Eastizo - The Now Sound from Berlin
ists punch the air, some launch into ska moves and others do the pogo. The band gives its all onstage, as if they were to be playing their last gig. And their playing is awesome. RotFront is the resident band at Berlin's Kaffee Burger, which is also the birthplace and home of the legendary RussenDisko. The collective, with its high-octane brew of musical references, has taken the baton from all the other collectives that have come out of Berlin to take the world by storm: Seeed with their mix of Reggae and HipHop, Culcha Candela with their mix of Latino and Pop. Now RotFront has come flying out of the starting blocks, showing how Eastern European sounds (Polka, Klezmer) can be heated up with smouldering southern rhythms (Ska, Cumbia). Their lyrics are based on their own lives and experiences.