Rough Guide Balkans
Various Artists
World
| Apr 2003
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2003-08-24
Reviewed 2003-08-24
[Coll.]: ROUGH GUIDE TO THE BALKANS
World Music Network, 2003
A good compilation of music – mostly folk or folk-based – from all over the Balkan region (Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia are all represented). There's a fair amount of gypsy music, as you might expect, with an emphasis on brass bands, but some modern surprises near the end.
All tracks are air-worthy. Fo's Picks: 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15
01. great voice; ballad then gypsy-jazz
02. uptempo folk-rock; slashing rhythm
03. brass band w/a funky eastern beat
04. pleasant folk bounce, moaning vox
05. quick brass band; great snare drum
06. screaming vox; quick & twisty tune
07. brass band; doo-wop/disco rhythm
08. great cymbalom/violin bounce
09. slower: sad vox/clarinet/guitar/violin
10. saxophone: folk start, then long solo
11. nice fem duo, cool rhythmic support
12. Bulgarian fem chorus, love medley
13. bagpipe & synth; duo vox; circular
14. somewhat trippy modernized folk
15. beautiful polyphonic singing; short
[Fo] - 8/22/03
World Music Network, 2003
A good compilation of music – mostly folk or folk-based – from all over the Balkan region (Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia are all represented). There's a fair amount of gypsy music, as you might expect, with an emphasis on brass bands, but some modern surprises near the end.
All tracks are air-worthy. Fo's Picks: 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15
01. great voice; ballad then gypsy-jazz
02. uptempo folk-rock; slashing rhythm
03. brass band w/a funky eastern beat
04. pleasant folk bounce, moaning vox
05. quick brass band; great snare drum
06. screaming vox; quick & twisty tune
07. brass band; doo-wop/disco rhythm
08. great cymbalom/violin bounce
09. slower: sad vox/clarinet/guitar/violin
10. saxophone: folk start, then long solo
11. nice fem duo, cool rhythmic support
12. Bulgarian fem chorus, love medley
13. bagpipe & synth; duo vox; circular
14. somewhat trippy modernized folk
15. beautiful polyphonic singing; short
[Fo] - 8/22/03
Recent airplay
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Diaspora Mix — Sep 01, 2011
Belmont
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Jarnana
No Cover, No Minimum — Jan 02, 2009
Chaje Shukarije
Hora De La Bolintin
the jewish alternative — Oct 07, 2003
Pet Je Kumi
At the Cafe Bohemian — Sep 30, 2003
Charting
2003-08-25 — 2003-10-27
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 12 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Djeli Mara | ||
| 2. | Pet Je Kumi | ||
| 3. | Asfalt Tango | ||
| 4. | U Lijepom Starom Gradu Viseu | ||
| 5. | Nesatova Sa-Sa | ||
| 6. | Chaje Shukarije | ||
| 7. | Disko - Dzummbus | ||
| 8. | Hora De La Bolintin | ||
| 9. | Karafili Edhe Zamaki | ||
| 10. | Belmont | ||
| 11. | Jarnana | ||
| 12. | A Pirin Medley | ||
| 13. | Taranjkanje | ||
| 14. | Trigona | ||
| 15. | Do Mare Ciften |