Description
taraf of haidouks and koçani orkestar are of the biggest and most famous bands of the balkans.
in this new project the Romanian band that celebrates the twentieth anniversary the taraf haidouks launch a new album in which 13 Romanian musicians also join 13 members of the band of Masedonia the koçani Orkestar!
the name of this new album is a reference to the first album of the taraf in 2001, which included three tracks with the koçani.
Thus, this time the plan is much more ambitious: joining 26 elements in orchestra with a new repertoire that explores the different contrasts of the two bands.
the compositions have several sources such as the traditional Romanian music, the urban pop of the balkans, medieval ballads, and many Turkish, Greek and Indian influences.
Artist
Romanian Gypsy taraf (ensemble) from Clejani. Ever since the release of their first album and their appearance in Tony Gatlif's influential Latcho Drom film, Taraf de Haïdouks have been considered as the epitome of Gypsy musics fabulous vitality. Apart from relentlessly touring around the globe, the group has engaged in a series of interesting collaborations: recordings and concert performances with Kronos Quartet, participation as models-cum-musicians in fashion designer Yohji Yamamotos Paris and Tokyo shows, onscreen appearance alongside Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci in Sally Potter's The Man Who Cried (for the soundtrack of which they recorded five pieces) etc. Meanwhile, the band members seem to have been relatively unaffected by all humdrum, they've retained their sense of humour and their way of life (they still reside in their modest village of Clejani, in the Valachian countryside)
Past and present line-up:
Ion Manole aka Şaică - vocals/violin (RIP)
Nicolae Neacşu aka Culai - vocals/violin (RIP)
Dumitru Baicu aka Mitică Cacurică - vocals/cymbalum (RIP)
Ilie Iorga - vocals (RIP)
Marin P. Manole aka Marin a lu Petre - vocals/accordion
Marin Manole aka Marius (16) - accordion
Ion Fălcaru aka Fluierici - winds, double bass (RIP)
Constantin Sandu aka Dinu lu Rădița - vocals/cymbalum
Sandu Marin aka Țagoi - vocals/accordion
Paul Giuclea - vocals/violin (RIP)
Constantin Lautaru aka Costică - violin/vocals
Anghel Gheorghe aka Caliu - violin
Ioniță Manole - accordion
Viorel Vlad - double bass
Ion Tanase aka Ionică - cymbalum
Florea Pîrvan aka Hogea - vocals/accordion
Marinel Sandu - cymbalum
Tracks
1
I Am A Gigolo
04:09
2
Pe Drumul Odesei
05:43
3
Mandrulita Mea
06:31
4
Talk To Me, Duso
06:24
5
Turceasca A Lu Kalo
05:22
6
Jarretelle
03:57
7
Où Cours-Tu, Nostalgie? Après Toi Mon Amour
04:36
8
Dikhél Khelél
05:12
9
À Couteaux Tirés, Atika
07:18
10
Sara
08:39
11
100 Millions
03:26
12
Gypsy Sahara
06:35
Releases
Members
Ion Manole,
Ion Fălcaru,
Dumitru Baicu,Marin Manole,
Marinel Sandu,Ion Tanase,Anghel Gheorghe,
Paul Giuclea,Ilie Iorga,Viorica Rudăreasa,Marin Sandu,
Nicolae Neacșu,Gheorghe Manole