A mystical journey into far out eastern gypsy culture
Family and friends:
Amar - Freyja - Sooozhyq - DJ Sep - Frederique . Ultra Gypsy . DJ Dragonfly . Dhamaal . Dhol Rhythms . Sila & the Afrofunk Experience . Beats without Borders . Ariellah . Soulsalaam . Cheb i Sabbah . Tabla Rasa . Turbo Tabla . Rena Jones . Boom Boom Bollywood . Lumin . MC Rai . Solace . Sub Swara . Triple Power . Kush Arora . Clandestine . DJ Layla . FatChanceBellyDance . Elizabeth Strong . Mira Betz . Zoe Jakes . ShadowDance . Surya Dub . Nonstop Bhangra . Atash Maya . Unmata . Beats Antique . Mitara . Kaihea . Sharon Kihara . Susan Frankovich . Jennifer Faust . Cera
ELECTRIC VARDO After-Party at TRIBAL CARAVAN
Performances by SHARON KIHARA, FREDERIQUE
ARIELLAH, AYSE, FREYJA, DHOL RHYTHMS
UNMATA, ELECTRIC VARDO LIVE, AMAR
COSMIK CASBAH . MAY 16 & 17 . SEBASTOPOL, CA
All-Star lineup including: Frederique, Sooz, Freyja, Gibson Pearl
plus lots more and some special surprises, with music by
Beats Antique, Maduro, Amar, DJ Dragonfly and more

Live video footage from recent shows (ok, not so recent :).
Electric Vardo Live at Tribal Throwdown March 17 in Berkeley. . . Freyja performing at 'Hybrid' New York November 10, 2006

Electric Vardo Recommends:

GROOVE GARDEN 1st Saturdays in Fairfax
NONSTOP BHANGRA 3rd Saturdays at Rickshaw Stop
SURYA DUB 4th Saturdays at Club Six
TRIPLE POWER 2nd Fridays at Il Pirata

Every Sunday DUB MISSION The longest Dub & Roots Reggae night in the US with rotating DJs Sep, Vinnie Esparza, Ludichris, Maneesh the twister, and J Boogie plus guests @ Elbo Room 647 Valencia near 17th, SF: 21+ : 9pm-2am

Every Tuesday CHEB i SABBAH returns to the NICKIES 466 Haight St @ Fillmore, SF: 21+ : 10pm-2am : $5

First Fridays Jimmy Love drops an eclectic mix at BUMPIN UGLIES @ 1108 Market St. SF: 21+ : 10pm-2am : $5

more events listed at www.solunamar.com

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We present unique nights with a Gypsy Flair extending the borders of artistic creation - in forms of Music, Dance, Visual Art, Culinary Extravagance

Below are photos from our First Electric Vardo event on March 11th, 2005.


Notes on Electric Vardo Opening Night March 11, 2005 (pics above):

What an amazing night ... I just returned home (6am, the morning after) and am energized by the performances and the people. Thank you to all of you who came and made our first night (one of many more to come) a bashing success. We are thrilled and thankful to all of the artists, live performers, dancers and DJs, and our group of great people who helped us promote and bring this night together.

For those of you who missed it, be sure to save the date Next Month, Saturday April 9th, for another amazing night with Ultra Gypsy, DJ Sep, DJ Amar, DJ Dragonfly, Janaka Selekta, Rena Jones, Sukhawat Ali Khan and a special Ultra Gypsy Student Dance Performance..
Live Performances - Dance - DJs - Exotic Food and Drink - All night
8pm-4am.
Be sure to make advance reservations for our Exotic Dinner Lounge.
Last night all tables were Sold out. On that note, for those of you who may have had any trouble during our first night, please accept our sincere apologies and know that with our first event's overwhelming success, we are regrouping and working on ways to make it better, smoother and more accommodating to all. Both the collective and the venue are already discussing how we will make next month's and future events even more phenomenol and running smooth as saffron-lemon infused butter. We appreciated your wonderful support and look forward to seeing you again soon. Please, we ask you, if you did experience any difficulty, do let us know. We want to do our best and appreciate your candid feedback. Please e-mail me at events@bansuri.net or call me at 415-259-8629 with your comments.

Special thanks goes out to all members of Lumin (Irina, Jef, Susie, plus special guest musicians and dancers), Tabla Rasa (Jim, Tim, Uttam & Wallace), Vicki and all of the dancers of Dhol Rhythms, Jimmy Love, Nayomi Munaweera, Maneesh the Twister, Soulsalaam, Teed Rockwell, Kitundu & Sukhadia, Chef Sterling, Salie at the bar, Terrance and the Blue Cube Staff, Saroj (my mom) for the wonderful recipes, and you.