Bridges Across Borders @ Village Underground
9th June 7pm-2am (Free Entry)

Bridges Across Borders and Village Underground present a night of Balkan gypsy sounds, Breakbeat and Dubstep, to raise funds for voluntary youth work in Bosnia Herzegovina.

As well as fantastic live music and great DJs, there'll be hoola dance, a craft/vintage market, and a chance to buy some of the superb limited addition clothes, mix CDs and photo prints donated by our wonderful volunteers.

The Project
Bridges Across Borders

For many the war in Bosnia Herzegovina is a distant memory. Yet the country still bears many scars from the terrible conflict; with war damage still evident and an ever present danger from mines, cluster bombs and Uxo's. The scars in society run even deeper, with suspicion and ethnic segregation still very much a part of daily life.

This project has brought together youth workers and creative artists from across Europe, working in conjunction with University of Westminster (London), Lette Verien (Berlin) and Omladinski Centar (BiH), to teach workshops in all sorts of creative disciplines, to children and young people in the small Bosnian town of Gornji Vakuf Uskoplje.

Through this program we hope to inspire creative fun and by bringing together kids from across the ethnic divide, help break down some of the barriers that still exist between them. All proceeds from this night at the Village Underground will go to help fund our work in Bosnia Herzegovina.

Massive thanks to all the artist, musicians and other fine folk who are giving their time for free to help make this happen.

The Event
@ Village Underground

Trans-Siberian March Band
Roaring in from the Russian steppes, the Trans-Siberian March Band are a 13 piece brass collective playing Balkan Ska, Afghan love songs and Reggae trumpet tunes. These folks never fail to get the crowd going.
"The Sex Pistols of Balkan Brass" - Time Out

The Dirty Rich
Bringing together punk and breakbeats, these boys always mash it up. From their mansion in darkest Essex, the Dirty Rich are a rule onto themselves.

Fedka the Irritant
Hailing from the wonderful world of Ninja Tune, Fedka mixes techno with brass to confound you musical senses.

DJ Penny Metal
The truly anarchic Penny Metal is a DJ extraordinaire, boldly playing tunes no one else dares. Her passion for Eastern European and Russian music shines through in the eclectic sets she unleashes on her audiences.

DJ Yoof
Playing breakbeats and dubstep, Yoof has been on the cutting edge of dance music for over a decade, and with his band Mechanoise has 'record of the month' in the current addition of Mixmag.

Wonder Hill Market
With a wide selection of handmade and vintage goods, Wonder Hill markets bring together shopping, music and beer in a quite dangerous combination.

Highoops
With a mixture of hoola and dance, Highoops always get a party going.

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