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Josh Kun Digs for Dawn
Author, musicologist and member of the esteemed Idlesohn Society for Musical Preservation Josh Kun has made a dope little mixtape in support of Dawn 2010, the Tablet Magazine sponsored, May 15th late night party in San Francisco, celebrating Shavuot.
Kun’s mix is a deep dig into the crates of vintage and archival recordings sitting right next to more modern dance tracks with a few more mind-blowing gems sprinkled in between, with all the tracks pulling from a different corner of the globe with a heavy pulse on that Jewish tip.
The mix includes tracks from the famed Barry Sisters, funked out Jewish soul music from Slim Gaillard, Musica de Latina, a ton of classic African tunes, some crazy Hava Negilah rendition and a bunch of JDub artists including Soulico, Balkan Beat Box and The Sway Machinery. The mix closes out with a banger from Mexican Institute of Sound, who happens to be homies with Kun’s beau.
All around worth a listen, head over to our friends at Tablet Magazine to listen to this exclusive mix.
92 year-old Irving Fields, who has a few tracks on this mix has been writing hit songs since the 1920’s. He recorded over 90 albums, including his biggest LP hit, Bagels and Bongos. JDub recording artist SoCalled suggested he write a song about Youtube, and he did. check it below
The Balkan Beat Box line dance
Found this tonight. Who knew summer camps were dancing to JDub tunes?!? One day, maybe I’ll tell you about my history as an Israeli line dancer. As you might imagine, it starts the summer after 5th grade…
It’s Time to Get War Again
Balkan Beat Box - War Again (RJD2 Remix)
The funky pop dude/break-beat maven/crate digging and ever evolving producer RJD2 lends his touch to Balkan Beat Box’s 1st single, War Again. Rumors are The Very Best and Brazilian Girls will also be weighing in with a remix effort, sso tay tuned for that!
War again is the lead single off their new record, Blue Eyed Black Boy. Recorded in Belgrade and Tel Aviv, Blue Eyed Black Boy takes BBB to their roots, scouring the Balkans and beyond for unique collaborations and new inspirations for their globalized urban mashups. Blue Eyed Black Boy is their first album of all new material since 2007.
The record isn’t out yet, but you know that JDub’s got the hook up for you. We’re running an exclusive pre-order right now at the JDub Webstore
Pre-Order Blue Eyed Black Boy and be entered to win a ton of FREE Balkan Beat Box stuff. Buy the record between now and 5/04/10 to be eligible and 3 winners will be chosen at random.
Go get that Blue Eyed Black Boy
Blue Eyed Black Boy Pre-Order
Balkan Beat Box -War Again
Balkan Beat Box are back with their newest album, Blue Eyed Black Boy (April 27th) and you know JDub has got the hook up for you. We are running an exclusive pre-order starting today at the JDub Webstore.
Pre-Order Blue Eyed Black Boy and be entered to win a ton of FREE Balkan Beat Box stuff. Buy the record between now and 4/27/10 to be eligible and 3 winners will be chosen at random.
Grand Prize - The entire Balkan Beat Box catalog on CD and Vinyl + Air BBB T-shirt
Runner Up - Balkan Beat Box’s Nu Med and Nu Made (Remixes) on CD + digital downloads
2nd Runner Up - Balkan Beat Box - Nu Made (Remixes) on CD + digital downloads
JDub Radio App!
Calling all you iPhone and iPod touch heads out there, the JDub Radio App is now available!! For the low price of $1.99, you can have instant and unlimited access to 100+ streaming tracks from the JDub Records archive directly on your iPhone. Features tracks from Balkan Beat Box, Michael Showalter, Golem, Soulico, DeLeon and all your other favorite JDub artists.
Download the app HERE
Balkan Beat Box on FIFA ‘10
EA Games just announced their soundtrack listings for a whole new round of videogames, and Balkan Beat Box’s “Ramallah Tel Aviv” is included as the theme for Israel’s team on FIFA ‘10.
Here’s more info from the official release:“For the latest edition of the most influential global soundtrack in the world today, EA SPORTS FIFA 10 brings together genre-spanning tracks from 39 different artists representing more than 25 nations, including England, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil, Norway, New Zealand, Israel, USA and Nigeria.”
Full track listing below the cut.
Balkan Beat Box Remix: Bulgarian Chicks
Bulgarian Chicks Remix by Todd Christensen
Earlier this year when JDub released Balkan Beat Box’s Nu Made (Remixes), we also gave away elements of the song “Bulgarian Chicks” for fans to make their own remixes.
Todd Christensen from California submitted this version.
Want to make your own remix? Purchase the CD, which comes with everything you need, or download the files here, mix away, and send us the result!
Balkan Beat Box fan video
Seattle fan Otto Bulut just sent us this amazing video for BBB’s La Bush Resistance. True the album came out almost 4 years ago (!) but we say better late than never. Thanks Otto!
Soulico - Exotic on the Speaker
Soulico - SOS ft. Pigeon John & Ceci Bastida
Soulico - Put ‘em Up ft. Lyrics Born & Axum
If you’ve ever been to Tel Aviv, it’s quite possible that you’ve heard a Soulico song on the radio, caught one of their dancefloor rumbling sets, bought records from them or heard someone else bumping their tracks. Soulico is a 4 person DJ crew based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The first cats in the Middle East to master the trifecta of production, turntablism and party-rocking skills. Soulico is eager to drop their JDub debut, Exotic on the Speaker, digitally September 8th and in stores September 29th. This record is going to be a banger, so stay tuned for more updates and new music.
The album features guest appearances by Ghostface (Wu Tang), Del the Funky Homosapien, Lyrics Born, M.I.A protege Rye Rye, Pigeon John, MC Zulu, Ceci Bastida, Tomer Yosef (Balkan Beat Box) and many more.
The first single, Put ‘em Up ft. Lyrics Born & Axum b/w SOS is available today!!
Soulico - SOS ft. Pigeon John & Ceci Bastida - iTunes
Soulico - Put ‘em Up ft. Lyrics Born & Axum - iTunes
Balkan Beat Box iPhone app is here!
Calling all you iPhone heads. The brand new Balkan Beat Box iPhone application is here and it’s FREE.
Download the app and stay up to date with all things BBB, blast beats as you walk down the street, watch videos while you’re sitting on the train, and much more. Download the app HERE