World of Gypsies 2

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 12, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arc Music
• ASIN: B00005AKKK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #662,036 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #13 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Albania
  • #60 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Czech Republic
  • #80 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Bulgaria

Track Listings

1. Rhapsody for Violin and Gipsy Band

2. Z'gitaroi, Vsiega (Russia)

3. Gecemiz (Turkey)

4. Antoneta

5. Campfire [Rajasthan]

6. Zingaros (Spain)

7. Never Grumble at Me/I Am Afraid in the Crowd of Gypsies/Cypsy Czardas

8. Miro ROM Hin Ternoro [Czech Republic]

9. Two-Two (Greece)

10. Sofiysky Kjuchek [Bulgaria]

11. Kumushka (Russia)

12. Cintec de Dragoste/Hora de la Bolintin (Hungary)

13. Recital-Solea y Zambra (Spain)

14. Ciganka Je Malena [Macedonia]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rajasthan, Eastern Europe, the Balkans: It's All Here, May 12, 2003

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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: World of Gypsies 2 (Audio CD)

Paint me ecstatically happy when I discovered & first heard Vol. II "World of Gypsies". Track 1 from Turkey & 2 from Albania provide just the right rhythms & sounds that make me jump up and dance with joy. The especially intense raw sounds of the arid desert and harsh landscape are created by Taufiq Quresh (Rajasthan) in "Campfire". It capture the imagination of anyone who wants to experience this sort of life even briefly ... this passionate song is balanced with a soulful melody. The immensely energetic flamenco music played by Manitas e Plata is rare as it is beautiful. Andras Farkas & Ensemble play a delightful medley of Hungarian gypsy tunes ... spicey, colorful, & traditional. Vera Bila & Kale sound more Mexican and South American to my ears, than Bohemian ... very pleasant, happy music. Rich Balkan style gypsy music is presented to us, first by Vassilis Paiteris, a popular Greek gypsy singer, next by Ibro Lolov & his Gypsy Orchestra who hail from Bulgaria, proving the accordion is an instrument fully capable of virtuoso stylization and technique. Also from the Balkans, only this time from Skopje, Macedonia, Esma Redzepova & Stevo Teodosiekski Ensemble perform the rhythms and musical style of their homeland. Esma is called, "the Queen of Gypsies" and wins over anyone who listens to her. She is breath-taking, magnificent, tender and passionate, and also has a heart of gold. Another world-reknown gypsy musician is Kalman Balogh who has mastered the cimbalom, and has worked with all the best known traditional Hungarian musicians of his generation. Although best known for playing traditional Hungarian music, he has mastered jazz and other musical styles as well. The raspy singing style of Spain's gypsies from Cordoba needs no further introduction, Octavio Crespo is among the finest. Love, mystery, magic - gypsy music weaves its spell on the unsuspecting listener. After listening once, you want to hear the music more and more and more. On this CD you hear some of the finest living gypsy musicians on the planet today - doing what they do best! Erika Borsos

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Mixed-Bag, October 27, 2001

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Erik (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World of Gypsies 2 (Audio CD)

I prefer the Balkans/Turkish Gypsy sound. This is an interesting mix of Mediterranean and Central/East European sounds. Tracks #3,4, 9, 10, 12 were the sound I prefer. The Albanian group Kurbeti was my favorite. The Iberian and Russian sounds a very different from the Balkan style.