The Zlatne Uste Golden Festival

Videos of Golden Festival 2021

We are pleased to offer replays of almost all of the February 2021 festival. Enjoy!

Vimeo Playlist https://vimeo.com/showcase/8016166

Sound Archive

The Free Music Archive contains 866 tracks recorded live by WFMU volunteers at Golden Festivals between 2009 and 2018. Audio quality varies widely. You can use the search tool to find tracks for specific bands, dates, etc. The search term “Golden Festival” finds all of these tracks.

https://freemusicarchive.org/search/?quicksearch=golden+festival

Videos of Golden Festival 2020

Video / By Golden Festival

Here is a curated list of videos from Zlatne Uste Golden Festival 2020, found on Youtube 10/15/2020. Enjoy!

Youtube Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuUiO2l47A7vMd9B9ZuGUEUYCo-QHNhjv

Michigan Quarterly Review

Review / By Joanna Zannoni

“There will be crowds—sanguine. There will be sixty bands, give or take, with several thousand of us listening. There will be disembodied ghostly singing. There will be ruckus rhythms that defy analyzing.”

http://www.michiganquarterlyreview.com/2017/07/the-music-in-brooklyn-by-molly-mcquade/

Night One of Golden Fest 2017: A Darkly Danceable Feast

Review / By Joanna Zannoni

New York Music Daily Blog

“an otherworldly, booming vortex that was as ancient-sounding as it was sophisticated, both rhythmically and melodically”

https://newyorkmusicdaily.wordpress.com/tag/pontic-firebird-golden-fest/

Brooklyn Daily – Dance with Uste: Learn traditional steps at Balkan music fest

Review, Story / By Joanna Zannoni

“The annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival — now in its 32nd year — is known for its many rollicking bands, but the dancing among the audience is just as important as the action happening on the fest’s four stages.” – Carolyn Spivak

https://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2017/2/24-golden-festival-balkan-dance-2017-01-06-bk.html

Podcast: History & musical tour of Golden Festival 2016

Audio, Podcast, Story / By Noel

Aaron Kisslinger is a radio journalist and musician. In this Soundcloud series he samples the music and interviews half a dozen people involved with creating and organizing the Zlatne Uste Golden Festival.

Video: Inside The Exultant Grand Prospect Hall Balkan Music Fest

Review, Story, Video / By Joanna Zannoni

“The crowd, like the music, is eclectic. Many attendees sport flower crowns and traditional dress, but dreadlocks and steampunk outfits are visible as well. Grandmas dance alongside twenty-somethings and tweens, and immigrants steeped in folk dancing tradition teach steps to those new to the scene.” BY JENNIFER PREISSEL / GOTHAMIST

http://gothamist.com/2016/01/19/golden_fest_balkan_music.php