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Taken from Red Bull (Dec 23, 2016)
Watch Balkan Beat Box bring the noise
The Israeli-born, Brooklyn-based gypsy punks exclusively perform I Trusted You and Shout It Out.
by Glen Ferris
Balkan Beat Box play exclusively for RedBull.com
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If you’ve spent any time playing FIFA 17 (and judging by the ridiculous sales figures, there’s a decent chance you have), you will have heard Balkan Beat Box’s infectious gypsy punk.
While you’ve been perfecting your championship-winning formations, I Trusted You has been keeping those million-dollar toes tapping. But soundtracking the top-of-the-table video game is only the beginning for this Israeli-born, New York-based trio.
Tamir Muskat, Ori Kaplan and Tomer Yosef released new album Shout It Out on their own Monkey Business label in November this year. The new LP marked a renewed desire to take their unique mix of musical traditions and modern sensibilities (think Klezmer and Balkan folk fused with hip-hop and dancehall beats) to the masses. Multiple millions of online streams for I Trusted You is clearly helping that ambition come to fruition.
Get to know Balkan Beat Box a little better and check out exclusive performances of Shout It Out (from 02:22) and I Trusted You (from 08:14) in the player below. This video contains language some may find offensive.
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