Balamouk [Import]

Les Yeux Noirs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: World Village USA
• ASIN: B000067NUG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,028 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Balamouk

2. Tchaye

3. Yiddishe Mama

4. Cioara

5. Trionica

6. Rozinkhes

7. Vulpe

8. Guene Roma

9. Lluba

10. Joc De Loop

11. Lodz

12. Liebkeit (La Tendresse)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Falling in Love, September 27, 2002

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Anatole Upart - See all my reviews

This review is from: Balamouk (Audio CD)

It is playing right now in the background, while I am writing these words, as I have just returned from Les Yeux Noirs' concert. I want to cry, to shout, to scream, to dance, to die, to live - is it love? This music carries your soul down to the depth of your blood, and believe me, your blood would boil exstatically as soon as Eric Slabiak touches the tormented strings of his violin... Whoever and whatever you are at this very moment would not matter. Suddenly your knowledge of Roma, Yiddish or Russian manifests itself: you unsuspectedly speak in tongues, sing, and dance as if you had these skills all along.
Blessed is the one whose days start with the sounds of Les Yeux Noirs, and whose days end with their music. The heights of joy and grief are there. And the most sincere love of the band members to the old melodies is transfused into your veins. After all it is love..............

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These guys are fantastic, July 3, 2002

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Slamont (Vancouver, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Balamouk (Audio CD)

A French gypsy band playing in San Jose, CA?
I am so glad I followed my intuition to go see them live!
Since then, I have emailed my friends around the US to catch Les Yeux Noirs as their 3 week tour of the US takes them from coast to coast crossing the Midwest.
These 8 guys will touch your soul...and leave you wanting more...we got 4 more songs from them as encore, we didn't want their show to end!
Music to make you weep
Music to make you smile
Music to get you on your feet
And music to sing along.....
These guys are happening.... their energy is infectious and their talent is beyond words...
Be prepared to see Erik and Olivier Slabiak play the SAME violin at the SAME time...
Pray they play close to where you live,
and walk, drive, fly...whatever it takes....see them!
Live is best, this CD is second best...
Quit reading this and buy this CD!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a kaleidoscope of sound, August 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Balamouk (Audio CD)

I heard Les Yeux Noirs (The Black Eyes) at an international music festival in Louisiana and was absolutely blown away by the musicians and their music. Two violinist brothers have assembled the most awesome band that take traditional folk lyrics and melodies and infuse 21st century energy and passion into them. Their music is gypsy-Yiddish influenced and contains both lively dance music as well as melancholy songs and lullabyes. Balamouk is a fabulous CD. You don't have to understand the different languages in the songs to get caught up in the exhilaration and passion. It provides a wonderful variety of musical styles and influences - like a musical tasting party!