Dubioza kolektiv and the viral single "Balkan Boys"CEFR A1
14 Mar 2025
Adapted from Metamorphosis Foundation, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Brett Jordan, Unsplash
- A band released a new song.
- The song is in English.
- Many people liked the song.
- Many people watched it online.
- The song makes fun of stereotypes.
- The band supports protests in the region.
- They postponed the song release once.
- The band has played free concerts before.
- They used humor and irony.
- People shared the song on networks.
Difficult words
- stereotype — a fixed idea about a group of peoplestereotypes
- postpone — to change a plan to a later timepostponed
- protest — a public action to show disagreementprotests
- irony — a way of saying the opposite of what you mean
- concert — a public music show where people listenconcerts
- band — a group of musicians who play music together
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Discussion questions
- Do you like songs that use humor?
- Have you ever shared a song online?
- Have you been to a free concert?
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