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Sfârsit de mileniu în satul românesc -
The End of the Millennium in the Romanian Village

Various Artists

Notes in English and French.


'The music on this release represents the PAST embedded in the sonorous PRESENT of the Romanian village.'


Songs and dances from different villages charting the year and the various celebrations that life revolves around. Musicians from various villages, all masters of their art and expertly recorded, making for a splendid all round representation of living Romanian folk music as it is today - truly something rare and precious not to be lost.

The order of the songs generally follow the course of the year.

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Sfârsit de mileniu în satul românesc -
The End of the Millennium in the Romanian Village

Various Artists

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January

1. Opricã's Dance (Bãtuta), performed by the rural fanfare from Cozmesti - Iasi (4'12")

2. Dance melody (Sârba), performed by a folk band from Pârâu de Pripor - Gorj (violin: Nicu Zlãtaru) (3'06")

February

3. Song: "Last night I was at the work-bee", performed by Ghinea Pega from the village of Glodeanu Silistea - Buzãu (1'46")

4. Love song: " Ion from Ionele", performed on the shepherds' pipe by Ion Costache from Merisani - Teleorman (2'50")

March

5. Song: "Ion, Ion", sung by Viorica Sandu from Voluntari - Ilfov (2'38")

6. Dance melody (Învârtita) from Sibiu, performed on the Jew's harp by Vasile Mihesan from Valea Largã - Mures (1'10")

April

7. Dance Melody (Brâul pe sase), played by two musicians from Bughea de Sus - Arges (violin: Ion Stefan "Ienus") (3'46")

May

8. Suite of dance melodies from Chioar region (Maramures) (Codrãneste, Scuturatul), played by a folk band from Baia Mare (violin: Gheorghe Negrea) (5'06")

June

9. Love song from Vlasca: "Come on, sweet heart, to the doorway", performed by a folk band from Clejani - Giurgiu (voice: Ilie Iorga) (3'35")

July

10. Lyric song (doinã), performed by a small brass fanfare from Lãpusnicu Mare - Caras Severin (solo trombone: Iosif Ciocloda) (1'56")

August

11. Suite of dance melodies (Sãlãjanul) from Bihor, performed by a folk ensemble from Vadu Crisului - Bihor (solo violin: Nelu Petru Jolþe) (3'28")

September

12. Ritual Wedding Music: "The song of the firetree", performed (vocal and instrumental) by a folk band from Mârsa - Giurgiu (4'46")

13. Dance (Hora) from Mârsa, performed by the same folk band from Mârsa - Giurgiu (1'35")

October

14. Men's dance from Mara valey, performed by a group of musicians, singers, and dancers from the village Hoteni - Maramures (violin: Nicolae Griguþã) (4'23")

November

15. Song: "Oak tree, shady wood", sung by Vasile Soporan from Frata - Cluj (1'53")

16. Whistled song, performed by Viorica Sandu from Voluntari - Ilfov (1'11")

17. Song for listening, performed (voice and accordion) by Victor Gore from Bucharest (4'17")

December

18. "Bethlehem" (Viflaimul), sung by a group of children from Hoteni - Maramures (1'32")

19. "The carol of the stag" (fragment) sung by a group of men from Alexeni - Ialomiþa (2'18")

20. Carol: "Whose courts are these", sung by three groups of men from Mihail Kogãlniceanu - Ialomiþa (1'44")

21. Dance melody (Bãtuta) from Crãsniþa, performed by the village fanfare from Cosmesti - Iasi (2'40")

Duration (60'32")

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