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Balkan Beat Box's Blue Eyes Black Boy Out April 27 March Tour Dates Confirmed



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Balkan Beat Box's highly anticipated new set, Blue Eyed Black Boy, is due out April 27 on Nat Geo Music. The album follows 2007's Nu Med.



Blue Eyed Black Boy was recorded in Tel Aviv and Belgrade in the midst of anti-Kosovo riots.



“It was a very tense atmosphere, but we were in our studio, away from all that, translating that intense energy into something positive and good," says Ori Kaplan, saxophone player and 1/3 of the Balkan Beat Box trio.



Self-produced by Balkan Beat Box, Blue Eyed Black Boy features a variety of musical instruments and guest appearances, including a local gypsy orchestra from Belgrade called Jovica Ajdarevic Orkestar. The album combines the musical elements of Mediterranean and Balkan traditions with hip hop beats and punk influences.



“It's always amazing when the three of us get together in the studio," says Kaplan. “It's a great dynamic that none of us ever had before in a band, a true collaboration. Each of us has his specialty, Tamir brings the beats and production, Tomer is the lyricist, and I do the melodies and the horns. We bring these three elements together so naturally. We trigger off each other."



Balkan Beat Box will bring their live show to the U.S. with a handful of tour dates in March.



Balkan Beat Box Tour Dates


March 11 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
March 12 9:30 Club Washington, DC
March 13 Webster Hall New York, NY
March 15 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
March 16 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
March 17 Showbox at The Market Seattle, WA
March 18 The Venue Vancouver, BC



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