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Showing posts with label fire. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Disappearing boobs over Albuquerque
We visited the local Fox 13 news broadcast for a live taste of Juana Ghani's Gypsy Circus ahead of our show at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City last week. (The weather segment is fabulous!)
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
It's Circus Time!
We had so much fun throwing a circus for Excellence in the Community at the Gallivan Center last summer that we're doing it again! This time we're taking the party to the Viridian Center in West Jordan, Utah, on May 9.
Salt Lake City, Utah – Local acoustic Gypsy punk band Juana Ghani will perform at the Excellence in the Community Concert Series on Saturday, May 9th at the Viridian Center (8030 South 1825 West) in West Jordan.
Utah-based Juana Ghani is a 10-piece acoustic Gypsy rock band that mixes original compositions and traditional world folk songs, infusing them with punk energy and theatric sensibility to create a cabaret-meets-rock-n-roll feel. Accompanied by belly dancers, aerialists, fire dancers, and cirque performers, Juana Ghani puts on a raucous and charismatic show, drawing influences from such Gypsy/World punk troubadours as Gogol Bordello, Firewater and Viza – all with a poetic balladry likened to that of Tom Waits and Nick Cave. Juana Ghani’s Gypsy Circus is more than a concert; it is a show. And Juana Ghani is more than a band; they are a community.
Performing with Juana Ghani will be Tabla Arabia (Middle Eastern drums), Amina (belly dance, swords), Jenn Shamsa (belly dance), LaNae (belly dance), LeyLa & Paris (Bollywood), Chad Rockstar (stilts, fire), Heidi-Lyn Butterfly (stilts, fire, hoop), Miss Rio (fire, hoop), August (magic), Celeste McCulley (magic, balloons), Hope Banrion (aerial), Heather Garden (belly dance, fans) and Elias “Lefty” Caress (Ringmaster, magic, juggling).
The Viridian Center is located at 8030 South 1825 West in West Jordan, Utah. Doors open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7:00pm. Admission is free for all ages.
Salt Lake City, Utah – Local acoustic Gypsy punk band Juana Ghani will perform at the Excellence in the Community Concert Series on Saturday, May 9th at the Viridian Center (8030 South 1825 West) in West Jordan.
Utah-based Juana Ghani is a 10-piece acoustic Gypsy rock band that mixes original compositions and traditional world folk songs, infusing them with punk energy and theatric sensibility to create a cabaret-meets-rock-n-roll feel. Accompanied by belly dancers, aerialists, fire dancers, and cirque performers, Juana Ghani puts on a raucous and charismatic show, drawing influences from such Gypsy/World punk troubadours as Gogol Bordello, Firewater and Viza – all with a poetic balladry likened to that of Tom Waits and Nick Cave. Juana Ghani’s Gypsy Circus is more than a concert; it is a show. And Juana Ghani is more than a band; they are a community.
Performing with Juana Ghani will be Tabla Arabia (Middle Eastern drums), Amina (belly dance, swords), Jenn Shamsa (belly dance), LaNae (belly dance), LeyLa & Paris (Bollywood), Chad Rockstar (stilts, fire), Heidi-Lyn Butterfly (stilts, fire, hoop), Miss Rio (fire, hoop), August (magic), Celeste McCulley (magic, balloons), Hope Banrion (aerial), Heather Garden (belly dance, fans) and Elias “Lefty” Caress (Ringmaster, magic, juggling).
The Viridian Center is located at 8030 South 1825 West in West Jordan, Utah. Doors open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7:00pm. Admission is free for all ages.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Excellence in the Community
Joining Juana Ghani for this performance will be a plethora of Utah’s finest cirque performers and belly dancers, providing a fun-filled circus atmosphere that will include sword dancing, basket dancing, magic, juggling, belly dancing, stilt walkers, fire dancers, and other surprises. Featured dancers and performers are Amina, Alexandria, Jennifer Payton, Mandi Johnson, Pretty Macabre, LaNae Surerus, Jenn Shamsa, Tammee Seal, Kevin James Seal, Chad Ashment, Heidi Lyn-Butterfly, Celeste Mcculley, and Ringmaster Elias Lefty Caress with a special appearance by Tabla Arabía.
Excellence in the Community featuring Juana Ghani will take place at the Gallivan Center located at 239 S. Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday, August 21st. This family friendly event begins at 7:30pm and is free to the public.
Monday, May 20, 2013
June fun comin' at ya!
We are really looking forward to an amazing summer of singing, playing, dancing and just having a great fun time! We've got quite a few shows coming up and really look forward to seeing everybody there!
First up in June - on the 8th - we'll be bringing the party to the Ogden Arts Festival. This is always an amazingly fun time. We'll be hitting the stage at 5pm, right after our good friends Hectic Hobo, and will close the event with a Gypsy punk bash that is guaranteed to get you up on your feet and dancing. This is a family friendly event, so grab the kidlettes and come on out!
Then, on June 15 we'll be hitting The Woodshed in Salt Lake City with our new friends Bombshell Academy and Ten Dervishes for a night of jam, Gypsy punk & power ska under the stars! It will be a full on party of excitement and insanity, danced by fire and beauty! This is only for those who are 21 or older.
And on June 22 we return to the steps of the City-County Building for the Utah Arts Festival. We'll start making music at 7pm. As always, we will have the area's most intoxicatingly beautiful and talented belly dancers with us. This is another family friendly event, so bring everybody! And let your little ones dance!
First up in June - on the 8th - we'll be bringing the party to the Ogden Arts Festival. This is always an amazingly fun time. We'll be hitting the stage at 5pm, right after our good friends Hectic Hobo, and will close the event with a Gypsy punk bash that is guaranteed to get you up on your feet and dancing. This is a family friendly event, so grab the kidlettes and come on out!
Then, on June 15 we'll be hitting The Woodshed in Salt Lake City with our new friends Bombshell Academy and Ten Dervishes for a night of jam, Gypsy punk & power ska under the stars! It will be a full on party of excitement and insanity, danced by fire and beauty! This is only for those who are 21 or older.
And on June 22 we return to the steps of the City-County Building for the Utah Arts Festival. We'll start making music at 7pm. As always, we will have the area's most intoxicatingly beautiful and talented belly dancers with us. This is another family friendly event, so bring everybody! And let your little ones dance!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The Month of Juana Ghani Begins!
Fasten your seat belts - here we go!
June is going to be a jam packed month of Juana Ghani goodness. Are you ready? Pull out your calendars and start marking these dates:
Friday, June 3 - The Underground Cabaret returns with Juana Ghani and La Dècollatage, complete with belly dancers, burlesque, fire dancers, pole dancers, and more!
Of course, we'll have some of our EPs (set your own price for these) and our very special 2 fl. oz. shot glasses ($5 each) with us, if you'd like to buy some. They make great gifts, too. Jus' sayin'.
June is going to be a jam packed month of Juana Ghani goodness. Are you ready? Pull out your calendars and start marking these dates:
Friday, June 3 - The Underground Cabaret returns with Juana Ghani and La Dècollatage, complete with belly dancers, burlesque, fire dancers, pole dancers, and more!
Saturday, June 4 - Baktalo Drom at Utah Arts Alliance - Juana Ghani and some amazing belly dancing and the grand debut of the wonderful new THE WICKED!
Sunday, June 5 - Juana Ghani will hit the International Stage at the Utah Pride Festival at 4:00 p.m. This is guaranteed to an amazing afternoon!
And that's all just this weekend! The party just keeps going all month long!
Saturday, June 11 - Juana Ghani will be playing on the Acoustic Stage at the Ogden Arts Festival at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 18th is a private party. If you're a part of that, it's going to fun, Fun, FUN!
And on Saturday, June 25th, Juana Ghani will be bringing the party to the City-County steps for the Utah Arts Festival at 8:00 p.m.
Of course, we'll have some of our EPs (set your own price for these) and our very special 2 fl. oz. shot glasses ($5 each) with us, if you'd like to buy some. They make great gifts, too. Jus' sayin'.
And if that's not enough Juana Ghani good times for you, you can always log in to Utah Musicians Radio where you can hear our music played everyday!
So ... here we go! BUDMO! Hey!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Earth Jam ... and stuff
Oh, Earth Jam! What fun that was! And what better way to celebrate Mother Earth than by experiencing, embracing and celebrating Her in all Her glorious moods ... and all in one day! We began the morning with snow, creating a bit of a costume panic amongst the belly dancers, then moved into a soft rain that enhanced the smells of fecund earth and Creation, and by performance time found ourselves illuminated by an early afternoon sun. Personally, I think it was a perfect day.
We'd like to extend our love and gratitude to everybody who came out to celebrate with us that day: Our dancers, as always but especially, for braving the inconsistent weather to bring that extra something special to our set and for sharing their joy with us and with the audience; Our band for just being so damned fabulous; Byron Owens and his oh-so-sexy saw for sitting in with us (we love it when he does that!); Our audience for loving what we do and for coming out to support us regardless of the weather conditions; Circus Pandemonium for letting us sit in with them and share their celebration of Earth.
Check out this fan-made photo montage of our Earth Jam set: (Thanks, Dick Marler! Wonderful photos!)
Earth Jam was also our last show with brother Travis Pierce who has been playing baritone saxophone and bass with us. He has been such a gift to us and is so amazingly talented! We are really going to miss him being a part of our kumpania and we wish him the very best! Perhaps we can persuade him in the future to join us for an occasional tune or two in a ninja capacity.
We are welcoming new brother Allen Mautner to our family on stand-up bass. Born and raised in Rome, Italy, he is a world traveler and gifted multi-instrumentalist. He is coming to us straight from San Diego, California, and will be joining us onstage for the first time at our upcoming show at The Woodshed in SLC on Thursday, May 19th. Come out, check him out, and welcome him to the kumpania alt-Gypsy style! Budmo!
Before I step outside to enjoy some of this beautiful spring weather in my garden, here a few dates to circle on your calendar (check our EVENTS page for more info):
We'd like to extend our love and gratitude to everybody who came out to celebrate with us that day: Our dancers, as always but especially, for braving the inconsistent weather to bring that extra something special to our set and for sharing their joy with us and with the audience; Our band for just being so damned fabulous; Byron Owens and his oh-so-sexy saw for sitting in with us (we love it when he does that!); Our audience for loving what we do and for coming out to support us regardless of the weather conditions; Circus Pandemonium for letting us sit in with them and share their celebration of Earth.
Check out this fan-made photo montage of our Earth Jam set: (Thanks, Dick Marler! Wonderful photos!)
Earth Jam was also our last show with brother Travis Pierce who has been playing baritone saxophone and bass with us. He has been such a gift to us and is so amazingly talented! We are really going to miss him being a part of our kumpania and we wish him the very best! Perhaps we can persuade him in the future to join us for an occasional tune or two in a ninja capacity.
We are welcoming new brother Allen Mautner to our family on stand-up bass. Born and raised in Rome, Italy, he is a world traveler and gifted multi-instrumentalist. He is coming to us straight from San Diego, California, and will be joining us onstage for the first time at our upcoming show at The Woodshed in SLC on Thursday, May 19th. Come out, check him out, and welcome him to the kumpania alt-Gypsy style! Budmo!
Before I step outside to enjoy some of this beautiful spring weather in my garden, here a few dates to circle on your calendar (check our EVENTS page for more info):
- Thursday, May 19 - Juana Ghani with special guest N.I.N.A. at The Woodshed
- Friday, June 3 - Underground Cabaret at Bar Deluxe - Juana Ghani, La Decollatage, belly dancers, fire dancers, and more!
- Saturday, June 4 - Baktalo Drom at Utah Arts Alliance - Juana Ghani, The Wicked, and Gypsy dancing
- Sunday, June 5 - Juana Ghani will be on the international stage at the Utah Pride celebration, downtown SLC
- Saturday, June 11 - Juana Ghani will be at the Ogden Arts Festival
- Saturday, June 25 - Juana Ghani will be at the Utah Arts Festival, downtown SLC
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