Aya Safiya (vocals, violin)
Tano Brock (vocals, laouto)

Set list:
Me Kotsakia Fanerono (Syrtos from Naksos)
Maleviziotikos (from Kriti)
I Rima tou Mela (Kalamatiano from Kimolos)
Karotseri Trava (Xasaposervikos)

Aya Safiya and Tano Brock have been musical collaborators for over a decade. They met at a music camp in their teenage years, and began playing Greek and Balkan music together. In 2014, along with Cecilia Peña-Govea and Miguel León, they formed Taraf de Locos, a SF Bay Area group that created a unique blend of Balkan and Afro-Latin music styles. Following an album release and tour with Taraf de Locos, Aya and Tano traveled to Eastern Europe together to discover and study music. They have since been collaborating on a regular basis; continuing to play Greek and Balkan traditional styles, as well as contemporary original music. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aya and Tano have been frequently performing live-stream concerts from their home studio, both independently and as a part of larger concerts/festivals.
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Website/Social Media:

Aya Safiya
ayasafiya.com
instagram.com/ayasafiya
twitter.com/AyaSafiya
facebook.com/theayasafiya

Tano Brock
tanobrock.com
instagram.com/tanobrock
twitter.com/TanoBrock
facebook.com/TanoBrock
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Donations/Tips
Venmo: Aya-Davidson
Paypal to ayacdavidsongmail.com
(please choose "Friendss/Family" for the full donation to go to musicians, else a percentage is deducted)

Christos Govetas (voice, bouzouki, clarinet)
Ruth Hunter (voice, accordion)
Eleni Govetas (violin, saxophone, percussion, bass)
Nick Maroussis (guitar)
Bobby Govetas (drums, daouli, defi, baghlama, trombone)

Set lists:
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Friday Set
Sta tria/Sta dhio (medley)
Tsamiko
Syrtos
Levendikos
Sofka

Saturday Set
Apano sti triandafilla
Sfarlis
Pajdushko
Zervodexio
Zonaradhikos
Singathistos

DRÓMENO is a traditional ensemble presenting regional folk music from the Greek mainland and beyond, overlapping into the surrounding regions and finding the musical legacy that connects the traditions of the Balkans. Featuring clarinet and voices, the instrumentation includes accordion, saxophone, violin, oud, bouzouki, zourna, guitar, laouto, kanun and percussion, and enables the group to span the sounds of Greek music, from western Macedonia and Ipiros, through Thessaly, Thrace and Asia minor. "Drómeno" derives from ancient Greek and means an artistic, social, cultural performance-spectacle, (sometimes dramatized); a cultural event and/or ritual.
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Website: dromenomusic.com
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Tips/Donations
Paypal to paypal.me/govetas (please choose "Friends/Family" for full amount to be paid to musicians, else a percentage is deducted)

Donka Koleva (vocals)
Nikolay Kolev (gadulka)

Set list:
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Dancing tunes
Malibogdanska Ruchenitsa
Giullersko Pravo Horo
Srednogorska Kopanitsa
Trapezni tunes
Bavna wedding song
Trite Puti

Duo Kolevs (www.gadular.com) is the family duet of Donka and Nikolay Kolevi.
‍Donka Koleva is a vocalist prized for her rich, clear and melodic voice. Also a graduate of the Folklore High School in Shiroka Luka, she worked as a soloist with the Sliven Ensemble for three years. She then directed the chorus of the Sopot Ensemble, and soloed with the wedding band Rozova Dolina. In 1994, Donka started recording with the National Radio and Television in Bulgaria. In 1997, her recording of “Javore” was song of the year. Since she moved to U.S. in 1995, she has taught and performed traditional and arranged songs from Bulgarian Thrace and the Rhodopes at Balkan camps on both coasts. She has taught many workshops and private lessons across the U.S. and Canada to well-known singing groups such as Kitka, Planina, Chubritza, Mila, and others. Donka graduated from the Musical Folklore High School in Shiroka Luka. She has been a featured soloist on Bulgarian Radio and Television. Since emigrating to the U.S. in 1995, Donka and her husband Nikolay Kolev have played an active role in fostering Bulgarian music across the country. Based in the New York City area, they teach workshops in their respective fields and perform solo, together, and with their ensemble Cherven Traktor.
Nikolay Kolev is a native of the Thracian Rose Valley village of Karavelovo, and has been playing gadulka since age 10. After graduating from the National School of Folk Arts in Shiroka Luka, Bulgaria, he performed for three years with the Sliven Folk Dance and Music Ensemble. In 1984 he founded the orchestra Sopot, in 1985 the wedding music ensemble Rozova Dolina, and in 1992 the prize-winning ensemble Balkanski Glasove. In 1994 and 1995 the latter group took first prizes at the Varna Festival. Nikolay has accompanied many well-known singers including Vulkana Stojanova, Roumen Rodopski, and Todor Kozhuharov. He has also taught many students at a number of Balkan camps in the US. In 1999, Nikolay was the first Bulgarian to be recognized by the Slavic Heritage Council of America for his outstanding contributions to music.

Website: www.gadular.com
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Donations and Support
Paypal to koleverafolknetzero.net
(please choose "Friends/Family" for the full donation to go to musicians, else a percentage is deducted)

‍Belle Birchfield (baritone horn)
Lefteris Bournias (clarinet)
Morgan Clark (accordion)
Michael Ginsburg (flugelhorn)
Jerry Kisslinger (percussionum)
Matt Moran (percussion)

Set list:
Raikos
Patrounino
Leventikos / Pousteno
Sofka

Kavala Brass Band was formed for the purpose primarily of playing music from Northern Greece (Macedonia). The Band got its name from Lefteris Bournias, whose mother comes from the city of Kavala. They have performed annually at the Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, at the EEFC Balkan Camp in Iroquois Springs, NY and at Ahmed Luleci's World Camp. They have played for several of the folk dance groups in the New York City area and for the Kosturian Society in Astoria, NY.
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Donations and Support
TBA

Ann Marie Hosticka (vocal, bass)
Leah Lenardic (vocal, tambura/not featured KoloFest)
Jason Ottmann (vocal, tambura, percussion, kanoun, bouzouki)
Vesna Spehar (backing vocals)
Angela Tosic (vocal, tambura, guitar)
Petko Tzvetkov (accordion)
Phil Vucinich (bugarija/not featured KoloFest)
Julie Hughes (violin, tambura, backing vocal/guest performer)

Set list:
Karagouna (Greece)
Niska Banja (Serbia/Romani)
Konobo Moja (Dalmatia/Croatia)
Slavonija Splet (Croatia)

Orkestar Black Wine was formed in 2019 as a way to explore music across borders and cultures with new and exciting interpretations (Tamburitza, Romani music, Sevdah, Balkan, Klezmer, Flamenco, Latin and more). Bandmates have a history of playing together in various folklore, klezmer, gypsy jazz and classical ensembles. Multiple members are also involved as music and dance educators of Croatian folklore. We play at music venues/bars in Chicago and Milwaukee, as well as regional International Folk Dance events.

Website/Social Media: Instagram, Facebook
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Donations and Support
Venmo to Angela-Tosic or Jason-Ottmann

Greg Jenkins (vocals, bouzouki, percussion)
Evin Sellin (violin, baglama)
Jenette Sellin (accordion, guitar, oud)
Mark Sellin (cello)

Setlist:
Kantone Stavro, Kantone
Frangosyriani
Apo Kseno Topo
Pente Xronia Dikasmenos
Aivaliotiko Zeibekiko
Trava Re Manga Ke Alani
Misirlou
Kouventa Me Ton Charo

Pegasus is a shelter in place band from Occidental, CA organized by Gregory Masaki Jenkins of Bay Area's Rebetika band, Disciples of Markos. This is their debut performance as a band. They play music inspired by 30s and 40s Greece, mostly Rebetika and Smyrneika.
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Donations and Tips
ALL tips/proceeds will be donated to a charity or charities benefitting people of the Balkans!
PayPal: gregorymasakigmail.com (please choose "Friends/Family" when sending tips)
Venmo: gregory-jenkins-3

Anastasia Burkett (volin)
Bill Cope (gajda,tambura, oud, bouzouki, accordion)
Janie Cowan (bass)
Tom Farris (guitar, tambura)
Noa Laniakea (bass)
Hilary Musaji (vocal)
Michele Simon (vocal, doumbek, tupan)
Corinne Sykes (vocal)

Set list:
TBA

Zabava! has been in existence for countless years, with numerous band members,
playing a variety of music for folkdancers. Zabava! plays for folk dance parties, workshops and celebrations around California, and has played at balkanalia! and EEFC’s Mendocino Camp. They play energetic, soulful, and rhythmically dazzling music played from the center of the dance floor – from Albania, America, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Macedonia, Norway, the Romani, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, Sweden and Turkey
traditions. The musicians create the vibrant interplay of traditional music and dance
from the cultural crossroads.

Website/Social Media: Facebook
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Donations and Support
PayPal: paypal.me/billcope
Venmo: cope-a-cabana

Aaron Kisslinger (tenor)
Belle Birchfield (baritone)
Daniel Stern (truba)
Emerson Hawley (tuba)
Jerry Kisslinger (bubanj, snare drum)
Laine Harris (truba)
Marian Eines (saxophone)
Matt Smith (baritone)
Melinda Hunt (vocals)
Michael Ginsburg (truba)
Morgan Clark (tenor)
Sarah Ferholt (truba)
Seido Salifoski (bubanj, snare drum)

Set list:
Gankino (Kopanitsa)
Puče Puška (Teško or Vranjanka)
Mig Mig (Čoček)
Kolo (u šest) (Kolo iz Šumadije, Užičko Kolo)

From kolos to Kusturica, Zlatne Uste has played with Šaban Bajramović, Esma Redžepova, Demiran Čerimović, Yuri Yunakov, and many other legendary Roma musicians from Eastern Europe. Founded in 1983, we are the foremost presenters of traditional Balkan brass band styles in the US. Our repertoire spans the full range of the heartland of brass bands in the Balkans -- Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria, playing both Slavic and Romany traditions. Creators of the Zlatne Uste Golden Festival in New York, we play festivals, weddings, dance parties, concerts, from New York to California to Canada, to Brazil and Macedonia. The first foreign band invited to participate, we are five-time invited guests at the Dragačevo Brass Festival in Guča, Serbia and twice at Vlasinsko Leto in Surdulica.

Website/Social Media: Website, Facebook

Donations and Support
Venmo to @MatthewZUSmith