Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony — Gogol Bordello

A defiant and celebratory explosion of immigrant identity that is both frantic and deeply soulful.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks

When the Trickster Starts A-Poking (Bordello Kind of Guy)

5:06

Occurrence on the Border (Hopping on a Pogo-Gypsy Stick)

3:26

Haltura

5:01

Let's Get Radical

4:00

Smarkatch

3:15

Future Kings

4:41

Punk Rock Parranda

3:56

Through the Roof 'n' Underground

5:29

Baro Foro

9:02

Hats Off to Kolpakoff

2:22

Huliganjetta

5:39

Moments Worth Listening For

the sudden shift from a mournful violin intro to a frantic pogo beat on track 2

the nine-minute sprawling epic of Baro Foro that feels like a collapsing carnival

the way the vocals switch mid-sentence between English and Russian on Huliganjetta

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