Hi, I'm a British expat who currently lives in Poland. I teach English and travel. I keep a blog ca...
Hi, I'm a British expat who currently lives in Poland. I teach English and travel. I keep a blog called "A Band A Day" If you'd like to check it out http://www.muscineverdied.com
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Firstly a little bit about the band as I notice there is a distinct lack of reviews about them. Taraf de Haidouks are the Buena Vista Social Club of Europe, they're unbelievably talented musicians from a small village in Romania. The band line-up changes and they are forever willing to experiment with other musicians. Having been to a few live concerts of them myself, I can say that they are very open, friendly, talented and create a vigour and excitement about the crowd that can rarely be compared.
Now on to the album - Band of Gypsies was recorded in Bucharest in the year 2000, it was the 4th album put out by Taraf De Haidouks, looking to integrate other Balkan styles they invited Kocani Orkestar (from Macedonia), Filip Simeonov a clarinet player from Bulgaria and percussionist Tarik Tuysuzoglu from Turkey to play alongside them on this masterpiece.
Apart from the aforementioned songs, there are also a collection of live songs taken from a concert in Bucharest, which was actually their first ever, which was quite astonishing to say they were fairly popular outside of their own country at that time. Each song is a lively example of hidden gems that had remained previously unplayed. Taraf de Haidouks really are the best gypsy musicians in my opinion and if you are looking to get into gypsy music or simply enjoy listening to uber-talented musicians, this album is a must.
The event was also captured by a french filmmaker in a DVD of the same name. This is also worth watching out for as are several of the other albums which I'm about to review!
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Fans of Romania's top band will need no bidding to buy Band of Gypsies, but for those not ... more
yet familiar with this extraordinary bunch of virtuosi some history may be in order. A few years ago they were "discovered" by two young musicologists on an explo...
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