Russian Gypsy Soul [Box set, Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Network Germany
• ASIN: B0000560BN
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #365,635 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Loyko - Loyko

2. Bog Nikola Ne Dopusit, Sberezh - Nadia/Alena/Victor Busilyov/Siberian Gypsies

3. Shuryaki - Esmeralda/Galina Erdenko/Jelem

4. Matyshka Rossya - Mitya Busilyov/Siberian Gypsies

5. Martovsky Horovod - V. Popaduk/Romance Theatre

6. Yegorushka - Ilo

7. Bogu Pomolitsya - Victor Busilyov/Siberian Gypsies

8. Pavlina Kryla - Lilya Shishkova/Rosy Na Snegu

9. Holodny Veter - Loyko

10. Gulya - Esmeralda/Luba Erdenko/Jelem

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Loyko - Molyarkitsa

2. Dadoro - Victor Busilyov/Syberian Gypsies

3. Sare Patrya - Galina Erdenko/Jelem

4. Miteletsa - Ilo

5. Maestro Menuhin - Sergei Erdenko

6. Probil Vanyka Lion/Propil - Alena Busilyova/Siberian Gypsies

7. Tsiganskaya Ulitsa - Loyko

8. Ne Uezzhay Ti Moy Golubchik - Rosa Erdenko/Jung

9. Na Dvore Moroz - Lena Golovkina/Sasha Shishkov/Rosy Na Snegu

10. Ivushki - Mila/Zhana Krikunova/Romance Theatre

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Russian Soul Food, March 3, 2001

By 

Edward L. Killham (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Russian Gypsy Soul (Audio CD)

These two CDs present a sparkling selection of the kind of Gypsy music which has made such a profound impact on Russia's popular music for several centuries. There are eloquent examples here of the four major regional styles of Russian gypsy music, from the Far East though the Siberian nomads to the southern peoples of the Russian Empire. There are also occasional echoes from other countries, principally from Eastern Europe but ranging as far west as Ireland. Most striking to American jazz fans will be the clear genesis of Djanko Reinhardt's Hot Club of France with its characteristic virtuousic guitar and violin solos against a backgroud of insistent guitar rhythm, such as with the Loyko ensemble. Reinhardt, who has been called the first great European jazz musician, was a Belgian but intensely proud of his gypsy heritage. Larger groups of frentic singers and instrumentalists leave the listener with the feeling of taking part in one of the orgiastic scenes of revelry in the Brothers Karamazov. Some listeners may find the irrational exuberence of a few of the singers too much a a good thing but even such soloists convey an authentic oral picture of an enduring aspect of Mother Russia.