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New York, United States (1999 – present)
Combining elements of punk, gypsy music, and Brechtian cabaret, Gogol Bordello tells the story of New York’s immigrant diaspora through debauchery, humor, and surreal costumes. Leader and singer Eugene Hütz’s taste in music was spun out of black-market tapes of the The Birthday Party and Einstürzende Neubauten in his native Ukraine.
After being evacuated to Western Ukraine in 1986 following the Chornobyl disaster, Hütz became enamored of the mystical, outsider qualities of gypsy music. Living as a refugee in Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Italy before moving to the United States in 1993, he experienced life as an outsider himself.
After arriving in New York, he teamed up with guitarist Vlad Solofar and squeezebox player Sasha Kazatchkoff. American Eliot Fergusen added a strong rock sound on the drums and the band was also augmented by Sergei Riabtsev on fiddle, a former theater director from Moscow whose past experience would prove helpful in the future in crafting Gogol Bordello’s bizarre stage shows (like one which tells the story of super-powered immigrant Ukrainian vampires).
The group’s early gigs involved playing straight gypsy music at Russian weddings, but their music soon evolved into the hyper-kinetic explosions that earned them a solid following amongst New York’s downtown hipsters. The band issued a single in 1999 entitled gogol bordello, quickly followed by their debut full-length, Voi-la Intruder, which was produced by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ drummer Jim Sclavunos. Solofar and Kazatchkoff were replaced by accordionist Yuri Lemeshev, who hails from the Russian island of Sakhalin, and two Israelis, guitarist Oren Kaplan and saxophonist Ori Kaplan, who despite their similar names were not related.
After being evacuated to Western Ukraine in 1986 following the Chornobyl disaster, Hütz became enamored of the mystical, outsider qualities of gypsy music. Living as a refugee in Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Italy before moving to the United States in 1993, he experienced life as an outsider himself.
After arriving in New York, he teamed up with guitarist Vlad Solofar and squeezebox player Sasha Kazatchkoff. American Eliot Fergusen added a strong rock sound on the drums and the band was also augmented by Sergei Riabtsev on fiddle, a former theater director from Moscow whose past experience would prove helpful in the future in crafting Gogol Bordello’s bizarre stage shows (like one which tells the story of super-powered immigrant Ukrainian vampires).
The group’s early gigs involved playing straight gypsy music at Russian weddings, but their music soon evolved into the hyper-kinetic explosions that earned them a solid following amongst New York’s downtown hipsters. The band issued a single in 1999 entitled gogol bordello, quickly followed by their debut full-length, Voi-la Intruder, which was produced by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ drummer Jim Sclavunos. Solofar and Kazatchkoff were replaced by accordionist Yuri Lemeshev, who hails from the Russian island of Sakhalin, and two Israelis, guitarist Oren Kaplan and saxophonist Ori Kaplan, who despite their similar names were not related.
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Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
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Super Taranta!
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Voi-la Intruder
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Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony
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Aulin223 wrote:
download Gogol Bordello ringtones now for free at http://tiny.cc/ZxMoJ
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nechaev-misha wrote:
Волшебно!! From Russia with love!
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daltomania wrote:
i love musics. click my link.
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Oogie-Boogie wrote:
блин, это офигенно!
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Johnny-uh-oh wrote:
and last time I checked only the 27th was sold out, but things may of changed, Good Luck
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Johnny-uh-oh wrote:
not songs but albums, listen to super taranta and underdog world strike if you know whats good for you.
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anarcho_atlatl wrote:
Does anyone have an extra ticket they could sell me to see them at Webster Hall any night this week? I'm in NY for my birthday and just found out about their three shows an hour ago, but they all seem sold out :*(
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HendrixFan42 wrote:
as well as "Tribal Connection" and "My Strange Uncles From Abroad" from Super Taranta
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Maagikki wrote:
@nyork_binox: Anything from Underdog World Strike will do just fine. I.e. Mishto!, Oh No!, Dogs Were Barking, Sally...
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nyork_binox wrote:
I'm kind of new to these guys. What songs would you recommend??
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cturk wrote:
lmao sebastian
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daltomania wrote:
this guy's voice sounds like the crab from the little mermaid.
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ephemerau wrote:
:O energic. i love them
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shakenstirr wrote:
I fucking LOVE Eugene Hutz! He's PURE SEXXXX
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photon_man62 wrote:
I love that old guy with the grey beard, so cute! (2)
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Zixa99 wrote:
Going to the show today f**king yeah
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cuntsaurus wrote:
the greatest live band ever!
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laila_garbage wrote:
É isso ai!!
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frankzalekz wrote:
Yai! the nearest country where i could see Eugene Hütz its Switzerland! oh yeah! oh, shit, i forgot i'm from Spain... delicious :)
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MaidenPriest420 wrote:
yeaaaaaaah
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Mar
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West Coast Blues 'n' Roots Festival
Fremantle Park, Fremantle WA, Australia
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Apr
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The 21st Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest
Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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| 8 attendees
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May
13
Long'I'rock
Long'I'rock Festival, Longirod, Switzerland
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| 10 attendees
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COPENHAGEN SHOW // USA XMAS TICKETS ON-SALE
9 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/gogolbordello
Tickets for the shows in New York, Washington DC and Charlottesville are now on-sale! Visit the tour page for links and details of dates and venues.
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