Behold, an unstoppable Gypsy juggernaut is headed your way! Wellington Gypsy giants Niko Ne Zna are bringing their hot Balkan Gypsy sound to a town near you this summer!
Niko Ne Zna are New Zealand’s very own Balkan brass sensation who are able to set any stage ablaze with their sizzling Gypsy sounds and since 2005 the band has been stunning audiences with their thrillingly exuberant, dynamic performances. This seven piece ensemble have melodies which will steal your heart, captivate your imagination and make your feet move in a frenzy. Funky grooves, rumbling percussion, blasting brass, astonishing accordion and enough jazz chops to satisfy any Balkan barbecue! This is nothing but the ultimate true and authentic party music!
In early 2010, Niko Ne Zna released their debut self titled ep which consists of delicious arrangements of five traditional and original Gypsy tunes. The band have been busy this winter performing and composing new songs and are looking forward to taking their amazing sound on a second New Zealand tour that will be making dancefloors throughout the county heave with delight. At the end of the tour, the band will hit the studio again to record their first full album, combining the Gypsy sounds of the Balkans with their very own Kiwi flavour.
Unlike most bands Niko Ne Zna aren’t confined to the stage and are just as comfortable joining the audience on the dancefloor or parading into the street. Audiences are then enchanted into dancing, singing, clapping and stomping all night long. This band consists of some of Wellington’s finest instrumentalists from a wide array of musical backgrounds uniting together to produce a musical cocktail that takes your ears to far away exotic places that you may have only dreamt of!
Joining them on tour will be DJ Balkanetic, the champion of all things Balkan and veteran of three other Gypsy Fever tours who will be bringing back a bag of fresh Balkan/gypsy tunes and cutting edge globaltronica from his travels in the old countries.
REVIEWS
“Niko Ne Zna serve up authentic and twisted gypsy goodness on (their) eponymous EP. Complete with sax, sousaphone, trumpet, trombone, accordion, percussion and drums, this is a band that came to party.” - NZ Musician
“It’s easy to forget where you are when you listen to these hypnotic melodies. It’s like being dropped amongst the hot and spicy lands of a country far away - to a place where you can free yourself with these infectious and wild beats that take their influence from the gypsy-soaked Balkan States.” - wellingtonlivemusic.com
“ … this is straight to the dancefloor” – Elsewhere
TOUR DATES
New Years Eve: Prana Festival, Opoutere
January
Sun 2nd afternoon: Coromandel Celtic Fair
Sun 2nd evening: Star and Garter, Coromandel
Wed 5th: The Yot Club, Raglan
Thu 6th: Festival of Lights, New Plymouth
Sat 8th: Cabana, Napier
Wed 12th: Mussel Inn, Takaka
Thu 13th: Harbour Light, Lyttelton
Fri 14th: Chicks Hotel, Port Chalmers
Sat 15th: Penguin Club, Oamaru
Sun 16th: Le Café, Picton
Sat 29th: Mighty Mighty, Wellington
February
Fri 18th: The Kings Arms, Auckland
