Brass music may have its roots in battle, with the lands between India and Croatia creating a seamless mythology of cultural and musical siege and assimilation. Today that sound has been subverted, or as some would argue, taken back. For a long time, brass music was confined to rituals like weddings and funerals, played by folk musicians trying to string dinars together. Today it is being made by some of the most innovative artists in the world, dropping brass into molds of cumbia, Afrobeat, hip-hop, and Indian folk. The possibilities are endless, which is exactly the mindset these bands are taking. Perhaps the brightest of these lights is the Israeli-born, Brooklyn-bred duo behind Balkan Beat Box, saxophonist Ori Kaplan and drummer Tamir Muskat. Throw in the third "official" member, emcee Tomer Yosef, and what you have is a brass-based Balkan-influenced...
- 3/1/2010
- by Derek Beres
- Huffington Post
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