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Taraf de Haïdouks – Asturias

domnux — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:27:49 +0000

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

In the early 20th century, many composers drew their inspiration from national folklore, often borrowing from Roma musicians to create their own vision of an exotic and largely imaginary Orient. Things have now been turned around, as one of the world’s leading Gypsy bands have taken hold of classical pieces by Bartok, Khachaturian, Albeniz & more, and have “re-gypsyfied” them, giving them an exhilarating make-over. Starting out in a concert hall, Maskarada takes us through various stages which inevitably lead back to the type of repertoire for which the Taraf de Haïdouks are known and loved.

MySpace, LastFM, Facebook, Wikipedia.

emir kusturica and no smoking orchestra

mariuk — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:08:32 +0000

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, life is still a miracle.

And now, since I know that the main 2 authors of this blog enjoy this music and kusturica´s movies, here is another one…

domnux is our pittbul terrier

!Deladap

mariuk — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:11:36 +0000

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. Sata who opened my ears to them…

Ps: What about Stani? Nice or what?

Bareh Droma

domnux — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:57:12 +0000

Play Kako Sanka (Uncle Sanka):

Kako Sanka (Uncle Sanka)

The litle hut

Opai, Dad

Wings of the Peacock

Dadyves

I was searching this artist on the internet and i found something about him only at this blog: na Bula Bula com. Due that post: “The music of the Roma from Russia was so far locked for outstanding ones. The more than thousand-year old history of the Russian Roma opens these unusual CD. Originally originating from the northwest of India, the Roma to Central Asia and the Caucasus came -- and in the long run, partially over the Balkans and Greece, in 17. Century to Russia. This history created a very own language, culture and a music naturally with the Russian Roma. Even traditional Russian songs transferred the Roma over several generations in their own style, their own language and their own melodischen structures. The sounds are not only of completely special charm and rhythm, the CD are at the same time a historical document and the receipt in recent time ever more strongly modern influences of a suspended culture.”

You can buy or just play some samples from Asphalt-Tango Records. You can buy also the album from the russian site Muzmag.ru

Links: LastFM.

The Fatima Spar Und Die Freedom Fries – Egyptian Ella

domnux — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:50:37 +0000

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 was a member of the Ted Weems Orchestra of renown and also sang the lyric’s on the Weems record Egyptian Ella.

Jack Hylton’s Orchestra:

Ted Lewis & His Nut Band:

The song is stil singed by many bands in our times:

Pasadena Roof Orchestra:

The Cairo Club Orchestra:

The Cyclown Circus:

Links:
- Fatima Spar und die Freedom Fries: Official page, MySpace, LastFM.
- Ted Weems and His Orchestra: Red Hot Jazz, LastFM, Wikipedia.

Fanfara Ciocarlia – Addendum

minha galera — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:26:43 +0000

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

Long live Zece Prajini

Nicoleta

Asfalt Tango

Fanfare Ciocarlia – Manea

domnux — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:20:21 +0000

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

Links: Official page, MySpace, LastFM, Wikipedia.

Balkan Beat Box

minha galera — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:19:16 +0000

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

Hermetico

SundayArak

With a little bit of good luck, one of my best friends will be singing with them…

More great music on their website and MySpace page

Gadjo Dilo movie extras

picaturi — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:56:22 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

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

Shantel – a German in search of his roots

minha galera — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:19:20 +0000

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.

Click here to view the embedded video.