Wild Sounds from Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia (1997)

Wild sounds from Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia are the words on the back of this CD. They got that right: ear-grabbing vivid music by Romanian and Gypsy artists in studios from Bucharest–a wild splash of pulsating syncopated rhythms and instrumental colors ranging from the vicara cu goama (a horn-enhanced fiddle) to bold brass bands bouncing along in rhythm patterns of three-three-two. (Remember the background rhythm to Mission Impossible?) Female vocals are interspersed with soaring paper-whistle melodies, and village dances with running clarinet lines recall passages by George Enescu, Bela Bartok and Leos Janacek. Instrumental breaks, not out of place in jazz, run headlong into spiraling fiddles and hammered dulcimer. It s a rhythmic, dancing delight to the ears, with lyrical moments and exotic tunes.

Artists include Taraf De Haidouks, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Dumitru Farcas, Taraf Mociu, Florea Pascu and many more.

Tracklist:

01 - Doina de Pe Valea Cernei - Constantin Gherghina (3:01)
02 - Ca Pe Lunca/Briu - Florea Pascu (3:38)
03 - Corbea - Florea Pascu (2:24)
04 - Cine Trece Pe Cimpie - Ion Laceanu (1:35)
05 - Briu- Ion Laceanu (1:21)
06 - Doina - Ion Laceanu (2:58)
07 - Simbra Oilor - Dumitru Farcas (5:21)
08 - Joc Batuta Lui Craciun - Taraf Hodac (2:44)
09 - Joc de Bota - Taraf Hodac (2:34)
10 - Horea Oilor - Taraf Mociu (3:33)
11 - Joc Tiganesc Si Invirtita - Taraf Mociu (3:09)
12 - Polca De Invirtit - Ioan Marches & Florian Dumea (1:39)
13 - Ardeleana de Doi - Nicolae Nemes-Munteanu (1:31)
14 - Nu-I Motru Ca Stiu Cinta - Marioara Mut (3:59)
15 - Hora Secerii - Andrei Popa (1:32)
16 - Hora Pacurarului - Lucretia Hort (3:09)
17 - ipotul/Zdirnaita In Doi/Rogojana - Ensemble Tulnicarese (1:43)
18 - Sus la Paru Dintre VII - Taraf De Haiduks (3:56)
19 - Turceasca - Taraf De Haiduks (7:07)
20 - Rind De Hore - Taraf De Haiduks (7:36)
21 - Hora de la Bucuresti - Fanfare Ciocarlia (1:46)
22 - Geamparale - Fanfare Ciocarlia (2:15)
23 - Ciocarlia - Fanfare Ciocarlia (3:03)



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