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Do you know ethnic/roots live music venues/gigs after Christmas before NYE in Berlin?
Depends on what you call "ethnic" and/or roots music. Not sure frankly if it is now a part of the universal language, but "ethnic" would be R&B music, and "roots" would be reggae. Even if you mean something else, chances are tht it will be available in Berlin anyway. It is in my opinion likely to be the music capital of Europe. I understand others may feel different. Let's just say that the "music scene" in Berlin is is extrememly rich.
In case you do mean R&B, jazz or urban or hip hop, as well as reggae, than yes, there is a thriving music scene of those music styles in Berlin. As venues change constantly, I cannot recommend a specific place, however, these might help you find the ones you want. Being a huge reggae fan, I have seen several acts in Berlin, but it has been a while.
http://raddy73.tripod.com/clubsb.html
http://www.reggaenode.de/live/reggaeweek.html
http://www.placesonline.com/europe/germany/berlin/berlin/nightlife/berlin_clubs_and_bars.asp
http://blogabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/berlin-germany-a-night-at-the-reggae-club/
http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2006/10/berlin-reggae
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.reggaeberlin.de/&ei=Sk0pS-CDE4P8tQO28tG_BA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CB4Q7gEwBQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3DBerlin%2Breggae%26hl%3Den
http://eventful.com/berlin/events/daveman-reggaedancehallhip-hop-/E0-001-026202850-2
http://berlin.unlike.net/categories/19-Club/locations/tagged_with/reggae
Hope this helps somewhat.....good luck.....d:o)
here you find a link to a ska concert in the location "Cafe Zapata" at December 30`th with a band from Poland + DJs:
http://www.voiceofculture.de/ (click on "termine")
and as I recommend on my Berlin page: check out
www.zitty.de
www.berlinonline.de/tip/
Odinnthor,
Thanks for your tips- I will think through it. I meant not only R&B or reggae (which I like anyway) but also ethnic music- oriental, balkan (sorry- not Irish one).
Blackbirdxx,
Thanks- I will search through the page. I'm also interested in more oriental or ethnic music (or places) as well.
I will visit Pergamon (due to milder climate for winter time- hahaha).I don't want to waste my time too much for finding the places to eat close to the museums. Could you recommend me good but bottom priced (but inside) place to eat something German or ethnic food.BTW. Is kebab German or Turkish cuisine (hahaha)?
>>>kebab German or Turkish<<<Berlin kebab id different from kebab in Turkey, but I don`t recommend it(nobody knows what is in the meat + there had been some scandals with rotten food in kebab-stalls)
good cheap restaurants can`t be found near Pergamon museum, because this is where all tourists go...
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