PRE-ORDER TOMMY T’S THE PRESTER JOHN SESSIONS!

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For the past few years, Tommy T has been touring the world as the bass player of gypsy punk powerhouse Gogol Bordello. He was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, before moving to Washington, DC, and becoming an integral part of the celebrated Ethiopian musical scene there. In between tours with Gogol, Tommy, along with some other great Ethiopian musicians, recorded The Prester John Sessions. The resulting record is a mesmerizing excursion into the music and culture of Ethiopia, touching on Ethiopian funk, dub, roots and jazz. Plus, it has bonus remix featuring Eugene Hutz and Pedro Erazo from Gogol Bordello and mixed by Michael G of the Easy Star All-Stars. This record will be available exclusively on iTunes starting October 13, then released in full November 10, but you can pre-order your copy now by clicking the banner above.

* The first 100 CDs will be signed by Tommy T
* Don’t wait until the release date to hear it! Downloads of the album will be available to all customers starting October 13, regardless of whether you order a physical CD or a digital download.
* Chance to hang backstage at a Gogol Bordello show with Tommy!

Every order gets you a chance to win the following:

* 3 Grand Prizes: A pair of tickets to an upcoming Gogol Bordello show, along with a meet and greet by Tommy T and a chance to hang backstage. Winners also receive a complete set of Easy Star CDs (15 CDs total) and an Easy Star Records tee shirt.
* 3 Runners Up: 10 Easy Star Records CDs and an Easy Star Records tee shirt.

In addition, you can also pre-order a tee shirt designed around the striking cover art of this release. It’s available in a men’s tee or a women’s tee, so pick your style, and wear it proudly. When bought with a CD, it’s only $25 for the whole bundle.

Pre-order your copy here!


GB TO HIT NYC AGAIN THIS DECEMBER!

It’s been a while, but GB haven’t forgotten NYC. There’s going to be three shows at the end of December, so check the tour page for more info and the pre-sale (which starts TODAY)!


GB IN Clarín!

Gogol were featured in Argentina’s Clarín newspaper on Friday. Click to enlarge the images and read the full article.

      


TOMMY T IN THE PRESS

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In the lead-up to releasing his debut solo work (The Prester John Sessions, on sale exclusively via iTunes on October 13, with the wide release at traditional retail outlets everywhere on November 10), Tommy T has been interviewed by See Magazine, the Winnipeg Free Press and Uptown Magazine. Click the links to read the full articles!

* See Magazine
* Winnipeg Free Press
* Uptown Magazine


FREE T-SHIRT OFFER FOR AXIS MUNDI PRE-ORDERS!

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If you missed out on the Sideonedummy offer, here’s your chance to pick up an exclusive GB t-shirt when you pre-order Live from Axis Mundi (released 6th October in the US/5th elsewhere).

Axis Mundi offer


Want to see Gogol Bordello Non-Stop?

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Magarita Jimeno’s film about Gogol Bordello is showing in all these places!

USA
Austin TX – Alamo Drafthouse, September 21-28
New Orleans LA – Zeitgeist, September 25-October 4
Winnipeg MB – Big Smash! with Lo Pub and the Winnipeg Folk Festival, October 2
Minneapolis MN – Sound Unseen at the Cedar Cultural Center, October 4
Providence RI – Cable Car, October 4-8
Boise ID – Egyptian Theatre, October 14
Jacksonville FL – Museum of Contemporary Art, October 15
Tempe AZ – Madcap, October 22
Columbia MO – The Ragtag, October 23-26
Wichita KS – Tallgrass Film Festival, October 23-25
Cleveland OH – Cleveland Museum of Art, December 2

Rest of the world
Raindance Film Festival, London (Premiere), England October 8th
http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/index.php?aid=4358

Bergen Film festival, Bergen, Norway (Premiere)
www.biff.no

Shoot me Film Festival, The Hague, The Netherlands
http://www.shoot-me.nl/

Easternxpress Film Festival, Uppsala, Sweden October 3rd
http://easternxpress.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/gogol-bordello-non-stop/

Balkan Sunflowers, Rolling Film festival Prishtina, Kosovo
http://rollingfilm.org/

Kiev International Film festival, Molodist, Kiev Ukrania
http://www.molodist.com/en


THIRD ANNUAL NEW YORK GYPSY HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL

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DJ HUTZ BACK FROM BRASIL IN MEHANATA FOR THE OPENING OF
THIRD ANNUAL NY GYPSY HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL.
PARTY ALL NIGHT WITH MUSIC FILM AND WILD GUESTS.

October 1-7 2009
Mehanata Bulgarian Bar
113 Ludlow St. NY
http://www.nygypsyfilm.com/

The New York Roma / Gypsy Human Rights Film Festival continues to roam the globe to present you with an in depth and diverse view on the lives of some of the world’s most overlooked and undervalued people. In a full and varied program we bring together filmmakers, musicians and artists for a spirited and lively celebration of the Roma people.

The festival will screen over 33 films from all over the world: Czech Republic, Germany, Bulgaria, England, Serbia, Italy, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Canada and Turkey, including many world premiers and American debuts. Q&A’s and panel discussions featuring the filmmakers, invited artists, lecturers and musicians offer you the opportunity to engage face to face.

The Festival proudly presents special programs featuring:

• The Gypsy Holocaust, breaking the silence of a decades’ long taboo with movies and lectures and debates with The Honorable Ian F. Hancock, Director of The Romani Archives and Documentation Center and former Roma representative to the UN Economic and Social Council And Member of the International Romani Parliament. Ian Hancock (Professor at the University of Texas) and Michael Stewart (Professor at the University College London) on the current situation of Gypsies in North America and the persecution and genocide of Gypsies in Europe

• A lecture by Roma advocate Boglarka Fedorko on contemporary Hungary

• OutSide Film event including the screening of the banned Bulgarian cult film ‘Bakalava’

• ‘Our Garbage Dump, our Hell and Heaven’, a new play by Ella Veres, set in a Gypsy community in Romania.

European electors vote in right wing ‘anti Roma’ parties, acting as racist attacks that target Roma populations from Ireland to Italy, Hungary to Romania; even the smallest children suffer from structural segregation and abuse. After centuries of slavery, genocide, massacres and relentless ostracizing the Roma, presently numbering around 15 million people worldwide, continue to be subjected to unprecedented levels of discrimination and violence in today’s world.

Keeping quiet in society’s margins while culture, heritage and spirit are stolen is not an option. We at the New York Gypsy Film Festival hope to counteract these forces by exposing the public to the moving art, music, history, culture and above all humanity of the beautiful Roma people.

So come and join us for a closer look at the undeniable beauty of the Gypsy people!

www.nygypsyfilm.com


HUTZ IN MEHANATA THIS THURSDAY!

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HUTZ BACK FROM BRASIL IN MEHANATA  with MALANDRONISTA SOUND SISTA the opening of NY GYPSY film festival!  

 

PARTY!


PRE-ORDER AXIS MUNDI IN THE UK!

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UK fans can pre-order the Live from Axis Mundi DVD and CD from the following places:

* AMAZON
* HMV
* PLAY UK

Released on October 5th (a day earlier than in the States!), Axis Mundi is the ultimate fan package. Check out the trailer on the videos page.


Shows added in Mexico and Chile!

We’ll be stopping by Mexico and Chile in November! For full info, check the tour page.