Archive for the 'balkan' Category

Taraf de Haïdouks – Asturias

From the album Maškaradă of famous Romanian Gypsy musicians Taraf de Haïdouks.

9 January 2010 at 19:27 - Comments

emir kusturica and no smoking orchestra

Life is a miracle…I don´t really think i have to write about Kusturica…everybody heard about his movies and music. Still, i want to add this post to advertise the movie, one movie with extreme realism and very accurate characters from real life. When poverty, family drama and promiscuity touch one´s destiny,  in times of war, [...]

4 December 2008 at 17:08 - Comments

!Deladap

Angelo

“The Sound of the Urban Gypsies”-the new single from !Deladap and the precise description of their sound…The project started in 2001 when Stani Vana, an Czech producer formed a trio that later became an a seven member live ensemble. They are now in Vienna and touring a lot…try to see them live…special thanks to Mr. [...]

9 September 2008 at 18:11 - Comments
minha galera
Cool! Yeah, he fits well in the "good looking musicians" tag.
10 September 08 at 14:51

Bareh Droma

Play Kako Sanka (Uncle Sanka): Kako Sanka (Uncle Sanka) The litle hut

28 August 2008 at 09:57 - Comments

The Fatima Spar Und Die Freedom Fries – Egyptian Ella

Listen here the version of Fatima Spar und die Freedom Fries, an Austrian folk brass band with a Turkish singer, which integrates jazz and many musical styles mainly from southeastern Europe.

This song, composed by Walter Doyle, it was singed by many bands in the past. The first one was Ted Weems and his Orchestra. Doyle [...]

27 August 2008 at 11:50 - Comments

Fanfara Ciocarlia – Addendum

Domnux forgot somethig. I can’t believe he did it, considering Fanfara Ciocarlia are icons for us…. Long live Zece Prajini

26 August 2008 at 06:26 - Comments
domnux
Nope, i didnt forgot! I just wanted someone else to post the other great songs. My focus was on manele ...
26 August 08 at 07:25
Yeah, yeah. you're right
26 August 08 at 07:44

Fanfare Ciocarlia – Manea

A good example for thinking twice at the manele phenomenon. The interpretation is essential.

Links: Official page, MySpace, LastFM, Wikipedia.

25 August 2008 at 13:20 - Comments
domnux
i'm still wondering if this is good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iSliUSipWs
25 August 08 at 14:49
armand
pretty damn good music
26 August 08 at 00:28

Balkan Beat Box

In the light of my visit to Bulgaria in the near future, I’d like to pave my way there with good intentions: Bulgarian chicks

18 July 2008 at 12:19 - Comments

Gadjo Dilo movie extras

I really like this song “Tutti Frutti” by Adrian Simionescu and Gadjo Dilo is one of my favourite movies. Rona Hartner strikes again. You can see more of her here and here

23 June 2008 at 10:56 - Comments

Shantel – a German in search of his roots

This perfectly respectable German music producer came to Bucovina to find out about his roots and got himself a brand new style – a balkan fusion something. Anyway, it’s cute if you don’t know much about Romanian traditional music and what it’s all about.

16 June 2008 at 21:19 - Comments