Throbbing funk grooves, fiery Balkan brass, Roma accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz chops make Slavic Soul Party! NYC’s official #1 brass band for Balkan Funk. Slavic Soul Party! has created an acoustic mash-up of Balkan and Roma sounds with North American music, weaving the gospel, techno, funk, dub, jazz and Latin influences of New York’s neighborhoods seamlessly into a Balkan brass setting. They hold a weekly residency at Park Slope’s favorite jazz club, Barbès.

Press:

“One of our all-time favorite NYC bands”
—National Geographic Music

“Slavic Soul Party! doesn’t strain for authenticity… it plays its chosen music with skill and spirit.”
—Jon Pareles, New York Times

“…terrifying, exhausting and way more aggressive than a lot of punk music I’ve seen.”
—Sufjan Stevens, Rolling Stone

“Of all the NYC dance bands that draw on Eastern European music, Slavic Soul Party! is the coolest…. SSP! jumps from traditional songs to contemporary covers and originals, connecting the dots of a number of folk schools with surprising finesse… Its members seem acutely aware of the common principle that unites the traditions they borrow from: Music ought to move you.”
—Cristina Black, TimeOut NY

“Anytime musicians study traditions deeply, and then free themselves to follow their own whims, it’s a beautiful thing. But when it comes to the brass band fusion of Slavic Soul Party! that’s just the beginning. With razor-sharp precision, juggernaut force, and a healthy dose of playfulness, these guys start out in overdrive and never let up… Slavic Soul Party! offers a gutpunch to preconceptions about traditional music, world music, pop music, dance music, but I’ll tell you, this is one gutpunch you’ll enjoy.”
—Banning Eyre, NPR’s All Things Considered