| Various Artists / World of Gypsies: VOL3 |
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| Add Date: | 2004-04-19 | | Pull Date: | 2004-06-21 | | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 6 Jun | 30 May | 16 May | 9 May | 2 May |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1. | Thu, 22 Jul 10: | Abra
Abra's Airwaves | |
4. | Tue, 01 Jun 04: | Decca
At the Cafe Bohemian |
| 2. | Tue, 22 Jun 04: | DR D
Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces | |
5. | Fri, 28 May 04: | Fo
No Cover, No Minimum |
| 3. | Fri, 04 Jun 04: | Fo
No Cover, No Minimum | |
6. | Fri, 14 May 04: | Fo
No Cover, No Minimum |
Fo
Reviewed 2004-04-14 |
[coll]: WORLD OF GYPSIES, VOL. 3
Arc Music, 2004
As advertised, here’s a collection of music from a wide range of Gypsy communities, stretching from Morocco to Russia. Quite varied, but with an emphasis on jazzy stuff. Some of this has already been through the A-File (1, 3, 6), but those tracks are worth a second listen. Mostly excellent stuff.
Fo’s picks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11
1. 4:34 – Romania: uptempo brass band w/infectious beat, hot solos
2. 4:44 – Hungary: very folksy, nice with great backing vox, speeds up!
3. 7:55 – Russia: strong violins/accordion; jazzy medley of familiar tunes
4. 4:38 – Spain: smooth-jazz/flamenco hybrid. Highly talented drivel.
5. 7:48 – Morocco: mid/uptempo, steady bounce, call/response vocal
6. 5:45 – Serbia: live brass band; slow, a bit sad, fine trumpet+clarinet
7. 6:02 – Wallachia: whee! crazy-fast violin & cymbalom, nice fem vocal
8. 5:10 – Germany: happy swing instrumental; great café music
9. 4:18 – Bulgaria: husky/reedy male vox, good rhythm & clarinet solo
10. 4:50 – France: straightahead jazz guitar + piano, blues-based bop
11. 3:45 – Germany: upbeat violin-led swing, light and airy
[ Fo ] - 4/14/04
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