Rough Guide: Music of the Gypsies

Various Artists - International - Latin - Flamenco, Rough Guide (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 2001)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: World Music Network
• ASIN: B00001NTKC
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,675 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #8 in Music > Indie Music > Latin Music > Flamenco
  • #37 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Romania
  • #63 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Hungary

Track Listings

1. Yo Me Quedo En Sevilla - Pata Negra

2. Ussa Sa - Acquaragia Drom

3. Doina Si Balaseanca - Fanfare Ciocarlia

4. The Song Of The Gypsies - Eleni Vitali

5. Anghuti - Musafir

6. Rast Tsiftetelli - Gyspy Music Of Constantinople

7. Love Birds - Kurbeti

8. Cind Eram La '48 - Taraf De Haidouks

9. Jastar Amenge Dur - Kostas Pavlidis

10. Mundi - Tomatito

11. El Sereno De Mi Calle - El Indio Gitano/Gerardo Nunez

12. Olen Lapsi Mina Syksyjen Illan - Paivi Arling

13. Cock O' The North/Garryowen/Flowers Of Edinburgh/Step It Away/The Girl I Left Behind/Step It Away - Jasper/Levi Smith

14. Fast Csardas - The Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra Of Jozsef Lacatos

15. Kalandxoj - Krusha Madhe

16. Cigany Szinek - Kalman Balogh

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible! Impressive! Irresistable!, May 9, 2002

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Erika Borsos "pepper flower" (Gulf Coast of FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rough Guide: Music of the Gypsies (Audio CD)

This tapestry of *irresistible* gypsy music from Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Balkans (Kosovo, Macedonia), Rajasthan (India), Hungary, Romania, England and as far north as Finland, is woven into a timeless, seamless whole! Most *impressive* is the root sound that essentially remains unaltered no matter from which country the music arises. The improvisations and embellishments are indefinable and original spanning many centuries and musical styles. However, it is interesing to see that Finnish gypsy rhythm & melody is similar to that of Italy, Hungary, and Romania. Also, Balkan gypsy music by Madhe Krushe has strong influences of the traditional instruments played in Bulgaria, Macedonia, & Kosovo. The raw firey vocals of the Spanish gypsies unearth a vitality and dynamism no other singers emulate. The Greek gypsies express deep haunting passion and emotions, as only those of Meditarranean extraction can do ... Taraf de Haidouks & Kalman Balogh are world reknown Central European musicians, their music is synonomous with the culture and traditions of Romania and Hungary respectively. Rough Guide provides the greatest diversity of gypsy music I have yet enountered in any one CD! They cover Eastern and Western Europe, the Balkans, a bit of Asia, & most surprisingly Finland, too! This is an *incredible* *not* *to* *be* *missed* CD!!! BUY IT!!!
Erika Borsos (erikab93)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entrancing and pure, November 5, 1999

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Richard N. Schultz (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rough Guide: Music of the Gypsies (Audio CD)

An excellent musical montage from around the world, this album is both a contemporary look into the passion of the Gypsy soul and an historical view of the traditions of these nomadic, intense and complex people. If you are interested in taking your emotional pulse, this CD is just what the doctor ordered.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but there are better, July 6, 2002

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"peabody2" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Guide: Music of the Gypsies (Audio CD)

This CD is a good collection of genuine gypsy music, but I have heard better. Gypsy Caravan by Putumayo is more accessible for the general public in my opinion. Another absolutely fantastic collection of Gypsy music can be found in the CD Latcho Drom. This CD is actually a soundtrack to a brilliant and beautiful documentary of that same name, and I would recommend anyone who is even remotely interested in gypsy music to see it. It is absolutely stunning!!