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BALKAN BEAT BOX Chutzpah! continues to expand its horizons and will be bringing the sounds of the Balkan Beat Box to one of Granville Streets newest dance clubs – The Venue. Returning to Chutzpah! after a tremendously popular show during the 2008 Festival at the Chan Centre, Israel’s ultimate party band will weave the exotic sounds of the Middle East with urban electronic grooves and hip-hop beats at their high energy concert. Their semi-circus performances, often lasting 2-3 hours, involve multidisciplinary musicians from around the world who keep the audience guessing where the next surprise will appear from. Fusing electronica and hip-hop with wailing horns and the fast and furious folk beats found in gypsy and Balkan music, the group breaks down political barriers with joyful enthusiasm. Balkan Beat Box’s Israeli founding members Tamir Muskat and Ori Kaplan have been active for over a decade in NYC’s premier underground bands like Firewater and Gogol Bordello. Collaborating with Israeli MC-vocalist and percussionist Tomer Yosef, the BBB show came to life in 2004. Audiences haven’t stopped dancing ever since. “BBB blends Balkan horns and vocals, Middle Eastern rhythms, turntables, big fat power chords and other musical flotsam into an exotic, compelling Balkan rave. Don’t even try to resist.” World Music Magazine Presented by Chutzpah! and the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad When: March 18 at 8pm
Visit the Festival’s website at www.chutzpahfestival.com for complete information. Tickets can be purchased by phone at the Chutzpah! Festival Box Office (604-257-5145), online at www.ticketstonight.ca and the Chutzpah! Festival website www.chutzpahfestival.com or in person at the JCCGV (950 W. 41st Ave). Online Tickets for The Idan Raichel Project can be purchased only through Ticketmaster (604.280.3311) www.ticketmaster.ca as well as by phone or in person through the Chutzpah! Festival Box Office (604-257-5145).
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