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With the tag "world music" applying to everything in an easy catch-all umbrella category, it's hard to disseminate between a quality exercise in the fusion of cultures and a bargain-bin, second-rate throwaway imitation. Beyond some sort of run-of-the-mill world music act, Balkan Beat Box's eponymous debut fuses Arabic, Hassidic, and other traditional music with hip-hop beats without sounding generic and obvious. The opening number, "Cha Cha," is easily a standout among this session with its dubbed-out beats and blend of tension and release. The haunting Middle East-inspired guitar playing on "Adir Adirim" is another highlight. But like Fela Kuti, Sun Ra, and other large ensembles, the energy from this group stems from its vibrant and high-energy live performances, where songs are stretched and twisted every which way and the improvisation runs high. Sometimes albums are only documents that attempt to capture the essence of the performances and the results fall flat, doing the groups a slight disservice by misrepresenting what they're all about. Thankfully this is not the case here.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
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Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Vlada Tomova, FeaturedArtist - Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Kristin Espeland, FeaturedArtist - Kalimanka Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Victoria Hanna, FeaturedArtist - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Victoria Hanna (ACUM), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Shushan, FeaturedArtist - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Boom Pam, FeaturedArtist - Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Dana Leong, FeaturedArtist - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Hassan Ben Jaffar, FeaturedArtist - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Vlada Tomova, FeaturedArtist - Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Kalimanka Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Tomer Yosef, FeaturedArtist - Balkan Beat Box, MainArtist - Ori Kaplan, Composer - Tamir Muskat, Composer - Muskatlove (BMI)/SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), MusicPublisher - Bluma Music (ASCAP)/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Abarbanel ASCAP/KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
Album review
With the tag "world music" applying to everything in an easy catch-all umbrella category, it's hard to disseminate between a quality exercise in the fusion of cultures and a bargain-bin, second-rate throwaway imitation. Beyond some sort of run-of-the-mill world music act, Balkan Beat Box's eponymous debut fuses Arabic, Hassidic, and other traditional music with hip-hop beats without sounding generic and obvious. The opening number, "Cha Cha," is easily a standout among this session with its dubbed-out beats and blend of tension and release. The haunting Middle East-inspired guitar playing on "Adir Adirim" is another highlight. But like Fela Kuti, Sun Ra, and other large ensembles, the energy from this group stems from its vibrant and high-energy live performances, where songs are stretched and twisted every which way and the improvisation runs high. Sometimes albums are only documents that attempt to capture the essence of the performances and the results fall flat, doing the groups a slight disservice by misrepresenting what they're all about. Thankfully this is not the case here.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:50
- Main artists: Balkan Beat Box
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Digital Monkey
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(C) 2005 Balkan Beat Box LLC (P) 2005 Balkan Beat Box
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