APRIL 27, 2010
New Balkan Beat Box Out Today!
Blue Eyed Black Boy Gives New Hope To Humanity
Wake the kids, phone the neighbors and tell all your friends on Facebook-the wait is finally over and Balkan Beat Box's newest album, Blue Eyed Black Boy is out TODAY on our own Nat Geo Music label.
Check it out at Amazon.com now!
Now we may be a little biased about this record, but we are 100% positive that Blue Eyed Black Boy is perhaps the greatest single achievement in the last 10,000 years of human history.
We're not saying that all-new songs like "War Again" and "Move It" will cure cancer, bring peace to the Middle East or prove the existence of Bigfoot - but we're not saying that they won't, either.
But how will we ever know until you give it a listen?
About Blue Eyed Black Boy:
Blue Eyed Black Boy was recorded in Tel Aviv and Belgrade in the midst of anti-Kosovo riots. "It was a very tense atmosphere, but we were in our studio, away from all that, translating that intense energy into something positive and good," says Ori Kaplan, saxophone player and 1/3 of the Balkan Beat Box trio. Drummer/programmer/producer Tamir Muskat and charismatic vocalist/MC Tomer Yosef round out the band.
Self-produced by Balkan Beat Box, Blue Eyed Black Boy features a variety of musical instruments and guest appearances, including a local gypsy orchestra from Belgrade called Jovica Ajdarevic Orkestar. The album combines the musical elements of Mediterranean and Balkan traditions with hip-hop beats and punk influences, creating a unique sound that the New Yorker calls " a dizzying array of musical hybrids."