I presented these guys with the World Music Festival last year at the Wild Hared, and they were nothing short of amazing. One of the best shows I’d ever been to. They’re a bunch of Israeli expats and their sound is incredible and infectious. They play SummerDance @ Grant Park tomorrow evening, and if you’re not going to see the Producers in Wicker Park, you should come hang out with us and shake yer tush downtown tomorrow night. Wanna join us? Send an email to summerdance@jewishfringe.com. We’ll let you know where we’re meeting up… If yu wanna go alone, here’s the shizzy..
“Balkan Beat Box performs an inspired madness that crosses multi-cultural circus with non-stop dance party. Israeli bandmates Ori Kaplan (Gogol Bordello) and Tamir Muskat (Jewish Ukrainian Freundschaft) lead fellow expatriates Itamar Zieglar, Dana Leong and Vocalist Tomer Yosef through an infectious mish-mosh of hip hop, reggae and Slavic sounds, infused with Mediterraneam, Balkan, and Jewish influences. The band is part of the NYC musical underground that includes the bands Big Lazy, Pink Nose, Firewater, JUF, Gogl Bordello and Shotnez. Its full horn section, dj beats, percussion and video projections come together for a surreal atmosphre that’s part Gypsy caravan, part performance-art collective, Balkan Beat Box is a south European cross-cultural experience that has evolved into a non-stop dance party.”
Bulgarian Chix
