| Balkan Beat Box / Nu Med |
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| Album: | Nu Med | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Balkan Beat Box | Added: | May 2007 | |
| Label: | Jdub Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-05-27 | Pull Date: | 2007-07-29 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jul 29 | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 24 | Jun 17 | Jun 10 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 19, 2022: | Music Casserole Pachima | 4. | Mar 07, 2016: | Happy Hour Mexico City | |
| 2. | Jun 26, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Aug 8, 2015) Pachima | 5. | Dec 21, 2015: | Happy Hour Mexico City | |
| 3. | Nov 02, 2016: | At the Cafe Bohemian Pachima | 6. | Aug 08, 2015: | Music Casserole Pachima |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie McFarlane Reviewed 2007-05-29 | ||
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Balkan Beat Box – Nu Med Reviewed by Sadie O., 5/18/07 Balkan Gypsy/Klezmer horns, North African/Arabian beats, Dancehall/Hip Hop/Reggae, bits of Latin and Bulgarian… BBB’s first CD was mainly updated Balkan Gypsy, but this one has no one really predominant element – it’s literally all over the map, unique, and often unclassifiable and extremely hard to describe… But it’s damn good! FCC: “bullshit” in chorus, track 2. My faves are 7 and 11, but it’s all good… 1. 1:14 *starts with live band announcement and applause, then low-key funky riddim, midtempo horns for a bit… Intro track. 2. 5:08 FCC – “bullshit” repeated in chorus ***very cool midtempo funky reggae riddim with hand claps, some Klezmer horns, quasi-Mexican stuff… 3. 3:52 ***starts with shouts and beeps and claps, then midtempo Middle Eastern guitars and Reggae horns, female vocals in Arabic. 4. 4:00 **drumline riddim with a touch of belly dance, Gypsy horns. Amazing clarinet solo. 5. 3:43 ***funky midtempo with slide whistle, hip hop vocals. 6. 3:32 **quirky little intro, then uptempo… god, what WOULD you call this? Lots of horns, cool beat… Odd processed vocals at end. 7. 5:42 ****slinky midtempo groove with just a hint of bullfight, male vocals in what sounds like Moroccan Arabic – there’s a hint of Gnawa, too. 8. 3:31 ***oom-pah hip hop. Amazing! Long low outro. 9. 3:45 **bit of guitar gets layered with slow beat and mariachi trumpets and low key hip hop vocals. 10. 3:12 **crickets for a second, then some drumline and cheers, electronic slide whistle… Undefinable… 11. 3:41 ****Bulgarian female vocals with whoops, then midtempo funky something. Slight Spaghetti Western tinge, mostly just unique and amazing. 12. 3:31 **Electronic shuffle with Gypsy horns. 13. 3:27 **a bit of the previous song runs over, so the intro is a bit odd. Winds up being a bouncy slightly downtempo romp with tuba, guitar, baby laughing, hip hop chanting. 14. 1:52 **sweet midtempo Reggae groove with slinky horns, North African chanting. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Keep 'em Straight | 8. | Quand Est-Ce Qu'on Arrive? | |||
| 2. | Hermetico | 9. | Mexico City | |||
| 3. | Habibi Min Zaman | 10. | Delancy | |||
| 4. | Bbbeat | 11. | Joro Boro | |||
| 5. | Digital Monkey | 12. | Gypsy Queens | |||
| 6. | Balcasio | 13. | $20 For Boban | |||
| 7. | Pachima | 14. | Bahrim |