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Dragacevo Trumpet Festivals
Guca 1961-1999

Various Artists

(CD404832)

Each year since 1961 Serbia plays host to the Guca Trumpet Festival, officially called the 'Dragacevo Trumpet Festival', but known to most after the village where it is held: Guca. It is here where mainly Roma Gypsy brass bands from all over the Balkans congregate and compete for the 'Golden Trumpet' award. When not competing at the festival the Roma bands can be found playing at weddings and other occasions.

This CD compilation show-cases the best from the festivals over the years 1961 to 99.

Featuring some of the best Serbian Brass Bands from the GUCA FOLK FESTIVAL.

Various Brass Bands including the artists:
Orhestra of Milivoj Stanimirovic
Orchestra of Milan Nikolic
Orchestra of Raka Kostic
Orchestra of Milovan Babic
Orchestra of Junuz Ismailovic
Orchestra of Bozidar Ajredinovic
Usnija Redzepova with the Orchestra of Bakija Bakic
and others.

"It's pure insanity, and insanity has no rules..."

It is in the Guca (pronounced GOO-chah) Village, Dragacevo, Serbia, that each year the best Serbian and Gypsy brass orchestras meet for the now famous Folk Festival held there. Towards the end of the festival there is held a competition, the winners being awarded the 'Golden Trumpet and 'First Trumpet'. It was in 1961 that this competition started and this CD compiles some of the best of the winners over the many years.

The festival in Guca can be a frantic affair with many bands vying for public attention. The songs and melodies they play reflect the Serbian way of life and are typically heard at social events such as weddings, funerals, farewell parties, baptisms, etc as well as celebrating a good harvest or similar good fortune. The folk circle dance, or chain dance, named the Kolo and the Cocek are favourites amongst the audiences.



"I didn't know you could play trumpet that way"
Miles Davies, Guca Festival visitor.

Read a report about the Guca Trumpet Festival in the New York Times at:
www.ethnicdance.net

Visit the Guca Brass Band Festival web site at:
www.guca.co.yu

GBP 9.97

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Dragacevo Trumpet Festivals
Guca 1961-1999

Various Artists

(CD404832)

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. Kecarac kolo (2'49") 2. Zokino kolo (3'10") 3. Rtanjsko kolo (3'12") 4. Vicko kolo (2'30") 5. Opadaj lisce sa gore (4'52") 6. Cocek (3'22") 7. Stojanke, bela vranjanke (3'56") 8. Leskovacko kolo (2'44") 9. Svadbarsko kolo (3'21") 10. Peske idem iz grada (2'50") 11. Poskok kolo (2'51") 12. Boljevacko kolo (1'59") 13. Borsko kolo (2'54") 14. Kozarica kolo (3'07") 15. Zlatibore pitaj Taru (4'04") 16. Uzicko kolo (3'01") 17. Tehnicko kolo (2'32") 18. Slavuj pile ne poj rano (4'47") 19. Cocek (3'37") 20. Juznomoravsko kolo (2'36") 21. Sunen romalen, sunen cavalen (3'27") 22. Vranjanski cocek (3'01")

Duration (71'38")

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