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NYC's phenomenally successful gypsy punk troupe
When Mayor John Lindsay pronounced that "not only is New York the nation's melting pot, it is also the casserole, the chafing dish and the charcoal grill", he was referring to the city being the end destination of innumerable ethnic groups. And for a (partial) microcosm of the Big Apple's demographic mix, look no further than the Lower East Side's gypsy-punk combo Gogol Bordello. Fronted by the effortlessly charismatic Ukrainian Eugene Hutz, the band's collective gene pool traces bloodlines from Russia, Ethiopia, Ecuador, China, Trinidad - just to name a few. Inspired and influenced as much by the music of The Clash, Fugazi and Funkadelic as they are by the sounds of their various members' birthplaces, Gogol Bordello sell a huge dummy to the notion of 'world music', sidestepping narrow restrictions to land on the cover of the NME and beyond. Raucous, rebellious and unrefined, the faint of heart need not apply.
(Biography written by Nige Tassell 2011)
| WOMAD Charlton Park 2011 | Open Air Stage | 31st July | 21:40 |
GogolBordello: RT @AlainJohannes: It's time to record the first song on my next solo record today. Wonderful mysteries floating below the surface of my ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 11:31:44 +0000
GogolBordello: MySpace to broadcast Hangout Fest show http://t.co/fIQ0ijxr
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GogolBordello: RT @tommytbass: New single coming soon ... PARTY!!!
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:17:29 +0000
GogolBordello: RT @moisesperez: Baro Foro: Gogol Bordello the 20 minute Live Version. Somebody bury me to this song when I kick the bucket.
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:17:10 +0000
GogolBordello: RT @w0nderlustqueen: Band of Gypsies: Gogol Bordello http://t.co/CjIILSHl
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:15:49 +0000