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Gogol Bordello
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gypsy punk, punk, gypsy, alternative, punk rock… see all
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 Chernobyl 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 and 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 Chernobyl 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 and 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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Videos
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Wonderlust King
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Gogol Bordello - Dub the Frequencies of Love
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Gogol Bordello - Suddenly...(I MIss Carpaty)
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Gogol Bordello - Forces of Victory
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pyrena wrote:
i did!!
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editorinchimp wrote:
So did anyone see the proposal last night in Vancouver?
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leo_beschizza wrote:
mára!!
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dear_ava wrote:
uaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah adoro *o*
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VitkaD wrote:
ога ;) ;)
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nansipok wrote:
очень патриотичный чат %)
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vihreakuolema wrote:
just saw filth and wisdom with eugene hutz, he's great! fucking not going to the show tommorow
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LeeSkitzoDancer wrote:
juuuust saw them at slim's in san francissssco, met eugene after and he was sooo trashed!!! i love gogol bordello! fo-evah
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OrdogSRT wrote:
Pompazhe, сравнил жопу с пальцем!!*ROFL* Zina-Marina forever!))
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PennyDr3adful wrote:
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THEM!!!!!!!
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Nickeria wrote:
Pompazhe, Шнур давно сдулся, ты о чём? Сейчас он скорее говорящая пепельница, чем полноценный музыкант) А эти ребята держат марку (: тру
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Pompazhe wrote:
Под Ленинград косят:))
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REALLY.........REALLY......FREEEKIN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay, they are so cool
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Arlek1n wrote:
Цыганский панк)))
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AvariciousPeri wrote:
Absolutely PSYCHOTIC at the Grove! And I did know who Bela Bartok was, so HAH!
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Lais- wrote:
Rly cool :D
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rafaelpm wrote:
Gogol Bordello *.* lml
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Airwalker1990 wrote:
I hope they go Japan someday....
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Danisaur1 wrote:
i'm seeing you in philly on new years eve! GONNA BE SICK!
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JJOOSSEE1 wrote:
start wearing purple i dont think should be the top song out of all the others the song voi-la intruder should seriously be up their that song is wayyyyy better than start wearing pruple
Events
- Oct 10 Gogol Bordello Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
- Oct 11 Gogol Bordello Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
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