2007-09-10
In the early 20th century, many composers drew their inspiration from folk music, often borrowing from Gypsy music to create theur vision o f an exotic, exuberant Orient. Things have now been turned around, as the Taraf have taken hold of works by Khachaturian, Bartok, de Falla, Albeniz, Ketelbey and more, and have re-gypsified them.
NII OTOO ANNAN AND STEVEN FELD
Bufo Variations
Melaena Cadiz
Sunfair
THE IDAN RAICHEL PROJECT
Jorane
The You and the Now
BIBI TANGA AND THE SELENITES
40 Degrees of Sunshine
SHAWN LEE'S PING PONG ORCHESTRA
World of Funk
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