Fanfara din Cozmesti
Gypsy Brass (CD)

EUCD2644

Gypsy brass bands emerged at the beginning of the 19th century. They developed out of Turkish military bands. Fanfara din Cozmesti are one of the best-known Romanian Gypsy brass bands – fifteen Lautari (itinerant Gypsy musicians) playing traditional Romanian dances at baptisms, weddings and funerals, with their driving tempos and intricate rhythms and harmonies. Info about the band and the each of the songs.

Track listing:

Cantecul miresei [Bride's song] (trad.) - 1:32
Batuta [A very vigorous dance]* (trad.) - 1:22
La gatitul miresei [Bride preparation] (trad.) - 2:54
Hora din Ghermanesti [Hora from Ghermanesti]* (Chiriac) - 3:32
Sarba moldoveneasca [Moldavian sarba]* (Costandache) - 2:32
Hora din Cozmesti [Hora from Cozmesti]* (trad.) - 2:08
Sarba din Cozmesti [Sarba from Cozmesti]* (trad.) - 2:23
Hora de la Raducaneni [Hora from Raducaneni]* (Costandache) - 3:21
Ciobanasul [The young shepherd]* (trad.) - 1:26
Nasule [The godfather] (trad.) - 2:15
Perinita [Little pillow] (trad.) - 1:57
Brasoveanca [The girl from Brasov] (trad.) - 2:04
Poloboc [The mason’s spirit-level] (trad.) - 1:09
Plecarea celui drag [Departure of the beloved - funeral march] (trad.) - 4:52
Sarba ca la noi [Sarba as we know it]* (Chiriac) - 3:01
Dansul [The dance] (trad.) - 1:52
Hora de la Valea Mare [Hora from Valea Mare] (trad.) - 2:37
Hora lunga [Long hora]* (Costandache) - 3:45
Trandafir de la Moldova [Rose of Moldavia] (trad.) - 2:10
Sarba lui Costandache [Costandache's sarba]* (Costandache) - 3:46
Sarba la colac [La colac sarba] (trad.) - 4:28
Sarba verisorilor [Cousin's sarba] (trad.) - 2:35
The tracks marked with * are from the Cozmesti area. All others are from Moldavia.

Published: 2016

Genre: Gypsy & Balkan
Label: Arc Music