.vimeo.com/4597336

Levy & Borzin ready to roll

Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä raha

Dj Trash Mango

What a night...

Our opening night was the best party I've ever been to! Seriously!! Thank You so much for coming & making it happen!!! Next events: 4.7., 8.8., 4.9., same place. We are going to have more excellent live acts (Bordurka, Transkaakko, etc) and quality guest dj's (Shantel, Wonderlust, Bunuel, etc).  Follow this blog to be up-to-date when we confirm the forthcoming program. We also started collecting email addresses so contact me or Borzin: (nizrob(at)gmail.com) to get on the BF!!! -email list. (We won't give Your addresses anywhere.)

All feedback & advice & links & hints & tips about who we should book to play or what music we should absolutely have is more than welcome here. Also if You have good pics from the party please link them here if they are o.k. to publish...

Once more: gestena, thanks, hvala, благодарам, fala, kiitos, gracias, спасибо, köszönöm, tesekküler, danke, motashakkeram, شكر , tack, nais,

ju falem nderit, shukran, mersi, shukriya, toda, multumesc and see You soon!

See You tomorrow!

Allright folks it's party time.

Tonight Mecca (dj's Levy & Borzin playing all kinds of quality beats),
tomorrow Dubrovnik. All here in Hellsinki.

We have around 100 reserved tickets for the opening party and will NOT
take any more reservations, come early to get Your tickets from the
door or if You're lucky there will be some unsold reservations after
11 pm. when the band starts to play.

Welcome!!!

Moustache & posters arrived!

To honor the arrival of 360 pieces of bad quality fake moustache and a
few high quality color posters we celebrated today with a massive
sauna party in our newly refurbished sauna in the homeyard...

News before the Grand Opening: International Workers' Day Vodka & Dance Party

Updated programme & flyers (Couldn't decide which one is better...):

BF flyer version 2.0

I like the kitchy one more...

This is the official site of Balkan Fever!!! -club in Bar Dubrovnik, Eerikinkatu 11, Helsinki

The club is hosted by the residents Borzin & Levy

The Grand Opening Party will be on May 1st, 9 pm. Tickets 10,- €.

Live music @ the opening party will be provided by Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä raha, 

showtime ca. 11 pm.

Venue capacity is only 200 so come early.

Future dates 2009:

Sat 4th of July

Sat 8th of August

Fri 4th of September (SHANTEL album release party!!!)

Sat 3rd of October

Sat 21st of November

Sat 12th of December

Expect always quality live acts and guest dj's and the best booze & dance parties You've ever been to!!!

Warmly welcome!!!

Flyer test version...

Kitchy enough?