Fanfare Ciocărlia - Balkan Folk, Funk & Grooves

Name: Fanfare Ciocărlia - Balkan Folk, Funk & Grooves
Start: 2026-10-01T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-01T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Kesselhaus

took place · 1 Oct 2026

Kesselhaus, Berlin, Germany

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Fanfare Ciocărlia - Balkan Folk, Funk & Grooves — Kesselhaus, Berlin

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Concert by Fanfare Ciocărlia at Kesselhaus.

About: Fanfare Ciocarlia

Twelve Roma musicians from a remote Romanian village, Fanfare Ciocărlia have spent 30 years turning concert halls into dance floors with brass solos that hit 200 bpm - a speed no other band on earth matches. Their ten albums have repeatedly topped the European World Music charts, and the 2025 collaboration with guitarist Adrian Raso reached #1 on the World Music Charts Europe.

3000+

concerts played worldwide

70+

countries toured

World Music Charts Europe, June 2025 (with Adrian Raso)

150000+

copies sold of debut album Radio Pașcani (CD)

What's new

2025-06
The collaborative album 'The Devil Rides Again' with Canadian guitarist Adrian Raso reached #1 on the World Music Charts Europe for June 2025.
2025-05
Fanfare Ciocărlia released the album 'The Devil Rides Again' with Adrian Raso on Asphalt Tango Records in May 2025.
2026
The band is touring Europe in autumn 2026 under the banner '30 Years Brass On Fire!', with dates across Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK.

Tour

IstanbulAnkaraKrakówBerlinAmsterdamBudapestTrenčínDresdenBristolLiverpoolGlasgowLeedsNeumünsterManchesterRotterdamBreda

Tracks

Radio Pașcanidebut album (1998), sold 150,000+ copies, launched the global Balkan brass craze

Iag Barititle track of 2001 album; subject of a feature-length documentary film

Born to Be WildRomani brass cover commissioned by Sacha Baron Cohen for the Borat soundtrack

James Bond Themesignature live showstopper; featured on the 2022 anniversary compilation

The Devil Rides Again2025 collaboration album with Adrian Raso, #1 World Music Charts Europe June 2025

Recent shows

About the venue: Kesselhaus

Kesselhaus is a historic industrial event venue located within the Kulturbrauerei complex in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin. Originally part of a 19th-century brewery, the boiler house (Kesselhaus) has been converted into a versatile concert and event hall. It hosts live music, club nights, cultural events, and private functions, and is known for its striking red-brick architecture and industrial interior.

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