a r t i s t : VA
t i t l e : Princes Amongst Men: Journeys With Gypsy Musicians
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Asphalt Tango
g e n r e : Folk / World / Balkan / Gypsy
r l s. d a t e : May/2008
t r a c k s : 18
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 87,7 MB
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The soundtrack to the book. enjoy
Sudahan put a clarinet to his lips at the wedding of Elvis
Huna in Skopje and blew a ferocious wail, summoning the spirit
of Shutka (city of Gypsies). Dzansever's a phantom, singing
only for Turkish and Gypsy weddings, her voice conveying deep
Balkan blues. Sofi Marinova's charming, a devastating singer.
Boban rules Serbia's Guca brass band festival. There he sent
thousands of youths into ecstasy with his eerie, charged
notes. Ederlezi - the holy day for Balkan Gypsies - in
Kyustendil mahala, south west Bulgaria. A night never to
forget. Jony & Boril Iliev's band played and the ghetto rose
in a wave of joy. Esma enters a room - any room - and is
acknowledged as the Queen. Saban, choking on a cigarette,
remains the Lizard King. Ekrem and Naat: stoic trumpet
masters. Ferus leers. Fulgerica frowns. Kal's Dragan Ristic's
a smooth operator. In Zece Prajini, Fanfare Ciocarlia's
"invisible" village, geese and pigs clutter up the main road
and brass echoes across the valley. Taraf de Haidouks
translates as Band of Outlaws. Very apt. Eight wild,
relentless months . . . from Spring to Winter . . . a Balkan
exodus . . . I got the bear and the bear got me. Some dream of
running away to join the circus. Mine was to ride with the
Gypsies. This is how the journey sounded.
Garth Cartwright
Princes Amongst Men featuring:
Sudahan (Macedonia), Ekrem & Gypsy Groovz (Serbia), Fulgerica
(Romania), Romica Puceanu (Romania), Dan Armeanca & Fanfare
Ciocarlia (Romania), Kal (Serbia), Jony Iliev (Bulgaria),
Ferus Mustafov (Macedonia), Saban Bajramovic (Serbia), Sofi
Marinova (Bulgaria), Kocani Orkestar (Macedonia), Esma
Redzepova (Macedonia), Rom Bengale (Romania), Dzansever
(Macedonia), Toni Iordache (Romania), Boril Iliev (Bulgaria),
Taraf de Haidouks (Romania), Boban Markovic (Serbia)
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01-Sudahan - Cocek Shutka [03:15]
02-Ekrem - Molitva [04:28]
03-Fulgerica - Briu de la Craiova [02:00]
04-Romica Puceanu - Unde o-fie puiul de aseara [03:51]
05-Fanfare Ciocarlia & D. Armeanca - Kan Marau La [04:32]
06-Kal - Boro Boro [03:25]
07-Jony Iliev - Godzila [05:00]
08-Ferus Mustafov - Revisko Oro [01:43]
09-Saban Bajramovic - I Bar Val Pudela [02:30]
10-Sofi Marinova - Daniova mama [06:53]
11-Kocani Orkestar - Sunet Oro [05:41]
12-Esma Redzepova - Nahtareja Mo Ilo Panljan [02:29]
13-Rom Bengale - Disko Gitane [02:51]
14-Dzansever - Ce Aysunu [05:58]
15-Toni Iordache - Ca la Breaza [02:34]
16-Boril Iliev - Gaida Cocek [03:37]
17-Taraf de Haidouks - Rustem [01:54]
18-Boban Markovic - Disko Dzumbus [03:50]
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