The New York Gypsy Festival returns to the East Village for its 20th anniversary run at Drom from Sunday, November 9 through Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
The lineup spans multiple nights and 12 acts, including Hüsnü Şenlendirici, Serkan Çağrı, Romashka, Slavic Soul Party!, Zlatne Uste, Yalla Yalla, and more.
The festival launched in 2005 under curators Serdar İlhan and Mehmet Dede and has presented nearly 150 artists over two decades, representing world music traditions from Bulgaria, Serbia, Italy, Romania, Spain, India, Turkey, and beyond.
Past editions featured Juan Carmona, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, Boban Markovic Orchestra, Fanfare Ciocărlia, Mahala Rai Band, Rajasthani Gypsy Caravan, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Ivo Popasov, and New York mainstays Gogol Bordello, Stephane Wrembel, Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars, Zlatne Uste Brass Band, and Balkan Beat Box.
Organizers frame the mission as bringing many cultures into one room, centering on New York City’s immigrant communities and welcoming traditions alongside contemporary voices.
Drom, 85 Avenue A, Manhattan.
New York Gypsy Festival 2025 Lineup:
Sunday, November 9
7pm – Sal Mamudoski Band feat Serkan Cagri
Wednesday, November 12
7pm – Romashka
9pm – Yalla Yalla
Thursday, November 13
7pm – Husnu Senlendirici
10pm – Wonderland ft. Husnu Senlendirici and Ilhan Ersahin
Friday, November 14
7pm – Ismael and Sonia Fernandez
9pm – Slavic Soul Party!
11pm – Clarinet Mania All-Stars Jam with Husnu Senlendirici, Serkan Cagri,
Sal Mamudoski, and Ismail Lumanovski
Sunday, November 16
7pm – Zlatne Uste
9pm – Gabriel Marin & Balkan Trio
Tuesday, November 18
7PM – Yvonnick Prene Gypsy Project
8:30PM – Adrien Chevalier’s Gypsy Jazz
Wednesday, November 19
7pm – Tamara Jokic Quartet
9pm – NY Gypsy Festival Closing Night Party
More information and tickets at nygypsyfest.com
Author: Music of the World
Music of the World was formed in New York in the early 1980s by Bob Haddad to promote and produce musicians from diverse traditional backgrounds. The company began by presenting traditional musicians in concert, and by recording high quality cassettes which were used for promotional purposes and sold at performances. In 1989, Haddad relocated the label from Brooklyn, New York to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The label released nearly 90 CD albums with artists from North America, Africa, India, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.