Socalled

Josh Dolgin, aka Socalled, is a Canadian rapper and producer, known for his eclectic mix of hip hop, klezmer and other styles, for example drum & bass and other types of folk music. A pianist and accordion player, he has taught the latter at Klezfest London, where he has also run workshops in "hiphopkele".cite web
title = Who’s Who in KlezFest, Ot Azoy! and the Jewish Song School 2005
work = Jewish Music Institutes
publisher = University of London
date = 2005-03-25
url = http://www.jmi.org.uk/ashkenazimusic/events/05_faculty.html#jd
accessdate = 2008-01-03] He has played with clarinetist David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!, and has also worked with artists such as rapper C-Rayz Walz, Chilly Gonzales, funk trombonist Fred Wesley, and Sophie Solomon.

Dolgin's Socalled collective and guests recently celebrated the Jewish Festival of Lights with the seasonal concert "Hip Hop Hanukkah". [cite news
last = Roberts
first = Rob
title = If you do just five things this week
work =National Post
publisher = CanWest Global Communications
date = 2007-12-07
url = http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2007/12/07/if-you-do-just-five-things-this-week-dec-8.aspx
accessdate = 2008-01-03] He will be the principle subject of "The "Socalled" Movie", an upcoming documentary by Garry Beitel for the National Film Board of Canada, which will also feature Krakauer and Wesley. This will feature footage of the "first Klezmer Cruise", in which a boatload of klezmer fans sailed down the Dneiper River in the Ukraine. [cite news
last = C
first = Scott
title = My Socalled column
work = Montreal Mirror
publisher = Quebecor
date = 2007-05-24
url = http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/052407/incubator.html
accessdate = 2008-01-03]

Discography

Albums

* "HiphopKhasene" (with Solomon) (2003)
* "The So Called Seder: A Hip Hop Haggadah" (2005)
* "Ghettoblaster" (2007)

ingles

*"(These Are The) Good Old Days" (2007)
*"You Are Never Alone" (2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.socalledmusic.com/ Socalled] , official site
* [http://onf.ca/blogs/socalled "The "Socalled" Movie"] , film blog
* [http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=114&csid2=946&fid1=27367 Exclaim.ca September 2007 Interview with Socalled]