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Like a shot of honey-pepper vodka, Romashka sweetens your lips, hits you heavy in the gut, and induces vertiginous euphoria. Listening to this "lethal dose of gypsy firewater" (DJ Joro-Boro, Mehanata), the brassy Balkan beats make you pound your feet, sexy string and accordion syncopations make your hips shake and the heart-twisting Russian tangos and tales of lost love make your spirit sigh and cry. Lithuanian-born singer Inna Barmash fronts a band of multifaceted American musicians and one half-Romanian madcap accordionist, who bring years of Klezmer, jazz and rock experience to their Gypsy music journey.
Roma is the Gypsy term for the Gypsy people. The complex rhythms and odd harmonics in Gypsy music are enough to enthrall musicologists, but to understand it, all you need are ears, a heart, and..... a heart Sign UP on Romashka's EMAIL LIST

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Member Since: 06/06/2005
Band Website: http://www.romashka.net
Band Members: Inna Barmash (vocals), Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin (viola), Jeff Perlman (clarinet & saxophone), Ben Holmes (trumpet), Patrick Farrell (accordion), Joey Weisenberg (guitar), Ron Caswell (tuba), Timothy Quigley (drums & percussion)
with many wonderful guests over the years including: Dorit (vocals & bellydancing), Megan Weeder (violin), Amy Zakar (violin), Katy Cox (violin), Ilya Magalnyk (accordion), Aron Gershman (accordion), Adrian Banner (keyboard), Jay Vilnai (guitar), Marcus Rojas (tuba), Reuben Radding (bass), Gregg Mervine (drums), Seido Salifoski (drums), Mathias Kunzli (drums), Frank London (trumpet)
Influences: Gogol Bordello, Romica Puceanu, Goran Bregovic, Leonid Soybelman, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Taraf de Haidouks
Sounds Like: Taraf de Haidouks, Romica Puceanu, Loyko, Kolpakov, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Besh O Drom, Gogol Bordello, Slavic Soul Party, Luminescent String Orchestri
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Old Year Party @ Mehanata on 12-27-08

ROMASHKA--- the New York City gypsy dance party band --- is back at Mehanata for its 2nd annual Old Year party! Say farewell to the old year and help us bring in the New Year w...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:03:00 GMT

Romashka at Joe's Pub with the Vjola Contraband!

Get ready! Romashka is making its debut at the legendary New York venue, JOE'S PUB, on January 17th, 2007 in a double bill with LJOVA AND THE VJOLA CONTRABAND - details and videos at http://www....
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:32:00 GMT

Romashka's first music video is up!

A few weeks ago, Romashka spent a beautiful afternon horsing around, styling each other's hair, and playing their hearts out in a studio in Williamsburg. The video was filmed and directed by Trevor Ba...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:33:00 GMT

"All About Jazz" Review - "hot music for cold nights"

Yet another wonderful review (we're blushing :) on All About Jazz, by Elliot Simon, read the full review here, and here are some of our favorite excerpts: "The pumping tuba of Ron Caswell, quick Je...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:04:00 GMT

last to find out...

Romashka CD was #8 in a CMJ world music top ten from June!
Posted by on Sat, 26 Nov 2005 07:43:00 GMT

verrueckt, alle tanzen

from our dear fan Jan - Dear Romashkis, Here is what a DJ friend of mine wrote about you. He runs a bi-weekly event called Balkanbeats in Berlin (www.balkanbeats.de): "sag den leuten von ...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Nov 2005 22:20:00 GMT

NY First Ever Gypsy Festival!

First blog entry - We are so happy to play at Maia, one of our favorite venues AND restaurants! Come see us on November 3rd, 2005 More info at http://www.romashka.net
Posted by on Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:50:00 GMT