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Release Date: 24-02-2003
Label: Rough Guides
Catalog Number: RG1127-2
Barcode: 605633112726
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djeli Mara (Serbia); Saban Bajramoviæ & Mostar Sevdah Reunion [04:25] | 9 | Karafili Edhe Zamaki (Kosovo); Gonda Manakovska [02:20] |
| 2 | Pet Je Kumi (Croatia); Cinkusi [02:24] | 10 | Belmont (Bulgaria); Yuri Yunakov [07:06] |
| 3 | Asfalt Tango (Romania); Fanfare Ciocãrlia [06:10] | 11 | Jarnana (Albania/Turkey); Ayde Mori [02:13] |
| 4 | U Lijepom Starom Gradu Visegradu (Bosnia-Herzegovina); Mostar Sevdah Reunion [04:29] | 12 | A Pirin Medley (Devoiche Belo, Tsurveno/Povdigni Si Milo Libe/Vassilke, Mlada Nevesto) (Bulgaria); Angelite [04:00] |
| 5 | Nesatova Sa-Sa (Macedonia); Maleshevski Melos [03:55] | 13 | Taranjkanje (Croatia); Marusic Is Trio [02:57] |
| 6 | Chaje Shukarije (Macedonia); Esma Redzepova [04:22] | 14 | Trigona (Greece); Kristi Stassinopoulou [04:02] |
| 7 | Disko – Džumbus (Serbia); Boban Markoviæ Orkestar [03:49] | 15 | Do Marë Ciften (Albania); Ensemble Tirana [01:41] |
| 8 | Hora De La Bolintin (Romania); Toni Iordache [02:28] | ||
Description:
The Balkan countries constitute a region of striking contradictions. While political borders have been changing regularly in recent years, Balkan music endures, even thrives, defying political, religious, linguistic and ethnic confines. The region is bound together with some of the most dynamic folk music in the world – as the Turkish brass sound and a series of Muslim influences have swept northward and westward, Western vocal harmonies, waltzes, polkas, bagpipe and accordion have flowed in the opposite direction. Spanning the complete range of Balkan folk, this album rounds up some of the best sounds from Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Romania, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
