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Infobox musical artist | image = Gogol Bordello TFF.JPG| caption = Gogol Bordello at the TFF.Rudolstadt 2009| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = New York City|New York , New York , nowrap| United States | genre = Gypsy punk | years_active = 1999–present| label = Rubric Records|Rubrick , SideOneDummy Records|SideOneDummy , Columbia Records|Columbia | associated_acts = Balkan Beat Box | website = http://www.gogolbordello.com/ www.gogolbordello.com| current_members = Eugene Hütz Sergey Ryabtsev Yuri Lemeshev Thomas Gobena Oren Kaplan Oliver Charles Elizabeth Sun Pedro Erazo | past_members = Pamela Racine Eliot Ferguson Karl Alvarez Rea Mochiach Sasha Kazatchkoff Vlad Solovar Ori Kaplan Susan Donaldson Chris Tattersall Gogol Bordello is a Gypsy punk musical band|band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan , formed in 1999 and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring.Cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Gogol Bordello at bbc.co.uk | work = | publisher = http://www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk | date= 22 June 2007 | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2007/artists/gogolbordello/ | format = Web | doi = | accessdate = 2007-07-09
Much of the band's sound is inspired by Gypsy music . The band incorporates minor-key accordion and violin (and on some albums, saxophone ) mixed with Punk rock|punk and dub music|dub .
The band has appeared in a number of independent films, most notably in 2005's Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated in which the lead singer, Eugene Hütz , co-starred with Elijah Wood in a dramedy and adventure story about the Nazi purges in Ukraine. The entire group was present for one shot in which they played a brass band in a set that included the Star Spangled Banner. They also played the traditional Yiddish tune Bublitschki (little bagels). Gogol Bordello contributed the song "Start Wearing Purple" to the film's score.
The band also has their own documentary called "Gogol Bordello Non-Stop". This documentary was filmed in 2008 and follows the band's progress. It is currently available for streaming on Netflix.
History and influences
"Gogol" comes from the name Nikolai Gogol . As one of the most influential writers in Ukrainian and Russian literature, Gogol paved the way for the likes of Kafka and Dostoyevsky . He also serves as an ideological influence for the band because he "smuggled" Ukrainian culture into Russian society, which Gogol Bordello intends to do with Gypsy/ East-European music in the English-speaking world.cite episode | title = Gogol Bordello: Music from 'Gypsy Punks' | url = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=5371385 | series = In Performance | airdate = 2006-04-29 | season = | number = " Bordello ", in Italian language|Italian , refers to a brothel or a "gentleman's club". The band was originally titled Hütz and the Béla Bartóks, but Eugene Hütz says that they decided to change the name because "nobody knows who the hell Béla Bartók is in the United States". The band played their first show as the unofficial band at an after-hours club called Pizdetz where they became the house band and DJ Hütz became the house DJ.
Gogol Bordello's first single (music)|single was released in 1999, and since then they have released five full-length albums , and one Extended play|EP . In 2005 the band signed to Punk rock|punk label SideOneDummy Records . On 27 April 2010 Gogol Bordello made its major record label debut with Transcontinental Hustle on Rick Rubin 's American Recordings (US)|American Recordings , a subsidiary of Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment . Many of the songs on Transcontinental Hustle were inspired by Hütz's move to Brazil. . http://www.nthword.com/issue7/Gogol_Bordello_Exclusive_Interview_by_Gina_Ponce.php nthWORD Magazine, Issue #7, August 2010
The band has toured tirelessly throughout Europe and United States|America . They have made appearances at numerous international festivals and toured with such diverse bands as Primus (band)|Primus , Flogging Molly , and Cake (band)|Cake . In an interview with NPR , frontman Eugene Hütz cites Jimi Hendrix and Parliament-Funkadelic as among the band's main musical influences. They have mentioned Manu Chao , Fugazi , Zvuki Mu , Karamelo Santo , Sasha Kolpakov and The Clash as influences as well.
In August 2010 the band was rumored to participate in the Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011|Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 ,uk icon http://tabloid.pravda.com.ua/news/4c6ccccaaee8a/ "Gogol Bordello" ?????? ?? "???????????" ??? ???????, ????? ID (August 8, 2010) but the band soon denied this. http://www.gogolbordello.com/us/news/no-eurovision-gb NO EUROVISION FOR GB, Gogol Bordello official website (August 18, 2010) Gogol Bordello performed seven shows with System of a Down throughout May 2011cite web|last=Felter|first=Carrie|title=System of a Down Announces North American Tour Dates With Gogol Bordello|url= http://www.mxdwn.com/2011/03/01/news/system-of-a-down-announces-north-american-tour-dates-with-gogol-bordello/|publisher=mxdmn.com
They performed live at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival 2011 for Bonnaroo's 10 year anniversary, playing a 1.5 hour set in the middle of the night and performed with Devotchka .
Appearances
Television
The Late Show with David Letterman (July 31, 2007)
The Henry Rollins Show (August 10, 2007)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (March 22, 2006 and September 5, 2007)
Programa do Jô (Brazilian talk show - November 10, 2009)
The song "60 Revolutions" was featured on season 2 episode 12, "Trapdoor" of the US TV drama Life (US TV series)|Life .
Music festivals
Gogol Bordello has appeared in a multitude of American and international music festivals. A significant step towards greater publicity was made when Eugene Hütz and violinist Sergey Ryabtsev joined Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna on stage. Hütz and Ryabtsev performed " La Isla Bonita / Lela Pala Tute" with Madonna at the London Live Earth concert on July 7, 2007.Cite news| last= Bowen | first= Rebecca | author-link= | publication-date= 10 July 2007 | date= | year= 2007 | title= Gogol Bordello and Madonna continue collaboration | periodical= Paste (magazine) | publication-place= News online | place= | publisher= | volume= | issue= | pages= | url= http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/4447/news/music/gogol_bordello_and_madonna_continue_collaboration | doi= | oclc= | accessdate = 2007-07-23
Gogol Bordello's appearances have included:
All Points West Music & Arts Festival on August 1, 2009
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008 on September 26 and 2010 on October 9.
Bumbershoot in Seattle, WA, US in 2003cite web |url= http://www.songkick.com/festivals/804-bumbershoot/id/661701-bumbershoot-2003 |title=Bumbershoot 2003 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Songkick.com |accessdate=February 9, 2012 and 2007cite web |url= http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bumbershoot_2007_full_lineup_announced |title=Bumbershoot 2007: Full Lineup Announced |author=David Schmader |date=July 9, 2007 |work= |publisher=The Stranger |accessdate=February 9, 2012
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2007 & 2008 & 2011
Colours of Ostrava music festival ( Czech Republic ) in 2008 on the Ceská sporitelna Stage
Creation of Peace in Kazan, Russia on June 25, 2011
Diversafest July 24, 2009
Edgefest in Arizona 2008
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2008 in San Francisco on October 5
Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 1, 2008 & August 7, 2010 and in São Paulo on April 8, 2012
Mile High Music Festival
Optimus Alive! in Oeiras, Portugal on 10 July 2008 & 10 July 2010
Orlando Calling in Orlando, Florida on 12 November 2011
Osheaga in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 4 August 2008
Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco, California on Saturday August 14, 2010
Pinkpop on May 30, 2010
Reading and Leeds Festival on 22 and 25 August 2006, August 24 and 25, 2007 & 27th and 29 August 2010
Rock for People 2009
Rock im Park on June 2007 & 2010 in Nuremberg (Germany)
Rock in Rio on August 2012 in Madrid (Spain)
Roskilde Festival on July 4, 2009, where they replaced Lil' Wayne , who had cancelled his show due to illness. They received a 6-star review in the festival newspaper, the only band that year to receive 6 stars.
LollapaloozaBrazil in São Paulo Jockey Club April, 7 2012 http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/1073118-multidao-aguenta-sol-para-ouvir-punk-cigano-do-gogol-bordello.shtml Multidão aguenta sol para ouvir punk cigano do Gogol Bordello
Filmography
2004 - Kill Your Idols - Hütz was interviewed in this documentary about New York's " No Wave " music scene.
2005 - Everything Is Illuminated - In Liev Schreiber 's directorial debut, which stars Elijah Wood , the role of Alexander Perchov was played by Eugene Hütz . It includes cameo appearances by other Gogol Bordello members in the train scene.
2006 - Wristcutters: A Love Story - "Eugene", played by American actor Shea Whigham , is partly based on Eugene Hütz, whose music ("Through the Roof and Underground" and "Occurrence on the Border") is featured in the film as that recorded by the character's old band. Contrary to the belief that he has received no credit for this, the film credits show the copyrights for both Gogol Bordello songs, as well as giving thanks to Eugene multiple times throughout the credit roll.
2008 - Filth and Wisdom - The entire band appeared in this independent film directed by Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna . http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042499/ "Filth and Wisdom (2008)" at IMDb , retrieved 2007 August 7 Eugene Hütz is the protagonist. Madonna also allowed Eugene to add his own dialogue into the script.
2008 - Gogol Bordello Non-Stop - The development of the band was documented in this film directed by Margarita Jimeno. It follows the band's rise from underground legends to international fame from 2001 to 2007.
2009 - Larger Than Life in 3D - Live High-def digital concert footage shot in stereoscopic 3-D at the Austin City Limits festival in October 2009. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1546999/ "Larger Than Life in 3D" at IMDb , retrieved 2010 January 7 http://blogs.tampabay.com/tbt/2009/07/gogol-bordellos-eugene-hutz-talks-gypsy-rock-recording-with-rick-rubin.html
2009- Live From Axis Mundi : Professionally recorded live concert footage shot in New York.
2010- Grain : 'Against the Nature' appears on the credits. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uTkOUpsoQEg
Elizabeth Sun ( Percussion instrument|percussion , Backing vocalist|backing vocals , Dance music|dance , general performance) - China / Scotland (since 2004)
Thomas Gobena|Thomas "Tommy T" Gobena ( Bass guitar|bass Cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Gogol Bordello | work = Official MySpace Page | publisher = MySpace.com | date= 11/10/2006 | url = http://www.myspace.com/gogolbordello | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2006-10-11 Backing vocalist|backing vocals ) - Ethiopia (since 2006)
Pedro Erazo ( Percussion instrument|percussion , MC) - Ecuador Cite web| last = Cooper | first = Ryan | title = An Interview with Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello | publisher = About.com | year = 2007 | url = http://punkmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/Eugenehutz.htm | format = Web | accessdate = 2007-09-09 (since 2007)
Oliver Charles ( Drum kit|drums ) – USA (since 2009)
Former members
Pamela Racine ( Percussion instrument|percussion , Backing vocalist|backing vocals , Dance music|dance , general performance) - USA
Rea Mochiach ( Bass guitar|bass , Percussion instrument|percussion , electronics and beat programming in the studio, Backing vocalist|backing vocals ) - Israel
Chris Tattersall ( Drum kit|drums , Backing vocalist|backing vocals ) - United Kingdom
Discography
Albums
Voi-La Intruder – 1999 ( Rubric Records )
Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony - September 2002 ( Rubric Records ), 2XLP - December 2006
Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike - August 2005 ( SideOneDummy Records ), 2XLP - March 2006
Super Taranta! - 10 July 2007 ( SideOneDummy Records ) US #115,Allmusic|class=artist|id=p520872/charts-awards|pure_url=yes Billboard, Allmusic UK #67, 2XLP - July 2007
Live from Axis Mundi - 2009 ( SideOneDummy Records ), Live album with DVD
Trans-Continental Hustle - 27 April 2010 ( American Recordings (US)|American Recordings ) UK # 66, US #62, CAN #79
EPs
East Infection - January 2005 ( Rubric Records )
Moja Tsiganiada (??? ?????????), also known as Russo , a Russian and Ukrainian-language album - 2011 ( Extra Estrada Records ) http://www.gogolbordello.com/music/
Singles
" When the Trickster Starts a-Poking " - 2002, Rubric Records
" Start Wearing Purple " / " Sally (Gogol Bordello song)|Sally " - February 2006, SideOneDummy Records
" Wonderlust King " http://www.gogolbordello.com/frequencies/discography/singles/wonderlustking.php? width=575& height=350 "Wanderlust King: Released on Sideonedummy Records" - August 2007, SideOneDummy , #11 UK Indie
" Immigraniada (We Comin’ Rougher) " - 2010, American Records
Compilations
Punk Rock Strike Vol. 4 - 2003. Springman Records .
2005 Warped Tour Compilation - 2005. SideOneDummy Records .
2006 Warped Tour Compilation - 2006. SideOneDummy Records.
Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers - 2006. Atlantic Jaxx .
The Rough Guide to Planet Rock - 2006. World Music Network .
2007 Warped Tour Compilation - 2007. SideOneDummy Records.
Side projects
Gogol Bordello vs. Tamir Muskat - August 2004. A collaboration between Gogol Bordello and members of Balkan Beat Box (album)|Balkan Beat Box , under the name J.U.F. , an initialism for Jewish-Ukrainian Freundschaft. Stinky Records .
The Prester John Sessions Tommy T - 2009. Solo album by Gogol Bordello's Ethiopian bassist Thomas Gobena with guest appearances by the band, and Ethiopian singer Gigi (singer)|Gigi . Easy Star (record label)|Easy Star
In 2011, Eugene Hutz contributed a version of the track "A Cidade" in collaboration with DJ Dolores, Otto , Isaar, and Fred 04 the Red Hot Organization|Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album "Red Hot+Rio 2." The album is a follow-up to the 1996 " Red Hot + Rio ." Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.
