Fanfare Ciocarlia
Zece Prajini - Iasi - Romania
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Fanfare Ciocarlia are one of the world’s greatest gypsy brass bands, a 24-legged Balkan brass beast whose eastern funk groove has torn up halls and festivals across the planet with their balkan brass sound. Their energetic performances and musical ingenuity winning them fans from Melbourne to Memphis, Tokyo to Toulouse. Growing up sons of farmers in the “hidden” village of Zece Prajini in north-eastern Romania, the bands members learned their craft at the feet of their fathers and grandfathers, proudly approaching every concert as a challenge to both entertain audiences and keep the true spirit of Gypsy music alive. It is no small thing to note that Fanfare Ciocarlia singlehandedly are responsible for the re-emergence and great rise in popularity of balkan brass and the balkan brasss movement from Eastern Europe.
Anyone who has heard Fanfare Ciocarlia can agree on one thing – no brass band has ever played as fast as this before. Make that two things: no brass band had ever sounded like this before! Their village's isolation, situated in a misty valley, its dirt roads are occupied by flocks of geese and horse and carts, meant that throughout the years it remained hidden from the outside world, untouched by the effects of communism and allowing its eighty Gypsy farming families to continue to live a traditional rural lifestyle. This same remote quality also meant that brass musical traditions developed under Ottoman rule still continued to exist in the village when they had long died out in the rest of Romania. Characterised by breakneck speed, technical chops, ripping rhythms and sweet and sour horns, these combined elements separate them from any other brass band on earth.
The Times of London described it as “a heavy, heavy monster sound” and Fanfare’s recordings have taken their eerie Balkan groove into dance clubs across the planet. They were commissioned by Sacha Baron Cohen to cut the biker anthem “Born To Be Wild” and "just the 2 Of Us" for the Borat I and II movie soundtrack and have been sampled and covered ,championed and emulated, by countless DJs, bands and Gypsy orchestras across the world. Fanfare Ciocarlia have released ten albums, several of which have topped the European World Music charts and their DVD “Brass On Fire” was acclaimed by Songlines magazine as “setting a new standard for music documentaries”. They have played over 3000 concerts world-wide, and put simply: nobody does it better, harder, faster, funkier than Fanfare Ciocarlia
Discography
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It Wasn't Hard to Love YouLabel: Asphalt Tango Genres: World Styles: World Songs on the Album
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Onwards to Mars!
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| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Crayfish Hora | World | World |
| 2 | Mista Lobaloba | World | World |
| 3 | 3 Romanians | World | World |
| 4 | Trenul, Masina Mica | World | World |
| 5 | Out to Lounge | World | World |
| 6 | I Put a Spell on You (feat. Iulian Canaf) | World | World |
| 7 | Cucuritza | World | World |
| 8 | Doina Pentru Un Frant Inima | World | World |
| 9 | Bunica Bate Toba | World | World |
| 10 | Saintes & Dates | World | World |
| 11 | Un Tigan Avea O Casa | World | World |
| 12 | The Patron's Funeral | World | World |
| 13 | Hora Strengarilor | World | World |
| 14 | Fiesta De Negritos (feat. Puerto Candelaria) | World | World |
| 15 | Crayfish Hora (Koby Israelite Remix) [Bonus Track] | World | World |
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Balkan Brass Battle
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Label: Asphalt Tango
Genres: World
Styles: World
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Battle Call | World | World |
| 2 | Mrak Kolo | World | World |
| 3 | Suita a La Coibanas | World | World |
| 4 | James Bond Theme | World | World |
| 6 | Caravan | World | World |
| 7 | Devla | World | World |
| 8 | Topdzijsko Kolo | World | World |
| 9 | Dances from the Monastery Hills | World | World |
| 10 | Disco Dzumbus | World | World |
| 11 | I Am Your Gummy Bear | World | World |
| 12 | Otpisani | World | World |
| 13 | Asfalt Tango | World | World |
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Best of Gypsy Brass
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Label: Asphalt Tango
Genres: World
Styles: World
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Que Dolor | World | World |
| 2 | Born to Be Wild | World | World |
| 3 | Sandala | World | World |
| 4 | Alili | World | World |
| 5 | Golden Days | World | World |
| 6 | Rumba De La Iasi | World | World |
| 7 | Asfalt Tango | World | World |
| 8 | Manea Cu Voca | World | World |
| 9 | Nicoleta | World | World |
| 10 | Lume, Lume | World | World |
| 11 | Hurichestra | World | World |
| 12 | Sirba De La Zece Prajini | World | World |
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Queens & Kings
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Label: Asphalt Tango
Genres: World
Styles: World
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Kan Marau La (featuring Dan Armeanca - Romania) | World | World |
| 2 | Que Dolor (featuring Kaloome - France) | World | World |
| 3 | Sandala (featuring Saban Bajramovic & Kal - Serbia) | World | World |
| 4 | Pana Cand Nu Te Iubeam (Mitsou - Hungary) | World | World |
| 5 | Cuando to Volveras? (featuring Kaloome - France) | World | World |
| 6 | Duj Duj (featuring Mitsou - Hungary & Florentina Sandu - Romania) | World | World |
| 7 | Ibrahim (featuring Esma Redzepova - Macedonia) | World | World |
| 8 | Ma Maren Ma (featuring Saban Bajramovic - Serbia) | World | World |
| 9 | Mukav Tu (featuring Florentina Sandu - Romania) | World | World |
| 10 | Nakelavishe (featuring Esma Redzepova - Macedonia) | World | World |
| 11 | Ma Rov (featuring Ljiljana Butler - Bosnia) | World | World |
| 12 | Mig, Mig (featuring Jony Iliev - Bulgaria) | World | World |
| 13 | Farewell March (featuring "King" Ioan Ivancea - Romania) | World | World |
| 14 | Born to Be Wild (Borat Version) | World | World |
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Gili Garabdi
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Label: Asphalt Tango
Genres: World
Styles: World
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | 007 (James Bond Theme) | World | World |
| 3 | Sirba Moldoveneasca | World | World |
| 4 | Caravan | World | World |
| 5 | Ma Maren Ma | World | World |
| 6 | Hora Arabeasca | World | World |
| 7 | Golden Days | World | World |
| 8 | Lume, Lume | World | World |
| 9 | Sandala | World | World |
| 10 | Moldavian Mood | World | World |
| 11 | Hora Evreiasca | World | World |
| 12 | Time out | World | World |
| 13 | Godzila | World | World |
| 14 | Ibrahim | World | World |
| 15 | Rumba De La Lasi | World | World |
| 16 | Alili | World | World |
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Iag Bari
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Label: Piranha Musik
Genres: World
Styles: World
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Doina | World | World |
| 2 | Wild Silence | World | World |
| 3 | Iag Bari | World | World |
| 4 | Dusty Road | World | World |
| 5 | Lume, Lume (Choir Version) | World | World |
| 6 | Jocul Boldenilor | World | World |
| 7 | Hora Din Petrosnitza | World | World |
| 8 | Banatzeana | World | World |
| 9 | Tu Romnie | World | World |
| 10 | Moliendo Café | World | World |
| 11 | Balada Lui Ioan | World | World |
| 12 | Besh O Drom | World | World |
| 13 | Hora Andalusia | World | World |
| 14 | Hurichestra | World | World |
| 15 | So Te Kerau? | World | World |
| 16 | Hora Lautaresca | World | World |
| 17 | Ginduri De Om Batrin | World | World |
| 18 | Bubamara | World | World |
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Baro Biao
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Label: Piranha Musik
Genres: World
Styles: World
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Asfalt Tango | World | World |
| 2 | Manuela Oh Manuela | World | World |
| 3 | Sirba De La Lasi | World | World |
| 4 | Hora De La Monastirea | World | World |
| 5 | Mariana | World | World |
| 6 | Manea Cu Voca | World | World |
| 7 | Mr. Lobaloba | World | World |
| 8 | Tiganeasca | World | World |
| 9 | Doina Si Cintec | World | World |
| 10 | Hora Lui Pusac | World | World |
| 11 | Hai Romale! | World | World |
| 12 | Piece De Tarita | World | World |
| 13 | Lume, Lume Si Hora | World | World |
| 14 | Balaseanca De 8 Ore | World | World |
| 15 | Sirba Fluierate | World | World |
| 16 | Manea Tiganilor | World | World |
| 17 | Casablanca | World | World |
| 18 | Baro Biao | World | World |
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Radio Pascani
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Label: Piranha Musik
Genres: World
Styles: World
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Radio Pascani | World | World |
| 2 | Rusasca De La Buzdug | World | World |
| 3 | Sirba De La Zece Prajini | World | World |
| 4 | Arapeasca | World | World |
| 5 | Doina Si Balaseanca | World | World |
| 6 | Trio Cu Patru | World | World |
| 7 | Hora Cu Strigaturii | World | World |
| 8 | Ciocarlia Si Suite | World | World |
| 9 | Rusasca Lui Filon | World | World |
| 10 | Manea | World | World |
| 11 | Nicoleta | World | World |
| 12 | Foxtrot | World | World |
| 13 | Geamparale | World | World |
| 14 | Bulgareasca | World | World |
| 15 | Sirba Lui Sical | World | World |
| 16 | Batuta La Rind | World | World |
| 17 | Sirba De La Monastirea | World | World |
| 18 | Dansul Lui Sulo | World | World |
| 19 | Lume, Lume | World | World |
| 20 | Ah Ya Bibi | World | World |
| 21 | Hora De La Bucuresti | World | World |
| 22 | Devlesa | World | World |
| 23 | Rumba Tziganeasca | World | World |
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It Wasn't Hard to Love You
