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Fanfare Ciocarlia | Format: Audio CD
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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Kan Marau La (feat. Dan Armeanca - Romania) 4:31£0.89
Listen  2. Que Dolor (feat. Kaloome - France) 3:55£0.89
Listen  3. Sandala (feat. Saban Bajramovic & Kal - Serbia) 2:50£0.89
Listen  4. Pana cand nu te iubeam (Mitsou - Hungary) 4:06£0.89
Listen  5. Cuando to volveras? (feat. Kaloome - France) 4:30£0.89
Listen  6. Duj Duj (feat. Mitsou - Hungary & Florentina Sandu - Romania) 3:56£0.89
Listen  7. Ibrahim (feat. Esma Redzepova - Macedonia) 3:06£0.89
Listen  8. Ma Maren Ma (feat. Saban Bajramovic - Serbia) 3:50£0.89
Listen  9. Mukav tu (feat. Florentina Sandu - Romania) 2:09£0.89
Listen10. Nakelavishe (feat. Esma Redzepova - Macedonia) 2:59£0.89
Listen11. Ma Rov (feat. Ljiljana Butler - Bosnia) 4:38£0.89
Listen12. Mig, Mig (feat. Jony Iliev - Bulgaria) 3:19£0.89
Listen13. Farewell March (feat. "King" Ioan Ivancea - Romania) 1:38£0.89
Listen14. Born to be wild (Borat version) [Explicit] 3:11Album Only

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BBC Review

Fanfare Ciocarlia are, right now, the world's most famous brass band. The 11-piece Romany Gypsy outfit from a tiny village in North Eastern Romania originally operated as a weddings and funerals band until German sound engineer Henry Ernst took then to Berlin in 1996 and their ferocious, roaring sound immediately won over the West.

Their turbo-charged brass sound has both helped popularize Balkan brass and lead to the Balkan beats club movement. With band leader Ioan Ivancea dying in 2006, Fanfare decided to dedicate Queens & Kings to his memory by gathering Romany brethren from across Europe. Thus across this album they're joined by singers from Romania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia and France. The different musical flavours all work well alongside Fanfare's gonzo brass attack, the band building dynamics around the different voices.

Opening track "Kan Marau La" is a huge rush of Oriental brass with mysterious Romanian singer Dan Armeanca ripping through a great original composition. Next up is "Que Delor" which finds Kaloome from Perpignan lending a lovely flamenco flavour to the brass. Legendary Serbian vocalist Saban Bajramovic appears on two songs while Macedonia's Queen of the Gypsies, Esma Redzepova, also guests on two. Perhaps most spectacular is track six "Duj Duj" which finds Hungaria's Mitsou and Romania's Florentina Sandu trading vocals over a coiling brass pattern.

Queens & Kings ends with Fanfare's take on rock standard "Born To Be Wild". This was cut for the Borat soundtrack at the request of Sacha Baron Cohen and is amusing but comes nowhere near matching the remarkable Gypsy songs throughout.

Queens & Kings offers an introduction to many of Europe's greatest Gypsy singers while also being one of the best party albums ever made. Put this on the stereo and everyone will be dancing. --Garth Cartwright

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A stellar and festive tribute, highly recommended. 9 Jun 2007
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Romany brass orchestra Fanfare Ciocarlia presents their latest music CD album, Queens and Kings, a celebration of Gypsy culture and song that transcends national borders. Drawing upon inspiration and Romany contributors from Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and France, Queens and Kings embodies the vivacious splendor of live traditional music. The tracks are Kan Marau La (4:31), Que Dolor (3:55), Sandala (2:49), Pana Cand Nu Te Iubeam (4:06), Cuando Tu Volveras (4:30), Duj Duj (3:56), Ibrahim (3:05), Ma Maren Ma (3:50), Mukav Tu (2:09), Nakelavishe (2:58), Ma Rov (4:38), Mig Mig (3:19), Farewell March (1:36), and Born to be Wild (3:11). A stellar and festive tribute, highly recommended.
Very Good Music 31 Mar 2009
By Victor Cervantes - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
It is a full good music, since this disc have the most representative singer of the blkanic culture like Esma Redzepova, Saban Bajmarovic, Jon Iliev, and other.

I recommend it.
Amazing! 23 Sep 2008
By B. Remmers - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Wow, what an amazing album! It is either amazing to dance to or really lovely to listen to. One of the best world music albums I own! Like the Buena Vista Social Club of Gypsy music. You simply must have it!

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