Gogol Bordello and Madonna continue collaboration

When Madonna wasn’t backstage at Live Earth petrifying reporters with her serpentine gaze, she was stealing the show with the help of New York Romani-punk band Gogol Bordello. In the U.K. alone, more than 2.7 million tuned in to Madonna’s Wembley Stadium gig, where she and Gogol Bordello performed a unique rendition of the pop idol’s hit, “La Isla Bonita” mixed with traditional Romani song “Lela Pala Tute.” Even Madonna’s leather jacketed, white sneakered backup dancers couldn’t match the flamboyancy of Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz and violinist Sergey Ryabatsev.

YouTube: Madonna and Gogol Bordello: “La Isla Bonita”

Madonna recently worked with Hütz on Filth and Wisdom, a short film marking her directorial debut. The movie allowed for Hütz, who previously co-starred with Elijah Wood in Everything is Illuminated, to add some versatility to his acting repertoire by cross-dressing.

"(Madonna) said, 'How do you feel about dressing up as a woman?'" Hütz told Billboard. "I said, 'Well, as long as it's a woman with a moustache, I'm there."

Gogol Bordello's new album Super Taranta! hit stores today, friends. On August 1 the band drops by David Letterman before playing festival dates later in the month. Visit the group's homepage below for more details.

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