GOGOL BORDELLO NON-STOP REVIEWS

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Gogol documentary Gogol Bordello Non-Stop is currently showing at the Cinema Village, New York. Check out these reviews from the New York Times and the New York Post!

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SEE GOGOL BORDELLO NON-STOP IN NYC!

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Margarita Jimeno’s documentary Gogol Bordello Non-Stop opens for a week-long run at the Cinema Village, New York, today. For more information, click here .

You can also see other scheduled screenings via that link and suggest places you’d like to see the film!


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Tommy T Presents The Prester John Sessions

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Our very own Tommy T is preparing to release his first solo project, The Prester John Sessions. 

An aural travelogue that ranges freely through the music and culture of Ethiopia, the album is a collection of 11 songs including a remix of the track “Oromo Dub (Cushitic Dub),” featuring Eugene and Pedro and mixed by Michael Goldwasser of the Easy Star All-Stars.

The Prester John Sessions will be released exclusively via iTunes on October 13, 2009, with the wide release at traditional retail outlets everywhere on November 10, 2009 via Easy Star Records.  

“In the 70s, funk, wah-wah pedals, and jazz had a huge impact on Ethiopian music,” Tommy explains. “The Prester John Sessions will give people an idea about the musical diversity of Ethiopia, which includes influences and ideas borrowed from the sounds of the 70’s with the added bonus of up-to-date production values.” 

Tommy discovered the story of Prester John in Graham Hancock’s book The Sign and the Seal. “Hancock was looking for the Biblical Ark of the Covenant,” Tommy says. “His quest led him around the world, from the Middle East to Europe and back to Ethiopia.” In the 12th and 13th centuries, Prester John was an unknown Christian king with massive troops that got the attention of European kings. Prester John is the character I use to symbolize the man who will bring Ethiopian culture to the rest of the world.” 

To fulfill his vision, Tommy started digging through Ethiopian folk music, choosing melodies he could improvise on. He also wrote his own compositions based on traditional modes. “A lot of popular Ethiopian music is based on a 6/8 beat called chikchika, but there are also many other rhythms in Ethiopia that have their own unique characteristics,” Tommy states. “I play with The Abyssinian Roots Collective on the album. They are sometimes known as The ARC, which coincidentally ties into the Ark of the Covenant and the Prester John story.”  

Tommy composed and produced the music, along with his brother Henock, contributing to the tunes “Brothers” and “East-West Express.” The tracks were written at Tommy’s home studio, cut live in studios around Washington, DC, and overdubs were laid down in real time with a final mix by Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave, Gogol Bordello) giving it the feel of Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters jamming with Ethiopian godfathers The Imperial Bodyguard Orchestra. The music blends Ethiopian modes with dub reggae, funk, and jazz, for a sound that’s at once familiar and mysterious.  
“We are extremely excited to be working with Tommy,” says Easy Star co-founder Lem Oppenheimer. “He’s made an incredible record. The way he integrates reggae and dub into Ethiopian music fits right into what we have been releasing for the past decade – music that expands on a reggae foundation, taking the genre in new directions.”  

“I believe in music without boundaries,” Tommy says. “Music should be inclusive, not exclusive. People who love music know the best music is created without boundaries and limitations. The Prester John Sessions take that idea to the next level.”

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WATCH THE AXIS MUNDI TRAILER!

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Spin have more information on the live CD & DVD package here.

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SEE GOGOL BORDELLO NON-STOP IN NEW YORK!

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Margarita Jimeno’s film Gogol Bordello Non-Stop is playing at the Village Cinema, New York, from 11th September. To get your tickets, go here.

As if you needed another reason to see this film, it’s just won a Musixine award!

“The winner of 2009 International Musixine Film Competition is Gogol Bordello Non-Stop directed by Margarita Jimeno. Energetic, rough and dynamic just like the band the film is portraying.

Margarita Jimeno was able to follow the band from their early years to the beginnings of their international break through. The band is an unlikely mix of people of all ages and different nationalities, who come together to enjoy the freedom of music, with Eugene Hütz at the center drawing in both the audience and the people around him with his contagious energy. Margarita managed to not only portray a band but also the social aspects of being an immigrant and taking the possibility to play with identities.

Also the film is fresh, enjoyable and punk.”

Congratulations to Margarita!