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Petrecere cu lãutari (II) - Romanian Gypsy Music

(Cassette C-012)

Epic songs, love songs and long songs, the Haidouks have them all, and have been playing them for centuries.

The lãutari

'The lãutari of Clejani are perhaps the most inspired and fervent of all folk musicians in Romania. The exuberant, musical style of their native southern region has certainly stimulated them in this respect. We must also take into consideration the fact that the village is an old "music school" of Muntenia which trains its disciples by requiring their total implication in the art of their choice: sound, dance, gesture, pantomime. But it would be unfair to ignore their superb endowment. The traits they all have in common are imagination and impetuosity. Each musician, however, has his own distinct personality, inclinations, aptitudes, qualities and performances.

Gheorghe Anghel, nicknamed "Caliu", is a young man, slim and well-bred like an Indian prince, which does not prevent him from being at the same time quick-tempered and hard to get along with. An inspired improviser, he masters perfectly well the "classical" style and repertory of the village, but he decidedly prefers more modern music, such as "pan-Balkan" or "Gypsy", which now can be heard in almost all Romanian villages. As many musicians from his generation, he does not perform vocal music. Instead, he accompanies, with his violin, the vocalists in the taraf, and he does this with a lot of imagination and virtuosity.

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Petrecere cu lãutari (II) - Romanian Gypsy Music

(Cassette C-012)

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks
Side A
Musicians from the village of Marsa, Giurgiu County	1. Three love songs from Marsa (8'22")
Musicians from the village of Clejani, Giurgiu County	2. Song: Forest, Green Forest (4'10")
Musicians from the village of Ialomita County and from other villages of Wallachia	3. Suite of Entertainment Songs (19'21")
Side B
Musicians from the village of Marsa, Giurgiu County	1. Wedding dance: The hora of the fir tree (1'11")
Musicians from the village of Marsa, Giurgiu County	2. Epic song: Mihu the little child (5'29")
Musicians from the village of Dobrotesti, Teleorman County	3. Epic song: Radu of Greci (3'40")
Musicians from the village of Marsa, Giurgiu County	4. Dance melody: Hora ca din caval
Musicians from the village of Dobrotesti, Teleorman County	5. Love song: I remember times of old (7'47")
Musicians from the village of Clejani, Giurgiu County	6. Dance melodies: Resteul Murguletul (7'14")
Approx Duration (58'00")

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