Kolpakov Trio & Eugene Hutz (Gogol Bordello)
+ Mahala Rai Banda
29 May 2007 / 19:30Barbican Hall
read more book tickets The Ukrainian-born musician Eugene Hütz has kick-started a youthful revival of interest in Balkan Gypsy music with his New York-based, punk-inspired band Gogol Bordello. He comes to the Barbican to perform with one of his childhood heroes, the guitarist and singer Sasha Kolpakov who leads the Kolpakov Trio.
They share the bill with a sensational group from Bucharest. Mahala Rai Banda successfully combine the brass and string traditions in Romanian Gypsy music and create a funky urban sound. Recently featured on the 'Electric Gypsyland' compilations, the band are joined for part of their set by DJ Gaetano Fabri and go head to head for a gypsy/remixer soundclash.
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