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Balkan Beat Box: Blue Eyed Black Boy

When Globalism Attacks! As befits a band containing a former Gogol Bordello member (Ori Kaplan), Balkan Beat Box updates Mediterranean folk for the modern age. On their third album, they knock klezmer horns, dancehall reggae vocals and hip-hop drums into energetic grooves. But they often seem to focus on substance—what the music is made of—to the detriment of substance, and the record feels under-imagined....  read more

National Geographic launches record label

National Geographic announced Tuesday that it is launching a full-service record label, Nat Geo Music, through its music division of the same name. Leading this venture is Nat Geo general manager Matt Whittington. ...  read more