Years active 2007 (2007)–present Past members Shlomi Lavie Members Yula Beeri | Labels Shemspeed
Blue Jay Way Record label Shemspeed | |
Website electromorocco.wordpress.com Origin Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States Genres World music, Electronic dance music, Rock music Associated acts Y-Love, Eprhyme, DeScribe, Shlomi Lavie Similar Y‑Love, Diwon, Pharaoh's Daughter, Sarah Aroeste, DeScribe | ||
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Electro Morocco is an Israeli American electronic music band from Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 2007 by members of Nanuchka, they have released two EPs, Electro Morocco (2008) and Low Ride (2010) and were featured on the Shemspeed compilation album Sephardic Music Festival Vol. 1 (2010). They have remixed and produced songs for Y-Love, DeScribe, and Eprhyme. They are noted for their unusual blend of electronic, rock, and Middle Eastern music.
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History
Electro Morocco was formed in 2007 in Brooklyn, New York. Founding members Yula Beeri, Roy Gurel, Shlomi Lavie, and Assaf Spector had previously been in the rock band Nanuchka together. The band's debut EP, Electro Morocco, was released by Shemspeed on April 22, 2008.
In 2009, the band performed at the 92nd Street Y as part of the Oyhoo Jewish Music Festival alongside Dov Rosenblatt, Y-Love, and Diwon. Later that year, they joined Shemspeed's fifth annual Sephardic Music Festival alongside Pharaoh's Daughter and Yair Dalal.
In early 2010, they appeared at the Boston Jewish Music Festival alongside Flory Jagoda, Ruth Dolores Weiss, Osvaldo Golijov, Golem, and the Klezmer Conservatory Band. They also contributed their song "Joe Pill" to the Shemspeed compilation Sephardic Music Festival Vol. 1, and released a second EP, Low Ride.
Musical style
Electro Morocco's style of electronic music contains elements of hard rock, hip hop, pop, and Middle Eastern music, and has been compared to Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A..