Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello is a Gypsy punk band from New York City, although many of the members are immigrants from Eastern Europe. Much of their sound is inspired by Gypsy music, and the band incorporates minor-key accordion and fiddle mixed with cabaret and punk energy, electric guitar and drums. In New York City they're known for their frenetic, hungry stage shows in the Lower East Side.

Gogol Bordello is led by their charismatic singer, Ukrainian immigrant Eugene Hütz (DJ Hütz), who plays the role of a translator in the movie version of Everything is Illuminated.

The band formed in 1993, when Hütz immigrated to the U.S. Their first single was released in 1999, and several full-length albums have followed since then, as well as a European tour. According to the New York Times, "Gogol Bordello has become an underground phenomenon in New York with its brand of contrarian globalism. Their sound is raucous, sweaty, tuneful and recklessly vibrant, like the punk and Gypsy music that inspired them. Iggy Pop meets Kafka."

Their song "My Strange Uncle From Abroad" is representative of their folksy Eastern European sound.

Discography

Voi-La Intruder - March 2002 Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony - September 2002 Gogol Bordello vs. Tamir Muskat - August 2004 East Infection - March 2005 Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike - August 2005

External links

• Official web site
• Allmusic entry