Blue Eyed Black Boy

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Blue Eyed Black Boy
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 2010
Recorded2009
Genre World music, gypsy punk, electronica, funk, dub
Length48:46
Label Nat Geo Music, Crammed Discs
Producer Balkan Beat Box
Balkan Beat Box chronology
Nu Made (Remixes)
(2009)
Blue Eyed Black Boy
(2010)
Give
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Independent (positive) [2]
Robert Christgau A− [3]

Blue Eyed Black Boy is the third studio album by the Israeli electronica-world fusion trio Balkan Beat Box.

Israel country in the Middle East

Israel, also known as the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia, located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest. The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel's economic and technological center is Tel Aviv, while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, although the state's sovereignty over Jerusalem has only partial recognition.

Electronica encompasses a broad group of electronic-based styles such as techno, house, ambient, jungle and other electronic music styles intended not just for dancing.

World music is a Western musical category encompassing many different styles of music from other parts of the globe. It includes many forms of music that Westerners consider ethnic, indigenous music, folk music, neotraditional music, and music where more than one cultural tradition, such as non-Western music and Western popular music, intermingle.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:31
2."Move It"3:56
3."Blue Eyed Black Boy"3:22
4."Marcha de la Vida"4:08
5."Dancing with the Moon"3:48
6."Kabulectro"3:44
7."My Baby"4:06
8."Balkumbia"3:20
9."Look Them Act"3:30
10."Smatron"3:50
11."Lijepa Mare"3:36
12."Why"3:07
13."Buhala"4:39
14."War Again"3:08

Personnel

Tomer Yosef Israeli singer, songwriter, actor

Tomer Yosef is an Israeli singer and lead vocalist for the Israeli-American electronica-world fusion band Balkan Beat Box. The band founded by Tamir Muskat, Ori Kaplan included Tomer Yosef as a core member of the formation and its lead singer.

Ori Kaplan Israeli musician

Ori Kaplan (in Hebrew אורי קפלן; is an Israeli jazz saxophonist and a music producer. He moved to the United States in 1991. He has worked with many artists including Shotnez Tom Abbs, Firewater, Gogol Bordello, and Balkan Beat Box. He is also known as DJ Shotnez.

Tamir Muskat Israeli musician

Tamir Muskat is an Israeli musician/producer-sound engineer who was born and raised in Petach Tikva, Israel as son of a Romanian immigrant. His father was the manager of Anzeagi Conservatorion for music in Petach Tikva. As a teenager, he was already a prominent rock drummer and percussionist. Early on, Tamir started producing Israel's first thrash metal records in his basement studio but also began working with Sephardic Eastern singers of Greek and Turkish origin in a highly ornamented style that is Middle Eastern in nature.

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References

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  2. Male, Howard (March 28, 2010). "Album: Balkan Beat Box, Blue Eyed Black Boy". The Independent. London.
  3. "Review: May 2010 Consumer Guide". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2010-05-23.