18/04/09

Go into the Waterstone’s in Staines today and you can meet local Science Fiction writer Adam Roberts. Thank your lucky stars you're in Budapest.

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Balkan Beats (Concerts)

Gödör, 18th April, 21:00, free
Erzsébet tér [map]
Pest Centre, VI, Deák tér (M1/2/3), 1 min

Flamenco hip-hoppers Los Rumbers ensure that tonight's Balkan beats are about as Balkan as my gran. Test the Spanish waters at their flashy website here.

They're joined by the reliably lively rumba and jazz-tinged gypsy stalwarts, Romano Drom.

DJ Mata Hari, meanwhile, ensures that the Spaniards have the last dance.

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Also worth knowing about...

World Festival Series: India
Cökxpôn, 22:00, 600Ft
What do Hungary and India have in common? Nothing! Nothing at all! The Sivasakti Kalánanda Dance Theatre however, beg to differ, as do Mantradal, whose trippy mix of sitar and wind instruments form "something like a common meditation object via soul of humankind"! Myspace here.

The Subs & Shameboy (Concert)
A38, 22:00, 2000Ft adv. / 2500Ft door
Belgian punk-trance big mixers, The Subs shout "Fuck that shit!", at anyone who calls them Daft Punk wannabes, while Shameboy's party electronica isn't too far away either.

Etno 2009 - Benkő 60 Birthday Party (Festival)
Fonó, 20:00, 1000Ft
A whole host of bands cram Fonó tonight. The erstwhile Mihály Dresch and his quartet and Grencsó Bio Kollektiv both kick out the jazz, while the acquired-taste, Ektar are guaranteed to hurt your ears. Full line-up here.

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