From kolos to Kusturica, experience the rich sounds of driving Balkan brass!
Zlatne Uste (Golden Lips) is an internationally known group of American-born musicians playing traditional music of the Balkans, primarily representing Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian and Romany (Gypsy) traditions. Four-time invited guest at the Dragachevo Brass Festival in Gucha, Serbia, the 12-piece band is among the foremost presenters of traditional Balkan dance music in the United States.
Each year Zlatne Uste hosts and produces the Golden Festival, New York's biggest and best Balkan music festival with an astounding 40 or more bands and something for everyone.
Zlatne Uste Golden Fest
every January
Our new release coming soon!
ZLATNE
USTE Recordings
Zlatne Uste brings you the exuberant music of the brass bands of Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Serbia. From hummable, toe-tapping tunes to humblingly complex rhythms and melodies, this music moves the body and touches the soul. Discover the full-blown sounds of Slavic and Gypsy brass.
· "In the Center of the Village", Azalea City Recordings, 1999
· "Balkans Without Borders" is a benefit CD for Doctors Without Borders and features Zlatne Uste along with 20 other artists including Marta Sebestyen, The Klezmatics, Sviraj, and Zabe i Babe, Omnium, 1999
· "No Strings Attached", 1993 on Rounder Records
· "Golden Lips, Music of Eastern Yugoslavia", Global Village Music, 1990
To order your copy of "In the Center of the Village", "No Strings Attached" or "Golden Lips" send your check payable to Zlatne Uste for $15 per CD, $10 per cassette, plus $3 shipping per order. Allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. U.S. funds only.
Send to:
Zlatne Uste
c/o Matt Smith
PO Box 74
Flagtown, NJ 08821-0074
ZLATNE
USTE Upcoming Events
Jan. 16,
&
Jan. 17, 2009
Zlatne Uste Golden Festival --- An amazing grassroots event!
at Good Shepherd School in upper ManhattanFriday night
Dance workshop with Michael Ginsburg
Brass Menažeri from San Francisco
NY's own Zlatne Uste Brass Band and more TBA!Saturday night
Three venues and over 40 bands!Join our mailing list for regular festival updates and other live music events in the NYC area
Dec 12, 2008
Balkan Café
8 pm, $15 at Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St., Manhattan
Oct 12, 2008
Plymouth, MA
World Camp, 8 pm
Oct 4, 2008
Washington DC
Balktoberfest
Sept. 27, 2008
NY, NY
Gypsy Fest
DROM, 85 Avenue A, (at 6th st.) NYC. (212) 777-1157
$ 17 at door, $13 in advance
May 10, 2008
Rhinebeck, NY
Dinner/dance/wassailing at Breezy Hill Orchard
828 Centre Road in Staatsburg, NY, 12580
Info: ciderdraft@aol.com reservations (845) 266-3979
May 9, 2008
Balkan Café
8 pm, $15 at Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St., Manhattan
Apr. 12, 2008
Chicago, IL
2 pm, Wrigley Square in Millennium Park, FREE
Chicago Music Without Borders Music Series
Apr. 11, 2008
Chicago, IL
Dance celebrating Belle’s Dad’s birthday! All are welcome.
8 pm, The Latvian Community Centre, FREE
4146 N. Elston Avenue, (NW diagonal) at Hamlin (3800 W)
Parking is available on Elston Ave
Mar. 8, 2008
Concord, MA
Boston Balkan Night
Jan. 19, 2008
Zlatne Uste Golden Festival The biggest and best Balkan festival of the year, with multiple music venues and over 40 groups. An amazing grassroots event!
at Good Shepherd School in upper Manhattan
Jan. 18, 2008
First night of the Zlatne Uste Golden Festival
at Good Shepherd School in upper Manhattan
Jan. 12, 2008
New York, NY
Serbian New Year's at Cathedral of St. SavaDec. 8, 2007
Dance party and book signing for George Tomov
Live music by Zlatne Uste and the Izvornotes
Free admissionAug. 11-17, 2007
Rock Hill, NY
Iroquois Springs Balkan Music & Dance Workshop
This is the workshop that started it all for Zlatne Uste (way back in 1983) and many of us will be attending or on staff. It's about 90 miles from NYC and it is possible to attend evening parties.
ZU plays the opening night
Apr. 28, 2007
Wassailing, Rhinebeck, NY
Dinner/dance/wassailing at Breezy Hill Orchard
828 Centre Road in Staatsburg, NY, 12580
Info: ciderdraft@aol.com reservations (845) 266-3979
Mar. 23, 2007
The Kolevi & Friends and Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band play a benefit dance party $15
To bring musicians Ivan Handjiev (vocals), Djenko Andreev (gaida) and Nikolay Doktorov (kaval) from Bulgaria to play concerts and teach at EEFC Balkan Camp
www.nycfolkdance.orgFeb. 2, 2007
Balkan Café
8 pm, $12 at Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St., Manhattan
Jan. 13, 2007
Jan 13 at Good Shepherd School in upper Manhattan
Jan. 12, 2007
Zlatne Uste Golden FestivalJan 12 at Jan Hus Church E. 74th
Dec. 15, 2006
Maia Meyhane Turkish Restaurant 10pm -11:30, $10 cover
98 Ave. B (between 6th and 7th Streets)
212.358.1166Oct. 15, 2006
Festival Of New Trumpet Music Benefit Concert for The Fund For Public Schools
at St. Mark's Church In The Bowery
2:00-5:00 PM, reception following in The Parish House, 131 East 10th Street (at 2nd Ave.) Tel 212 674 6377This special fund-raising event will feature many of the fine 2006 FONT Music artists including Dave Douglas, Henry Grimes, Steven Bernstein, Peter Evans, Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band, Jonathan Finlayson, and others. Plus a silent auction, instrument donations and patrons!
Oct. 5, 2006
NY Gypsy Fest
10 pm sharp ZU!
11 pm special surprise, followed by Zagnut Orkestar and then DJ Joro-Boro
Door- $15, 21+ only
M 1-5 - 52 Walker St (Bet. Broadway & Church) NYC
Sept. 23, 2006
Serbian Festival, Cambridge MA
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church of Boston, noon-10pm, ZU plays at various times beginning at 2 pm until the end, FREE admission, food and drink available for purchase
August 12, 2006
Rock Hill, NY
EEFC Iroquois Springs Balkan Music & Dance Workshop
This is the workshop that started it all for Zlatne Uste (way back in 1983) and many of us will be attending or on staff. It's about 90 miles from NYC and it is possible to attend evening parties.
July 20, 2006
Makor
10 pm, $12; 35 W. 67th St. (at Central Park West) NYC 10023 * 212.601.1000
June 9, 2006
Balkan Café
8 pm, $12 at Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St., Manhattan
May 29, 2006
Serbian Picnic
Noon-midnight, ZU will play two sets between 1-4 pm, Serbian Brothers Help, 19697 W Grand Ave, Lake Villa, IL, Food, Fun, Music... Info: 773-656-1130 Near Waukegan, IL.
May 28, 2006
Guča in Chicago Zabava
7 pm, $20, Serbian dance party with Zlatne Uste and local singer Dragan Loncar "Cicko"
Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church, 5701 North Redwood Drive, Chicago, IL 60656
info: 773-693-3366Serbian /Greek /Macedonian Night,
1:30 AM at Club Excalibur 632 N. Dearborn (at Ontario), Chicago, $15, www.serbnet.com
April 29, 2006
Wassailing, Rhinebeck, NY
Dinner/dance/wassailing at Breezy Hill Orchard
828 Centre Road in Staatsburg, NY, 12580
Info: ciderdraft@aol.com reservations (845) 266-3979
March 31, 2006
Maia Meyhane Turkish Restaurant 10pm -midnight
98 Ave. B (between 6th and 7th Streets)
212.358.1166March 11, 2006
Boston Balkan Night, Concord MA
March 4, 2006
Serbian Dance Party, Cambridge MA
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church of Boston, 7:30 pm $25, dinner available for purchase
Jan 13 & 14, 2006
Zlatne Uste Golden Festival The biggest and best Balkan festival of the year, with multiple music venues and over 30 groups. An amazing grassroots event.Jan 13 at Jan Hus Church E. 74th, Jan 14 at Good Shepherd School in upper Manhattan
Dec 2, 2005
Balkan Café
8 pm, $12 at Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St., Manhattan
Dec 1, 2005
Montclair Free Public Library
Montclair, NJ, 7 pm, Free
Nov 6, 2005
New York Gypsy Festival - The Clarinet All-Stars - Ivo Papasov, Yuri Yunakov, Husnu Senlendirici (Laco Tayfa, Turkey), Ismail Lumanovski (Macedonia), Gogol Bordello, Zlatne Uste, Hungry March Band, DJ Dede & DJ Joro Boro, Dancers: Layla Isis, Sol, Sine
ROXY -515 W18St. NYC, $35 in advance, $45 at door, Doors open 7PM Show 8PM 18+ w/ID
Nov 4, 2005
Katrina Benefit, Nyack NY,
$15 adults, $10 students, 8-11:30pm
Green Meadow Waldorf School Gym, 307 Hungry Hollow Road, (Route 45 and Hungry Hollow Rd.), Chestnut Ridge, NY, info: 845-268-4118 or 845-729-5334, sponsored by the Class of 2006Raif Hyseni & Merita Halili (Albanian), Dimitri Tashie & Jesse Kotansky (Greek), Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band
Oct 22, 2005
Satalla 10 pm, $12, one drink minimum
37 West 26th St. (6th Ave/Broadway)
212.576.1155
full bar, dinner menu
Oct 2, 2005
BRASS BAND BENEFIT FOR NEW ORLEANS!
The first-ever NYC brass band convergence
7pm, $15 -- all money to New Orleans -- 7 NYC brass bands
McCollough Sons of Thunder, Slavic Soul Party!, Frank London's Klezmer Brass AllStars and more!
Sept 30, 2005
Maia Meyhane Turkish Restaurant 10pm -midnight
98 Ave. B (between 6th and 7th Streets)
212.358.1166
August 20-27, 2005
Rock Hill, NY
EEFC Iroquois Springs Balkan Music & Dance Workshop
This is the workshop that started it all for Zlatne Uste (way back in 1983) and many of us will be attending or on staff. It's about 90 miles from NYC and it is possible to attend evening parties. ZU is likely to play on Saturday Aug. 20.
August 14, 2005
Tonic 8 pm
107 Norfolk Street between Delancey and Rivington Streets in Manhattan's Lower East Side
212-358-7501, $12 cover plus one drink
Followed at 9:30 by Avishai Cohen, Israeli trumpeter/composer
Festival of New Trumpet Music
July 20, 2005
Bronx, NY
Wave Hill, Wednesdays Barefoot Dancing in Riverdale
7-8:30 PM dance instruction with Michael Ginsburg and open dance with Zlatne Uste
free with admission to grounds
Directions: http://www.wavehill.org/directions.htm
July 7-10, 2005
Surdulica, Serbia
Vlasinsko Leto Festival
June 17, 2005
Benefit party to send ZU to Serbia
8 pm, $20 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
It'll be a great party!
Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St., Manhattan
lobby phone: 212-650-1974, info@zlatneuste.org
June 7, 2005
B A R B Č S 9 pm
376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn
718.965.9177
June 5, 2005
Satalla 7:30 pm, $12, one drink
37 West 26th St. (6th Ave/Broadway)
212.576.1155
doors open at 6:30, full bar, dinner menu
May 7, 2005
Rhinebeck area, NY
Dinner/dance/wassailing at Breezy Hill Orchard
Info: ciderdraft@aol.com reservations (845) 266-3979
Breezy Hill is located at 828 Centre Road in Staatsburg, NY, 12580
Apr 3, 2005
Satalla 7:30 pm, $12
37 West 26th St. (6th Ave/Broadway)
212.576.1155
doors open at 6:30, full bar, dinner menu
Apr 1, 2005
Princeton, NJ
Princeton Folk Dancers
Suzanne Patterson Center 8:30 pm
Detailed directions and map , www.princetonfolkdance.org
Feb 27, 2005
Satalla 8 pm, $12
37 West 26th St. (6th Ave/Broadway)
212.576.1155doors open at 7 pm, full bar, dinner menu
Feb 26, 2005
Maia Meyhane World Music and Dance Festival, 10pm -midnight
98 Ave. B (between 6th and 7th Streets)
212.358.1166
Jan 14 & 15, 2005
Zlatne Uste Golden Festival with New York's own Balkan brass band, over 30 other bands and hundreds of dancing and listening friends.
Jan 2, 2005
NYC
Satalla 7:30 pm, $10
37 West 26th St. (6th/Broadway)
212.576.1155
Dec 10, 2004
NYC
Balkan Café 8 pm, $12 at Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St., Manhattan
Oct 29, 2004
NYC
NYC Folk Dance Benefit for Hungarian House
8 pm, $10 at Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St., Manhattan
Zlatne Uste and Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar and Slavic Soul Party
Oct 17, 2004
Cedar Grove, NJ
Sts Cyril and Methodius Macedonian Church
4PM-10PM Concert and dance Party with the legendary Esma Redzepova and her Ansambl Teodosievski plus Zlatne Uste!
(718) 639-3465
Oct 2, 2004
New York, NY
Predrag (Cune) Gojkovic and Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band
GALA BANQUET 1944 - 2004 60th ANNIVERSARY Cathedral of St. Sava
Marriott Financial Center Hotel, Downtown, Manhattan
$150 per plate: Reception: Open Bar, hors d'oeuvre: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Dinner, Unlimited Wine and Soft Drinks: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Dancing until MidnightSept 29, 2004
NYC
Hungry March Band and Zlatne Uste open for the Boban Markovic at Hiro Ballroom, 16th St and 9th Ave, 7:30 pm
$25 advance, $30 at door www.ticketweb.com .NOTE: this was moved from Friday 9/24 to Wednesday 9/29!!
Sep 18, 2004
New York, NY
The Kitchen, 2-5 PM
Aug 22-29, 2004
Mount Washington, MA
EEFC Balkan Music & Dance Workshop This is the workshop that started it all for Zlatne Uste (way back in 1983) and many of us will be attending or on staff.
Jul 21, 2004
Bronx, NY
Wave Hill, Wednesdays Barefoot Dancing in Riverdale
7-8:30 PM dance instruction with Michael Ginsburg and open dance with Zlatne Uste
free with admission to grounds
Directions: http://www.wavehill.org/directions.html
Jun 19, 2004
New York, NY
ŠABAN BAJRAMOVIC
The legendary Serbian Rom singer will be accompanied by two different bands: Peter Stan and the Black Pearls and ZLATNE USTE BALKAN BRASS BAND
Hiro Ballroom, 88 9th Ave. at 17th St in Manhattan
Doors open at 8 PM, concert at 8:30. $25, no drink minimum.
We expect plenty of room for dancing at this venue.
Jun 14, 2004
New York, NY
ŠABAN BAJRAMOVIC
The legendary Serbian Rom singer will be accompanied by two different bands: an ensemble led by accordionist Peter Stan and ZLATNE USTE BALKAN BRASS BAND
at Joe’s Pub , 425 Lafayette Street (between Astor Pl. and E. 4th St.), Manhattan
Tickets: $25, plus 2-drink minimum, 9:30 & 11:30 PM
For reservations (an absolute must for this intimate venue!) and further show information: 212-539-8778
Booking information:
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Note: truba is the term for horn or "tubing" in many Slavic languages. We use it to refer to the rotary-valved flugel horns which are common in the region.
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USTE mailing list
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We send out a yearly mailing for the Golden Festival to locations east of the Mississippi.
Last modified: 11/15/2009