Gypsy

The Cedar and Minnesota debut of Caravan Palace, the hot Parisian electro-swing six-piece who have brought the traditional sounds of gypsy jazz to the modern-day dancefloor. Already a massively popular band in France and across Europe, the Caravan is now taking the rest of the world by storm!

Keep your cool this summer in the newly air-conditioned Cedar!

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Cafe Accordion Orchestra returns to The Cedar for their eighth annual January concert. This time they will be celebrating the release of their ninth full-length album, La Zingara. The concert and album will feature a broad range of sounds from cultures connected to the Gypsy lifestyle, from French Manouche to the Bohemian drifter and
American cowboy. CAO brings with them the two special guests that wowed last years sold-out house, vocalist Diane Jarvi and clarinetist Tony Balluff. Diane has a voice that is amazingly supple with an astonishing dynamic range and quality. Tony has been rocking and swinging concert stages and dance halls for years with his smooth New
Orleans style. Their collaboration with CAO has become a highlight for band and audience members alike.

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There'll be Firewater in the house tonight, as the collective brings the music from their new album International Orange! to the Cedar's dancefloor. On the album, high-energy Turkish percussion drives jagged guitars and horns on eleven anthems of frustration and hope, movement and transformation. The songs tap into grooves as disparate as Turkish maqsoum, Punjabi bhangra, Jamaican ska, Greek rebetiko, classic punk and old-school mambo. Muskat’s mixing aesthetic draws on everything from the Bollywood excess of ‘60s-era R.D. Burman to the early dub experiments of King Tubby. The new work was produced by Tod A and mixed by Tamir Muskat of Balkan Beat Box…not to be missed!

The Cedar is now air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

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After nearly two years of artistic silence, Murzik makes a comeback with their most ambitious release to date, new album A Cat Named Murzik. Spending the past two years on re-evaluating their creative direction, the band finds itself emerging from a contemplative respite armed with new talent and vigor. Originally formed by long-time college friends singer-songwriter Bryan Steenerson and accordionist Nathan Simar, the lineup now includes cellist Ryan Pfeiffer, violinist Christopher Becknell, and drummer Alex Budrow.

The third night of Global Roots Festival 2011 celebrates the music of migrants and travellers.

Dikanda is a young Polish band that plays a mix of traditional East-European and gypsy music, plus their own compositions.

Aar Maanta is a charismatic Somali-born singer who has assembled a multinational band in his new home of London, and has been described by young British Somalis as "the voice of our generation." He takes traditional Somali singing and puts it into a modern, cross-cultural context.

This event is FREE! Cedar donors will have the option of early admission (6.45pm). Partially seated show.

The sweatiest, grittiest, most energetic bunch of roaming gypsy rockers you'll encounter anywhere, Balkan Beat Box have become legendary at The Cedar for their incendiary performances! Become part of the movement...

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• On sale date: noon Fri Mar 4
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby before and after shows (no fee), Depth of Field (no fee), or Electric Fetus (small fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (fees apply) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• All Cedar shows are all ages.
• Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets at the door.

As we enter the darkest time of the year, take a few hours to enjoy the season with this evening's concert by chamber folk group Dark Dark Dark, who released an EP Bright Bright Bright at The Cedar early in 2010, and, later in the year, released their second full length album Wild Go. They'll have recently returned from a short European tour; be sure to give them an extra warm, home town welcome back!

Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Oct 29 from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.

All Cedar shows are all ages. Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets purchased at the door.

An evening of swingin' Gypsy jazz from two great MInnesota groups, joined for this very special occasion by renowned Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis.

Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.

All Cedar shows are all ages. Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets purchased at the door.

Global Roots Festival 2010 brings in the big brass to kick things off: the wild gypsy brass music of Mahala Rai Banda (Romania), and the funky dhol 'n' brass North Indian Bhangra fusion of NYC's Red Baraat. Both bands are renowned for the incredible energy they bring to their live performances.

Global Roots Festival Special: Buy a Festival Pass for only $49, and gain entry to all four Global Roots Festival 2010 shows! Buy passes from Ticketweb, or the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), or from a hard-working Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during shows.

Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Jul 16 from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.