I was working out of a coffee house last week, and they started playing some very weird music that I really liked. They had some mixture of heavy punk with arabic sounding music, and a guy who was singing with a heavy foreign accent. Intrigued, I went and asked the lady at the counter who they were, their name is Gogol Bordello.
It turns out they are a band from New York, the lead singer is from Ukraine, most if not all of the members are immigrants, and their lyrics are around that theme. The music is categorized as a blend of Punk, Gypsy, and some Latin influence. Here is the youtube for a few of their songs that I liked:
"Immigrant Punk"
"Wanderlust King"
"Not a crime"
"Punk Rock Parranda"
The sound quality is poor since most of these videos are recorded live, and most likely uploaded without permission, but it gives you an idea of the type of music. If you like it, buy their CD!
If anybody reading this knows of other weird bands that mix different apparently disparate styles successfully like these guys, please let me know!
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