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.
HUUN HUUR TU AND CARMEN RIZZO
Eternal
Celso Fonseca
Rive Gauche Rio
ROKIA TRAORE
Tchamantche
CHICKENFAT KLEZMER ORCHESTRA
The Space Sessions
GAELIC STORM
- What’s the Rumpus?
Michel Camilo & Tomatito
Spain Forever
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