Middle Eastern traditions, Gypsy punk, reggae and electronica
Balkan Beat Box will be performing at The Fleece in Bristol on 29 April 2016.
Balkan Beat Box is an Israeli musical group incorporating Jewish, Eastern Europe and Middle Eastern traditions, Gypsy punk, reggae and electronica. Their goal was to take ancient and traditional musical traditions and fuse those with hip hop in order to create a new mix of musical styles out of the traditional world music context that would appeal to listeners in a club or a dancehall. As of 2006, the acclaimed artist from Tel Aviv Tomer Yosef became frontman for the group.
Balkan Beat Box’s self-titled first album (released in 2005) and their 2007 follow-up album Nu Med both received global acclaim. The group released Blue Eyed Black Boy in 2010 and Give in 2012. Regarded as the “godfathers of global bass” by MTV Iggy, the band continued to expand their sound, while Spin Magazine dubbed the band “a global peace-keeping mission you can dance to”.
Tickets for this gig are £16.50 which includes the booking fee and for further information about Balkan Beat Box visit their websites at http://balkanbeatbox.com/.