The Balkanology Parties in Cape Town have become vastly popular events for that incredibly easy going crowd with character
Why is it that it feels so fitting that the upcoming Balkanology party is held in the Easter Weekend…
The Balkanology parties, with Dj Toby2shoes, started in Cape Town as small, occasional electro-Balkan-gypsy dances.
In the two years since their inception, they have gathered a following of thousands (the last party in April saw two and a half thousand tickets sold).
Capetonians love a celebration and these parties fit in perfectly with their love of eccentricity - styled as Eastern European gypsy camps with caravans, bales of hay, tents with tarot and palm-readers, goats, chickens and pigs, Balkanology is an opportunity to dress up and go wild.
The music, however, is what really drives the revelry. Traditional Balkan gypsy folk mixed with electronic beats is the simplest description, and the result is irresistible, compulsive celebration music.
‘They’ are Balkanology, a Cape Town based collective presenting the madness of Balkan and Gypsy music to Africa.
‘They’ do this by throwing massive manic parties where DJ’s and musicians perform a fusion of Gypsy, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian and Romanian melodies.
It's the biggest Balkan party in South Africa. It's the only Balkan party in South Africa.
Balkanology Party
Please Note: Cape Town Council has closed down the Oriental plaza for safety reasons.... but in true Balkan style we are moving to the Oude Molen Hall where the party must go on.
From Cape Town on the N2, take Pinelands offramp, left at the robots and left after Vincent Palotti hospital.
If you have any questions, please phone 084 332 2118.
Date: 20 March
Venue: Oude Molen Hall
Location: Pinelands
Time: 21:00
Please Note: Cape Town Council has closed down the Oriental plaza for safety reasons.... but in true Balkan style we are moving to the Oude Molen Hall where the party must go on.
From Cape Town on the N2, take Pinelands offramp, left at the robots and left after Vincent Palotti hospital.
If you have any questions, please phone 084 332 2118.
Molo says: "If you are wondering when the next Balkanology Party is, wonder no more."
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