My recent sets have included: Gogol Bordello, Beats Antique, SubSwara, Ciu Jian, Cheikha Remitti, Boban Markovic, Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Pogues, Herb Alpert, Balkan Beatbox, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Natacha Atlas, NOHA, Shukar Collective, Carbon Fools, Sergio Mendes, Legen, Skampida, el Gorilla, Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Max Pashm, Alihea, dunkelbunt, KAL, Beenie Man, Elephant Man, South Rakkas Crew, The Bug, Warrior Queen, Buraka Som Sistema, el Hijo de la Cumbia, Fauna, Maga Bo, Nova Lima, Tigerstyle, Filastine, Golem, Control Machete, Magnifico & Turbolenza, Gergely Attila, el-Horto, Ska Cubano, La Fanfare du Belgistan, Ciguli, Kultur Shock, Now William, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, March Fourth Marching Band, Bushman Technologies, Postalar Tripper, Fanfare Tirana, DJ Dunkelbunt, MC Achana, DJ Sona, Modena City Ramblers, Leningrad, El Gran Silencio, Electric Bazar Cie, Dengue Fever, Oojami, Fanfare Savale, Mahala Rai Banda, Taraf de Haidouks, Harry Belafonte, Marcelinho De Lua, Lisa Ward, Lehmber Hussainpuri, Malkit Singh, Beenie Man, Bondo De Role, Orquesta Electronica Berretin, Kocani Orkestar, Kal, sevdahBABY, OMFO and Ojos De Brujos.
Overall my favorite styles to play are Balkan, bhangra, dancehall, reggeaton, cumbia, samba, calypso, Arabian, surf but I'll take you to the four corners of the earth on any given night.
Sounds Like
Your Japanese klezmer bhangra wedding dance held during Carnival in Rio Di Jaipur.
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I grew up in a remote mountain region of northeast Oregon with little exposure to music except my Swiss father's many polka and yodeling records and the occasional times I could pick up the local country music station. My junior year in highschool I went to Australia for a year and was exposed to a whole world of music - US, UK and Australian. I actually could watch music videos. It was at that time I got addicted to music in general. For years I would follow popular bands, until I lived in Seattle in '89 and was exposed to the then still unknown sounds of grunge. I became an avid record collector at that point and kept going further underground. A year in Holland a couple years later would expose me to Les Satellites and Mano Negra and my interests kept broadening. For a while in the mid-90s, I ran an indie record label, Ruckus Records. It's currently hibernating, but may re-emerge in the future. I kept collecting records from all over and got into old latin rhythm, then balkan, then arabic, then bhangra and at this point, I just take what's thrown at me from anywhere and absorb it into some sort internal mishmash of colorful and vibrant sound. Unfortunately for years, I've been too busy to share my music very much, except for the occasional mix tape series I'd pass on to friends and my once a year series of 9 hour sets at Burning Man in the Pyromid. But now, finally I'm making the time. I teamed up with Gogol Bordello's tour DJ/videographer/debauchery co-ordinator and international scoundral Dimon (hey Dimon, where's my money?), and put on series of Gyspy madness nights at local secret discoteque Dunes and avant art club Someday Lounge. I've just started a once a month Balkan Fever Night event at the Someday Lounge that sort of fits my insane work schedule. I also have started putting on events around visits from international DJs, if I can make the schedule work (just did a [dunkelbunt] show). Musically I'm always looking for more, so point me in the right direction if you think I'm missing something awesome.
I'm just on the verge of starting to make my own mixes and music, so stay tuned.
By the way, I'm relatively new to MySpace, and haven't quite got the "Thanks for the Add" thing down, so if I hit you up and you add me, you're on my list for when I do get that straight.
Pyromid Video from 2002. It was always fun to send off the camp with people dancing. That's me on the stilts.
This year for New Year's Eve I'm part of Portland's premiere gala event, Threshold. Here's a taste of the thematic undertone for the event, music by Solovox. threshold.monkeypuzzle.us
Happy Independence Day USA!
ThresholdPDX-The New Deal from daflew on Vimeo.
I'm always looking for new and interesting dance music that reflects the culture of the region it's from. If you have any you're inclined to send me, send it to:
Ruckus
PO Box 1804
Portland, OR 97207
or email me an MP3. Hit me with a message here and I'll get you an email.
Thanks!
Hey, we're playing at the Ash Street Saloon.....Nov 22nd....CDs WILL BE available!!.....also, we'll have music available at CDBaby.com and iTunes, soon......hope to see ya there....
Thanks for being a friend in space! ....and if it's luv,it's apreciated. if less,it's apreciated also.
Keep doing what you do best and stay yourself, You know allready.
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Regards,
Bugz B,J.Blaze and Kane D Goreson, from Winners n sinners.
We are all winners and sinners, the balance is now, The key is gratitude. No fear,no keeps.
THANKS FOR BEING A FRIEND - OBRIGADO PRA SER AMIGOS! come dance forró with us - vem dançar forró com nós! z'Bumba - Brazilian dance music for everybody
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FIREWATER - LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS! Last shows until October!
Jun 26 : Larz, GERMANY : Fusion Festival Jun 27 : Audincourt, FRANCE : Rencontres & Racines Jun 28 : Istanbul, TURKEY : Balkan Soundz Festival July 02 : Dornbirn, AUSTRIA : Speilboden July 03 : Bulle, SWITZERLAND : Gibloux Festival July 04 : Jena, GERMANY : JG Stadtmitte July 05 : Hradec Kralove, CZECH R.: Rock For People July 06 : Vienna, AUSTRIA : Szene Wein July 08 : Linz, AUSTRIA : Posthof July 10 : Steyr, AUSTRIA : Röda July 11 : Bologna, ITALY : Mondiali Antirazzisti July 12 : Milano, ITALY : Magnolia Festival July 13 : Colmar, FRANCE : Hiero July 15 : Paris, FRANCE : Batofar July 17 : Pozega, CROATIA : Dirty Old Empire Festival July 18 : Veszprem, HUNGARY : Utcazene Fesztivál July 24 : Riberac, FRANCE : Le Grand Souk Festival July 25 : Gdynia, POLAND : Globaltica Festival July 31 : Namur, BELGIUM : Esperanzha Festival Aug 01 : Habere-Poche, FRANCE : Rock'n'Poche Festival Aug 02 : Bladel, NETHERLANDS : Bladelse Zomerfeesten
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