Joshua Dolgin
Sign in to saveJoshua 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. Dolgin has Ukrainian, Romanian and Russi
Person
- Born
- 1976-12-28
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Key dates
- Born
- 28 December 1976
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joshua
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Ottawa
- Occupation
- photographer
- Educated at
- McGill University
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.socalledmusic.com
- Image
- Socalled.jpg
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Article
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- Life and career
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- Self
- References
- External links
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. Dolgin has Ukrainian, Romanian and Russian roots.
==Life and career== In 2000 he composed music for the documentary film Man of Grease.
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1976 births21st-century Canadian Jews21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people21st-century Canadian rappers21st-century male rappersAnglophone Quebec peopleCanadian gay musiciansCanadian hip-hop record producersCanadian LGBTQ rappersCanadian male rappersCanadian people of Romanian-Jewish descentCanadian people of Russian-Jewish descent