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I've been using Amazon and e-Bay; this place has 100 times the depth
of both of those together: like I just ordered a 3 CD set of the Guca
trumpet festival in Serbia and now I'm looking at hurdy-gurdy music
from Hungary. Too much fun for white folks. Regards,
J.R.
"Django" (the book that came about a few years ago about his life and music and how it arose from Gypsy and French bal musette cultures and later influenced and fused with much jazz.)
Hot Club of San Francisco - all their stuff, which is highly Gypsy Jazz, but they have at least 2 dedicated directly to Django.
The magic of Stephan Grapelli - no matter what he played or with whom! Jeez, he has no peer even now. If people think Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil for the ability to play blues his way, who knows what otherworldly favors Grapelli called upon.
Flamenco - not fully "Spanish" as much an amalgam of Iberian, Gypsy, and Jewish musical influences, with emphasis on the Gypsy.
I say the Roma have given us more than one can cover in a lifetime!
the Hot Club Records label out of Norway. Their whole emphasis in on the style of music pioneered by Reinhardt and Grappelli. Small ensembles, fast swing tempos, extreme instrumental virtuosity. 1930s type jazz with strong Euro-ethnic influences.
Thanks for the leads! Can I put in a word for this young London-based singer? She sings principally in Ladino, but also in Spanish and Hebrew. Totally captivating and a superb musician. Try the video and the audio tracks here:
MANY thanks for this link. I recently watched Jasmine Dellal's film on DVD and need to explore further.
What peerless musicians; what fine people. We are fortunate beyond the
telling. I started investigating Roma music about two months ago and I
have not been so excited, so amazed since I discovered reggae forty +
years ago. Here, immodest fellow that I am, I'm recommending some of my
favorites:
Ando Drom, "Gypsy Life on the Road." Proof that beauty can stop time.
Besh o Drom, "Macho Embroidery" and "Can't Make Me." Best rockin' band
on the planet.
Taraf de Haidouks, "Band of Gypsies." Sacred music, "teonanacatl."
Fanfare Ciocarlia, "Queens and Kings" and "Gili Garabdi." Bennie Moten
would have flipped over these guys; and so would have the Count.
Regards,
J.R.
... that so much of this music has found its way into the mainstream media for the rest of us to enjoy. Thanks for the specific recommendations. I'll definitely follow them up.Vera Bila made a splash - in the UK at least - around the turn of the millennium, if I remember correctly, and the film Gadjo Dilo was widely praised a bit earlier.
If anyone's interested in the historical and cultural background, Isabel Fonseca's book Bury Me Standing is an essential read: compelling but painful, like Dee Brown's famous book on the Native Americans.
Edits: 05/02/09
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