Joshua Dolgin
Joshua Dolgin (born December 28, 1976), better known by his stage name Socalled, is a Canadian rapper and record producer known for his eclectic mix of hip-hop, klezmer, and other styles such as drum & bass and folk music. A pianist and accordion player, he has taught the latter at Klezfest London, where he has also run workshops in "hiphopkele". He has played with clarinetist David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!, Michael Winograd and has also worked with artists such as rappers C-Rayz Walz, Chilly Gonzales, funk trombonist Fred Wesley, and Sophie Solomon.
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- Name
- Socalled
- Birth Name
- Joshua Dolgin
- Born
- 28 December 1976
- Birthplace
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- Rapper, record producer
- Nationality
- Canada.
- Education
- McGill University.
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Joshua Dolgin (born December 28, 1976), better known by his stage name Socalled, is a Canadian rapper and record producer known for his eclectic mix of hip-hop, klezmer, and other styles such as drum & bass and folk music. A pianist and accordion player, he has taught the latter at Klezfest London, where he has also run workshops in "hiphopkele". He has played with clarinetist David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!, Michael Winograd and has also worked with artists such as rappers C-Rayz Walz, Chilly Gonzales, funk trombonist Fred Wesley, and Sophie Solomon.
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Joshua Dolgin (born 1976) is a Canadian composer, disc jockey and photographer, among other activities. The composer was born in Ottawa. Joshua Dolgin is also known as Socalled. Joshua Dolgin studied at McGill University.
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Dolgin has Ukrainian, Romanian and Russian roots.
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• Name — Socalled • Birth Name — Joshua Dolgin • Born — 28 December 1976 • Birthplace — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Origin — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Genre — Jewish hip-hop, klezmer • Occupation — Rapper, record producer • Instrument — Piano, accordion • Years Active — 2003–present • Label — Piranha Musik, Label Bleu, Dare to Care Records • Website — socalledmusic.com
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Life and career
In 2000 he composed music for the documentary film Man of Grease. Dolgin's Socalled collective and guests celebrated the Jewish Festival of Lights with the seasonal concert "Hip Hop Hanukkah" in 2007. He is the subject of The "Socalled" Movie, a documentary released in 2010 by Garry Beitel for the National Film Board of Canada, which also features Krakauer and Wesley. The documentary includes footage of the first "Klezmer Cruise", in which a boatload of klezmer fans sailed down the Dnieper River in Ukraine. In 2013, his remix of Moe Koffman's "Curried Soul" became the new theme music for CBC Radio One's As It Happens. His 2011 recording "Work With What You Got" was co-written by and features vocals by calypso musician The Mighty Sparrow. Recipient of the Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish Award.
Albums
Albums
• HiphopKhasene (with Solomon) (2003) • Consensus: Live in Concert (with Beyond the Pale) (2005) • The So Called Seder: A Hip Hop Haggadah (2005) • Ghettoblaster (2007) • SleepOver (2011) • The Season (A musical presented during the Pop Montreal festival with Yves Lambert, Katie Moore, Rich Ly, Josh Goldman, Yassin "The Narcicyst" and Josh Dolgin) (2013) • Peoplewatching (2015) • Isaac Babel's Tales From Odessa: A Socalled Yiddish Musical (2017) • Di Frosh (with Kaiser Quartett) (2018) • The 2nd Season (2019)
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Singles
• "(These Are The) Good Old Days" (2007) • "You Are Never Alone" (2007) • "(Rock The) Belz" (2007)
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Self
• The Socalled Movie (2010)
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Joshua Dolgin was born in 1976 at Ottawa.
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- 1.University of London. Who's Who in KlezFest, Ot Azoy! and the Jewish Song School 2005. Jewish Music Institutes. March 25, 2005.
- 2.Viatteau, Michel. Canada's 'Jewish cowboy' combines Klezmer with electro. The Mail & Guardian. June 23, 2011.
- 3.Roberts, Rob. If you do just five things this week. National Post. CanWest Global Communications. October 2025.
- 4.C, Scott. My Socalled column. Montreal Mirror. Quebecor. May 24, 2007.
- 5."As It Happens 'Curried Soul' theme remixer Socalled on how to remix a classic". CBC Music, September 4, 2013.
- 6.SoCalled 'Work with What You Got' (video). Exclaim!.
- 7.Adrienne Cooper Fund for Dreaming in Yiddish
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