Angelo Malikov

'Gypsy Music'

As well as a virtuoso cimbalom player, Sofia born gypsy Angelo Malikov, is  a composer, arranger and conductor. On this release he arranges some popular and original Gypsy songs.

The songs are performed by:
Demcho Damyanov
Iliana Yordanova
Slavi and Angelo Dimchevi
Daniela
Dimcho and Slavcho Vassilevi
Romane Cherhenya Orchestra

'The origin of the gypsies goes back to ancient times. Their fatherland is believed to be India, but after the 5th c. AD they migrated to other parts of the world. They came to Europe between the 9th and the 11th c. – first on the Balkans and in the 15th c. they settled in the rest of the continent. Their culture has been influenced to a great extent by that of the other ethnic communities, but even today most of the specific and characteristic elements of their music and dances are preserved in the Balkans. For this reason every gypsy music release of the Balkan region is received with great interest.

There are many outstanding musicians among the Bulgarian gypsies, but one of the best experts and performers of Gypsy music is Angelo Malikov. He is a composer, arranger, conductor, pedagogue and virtuoso cimbalom-player. He was born in Sofia in the family of the well-known Romany intellectual Yashar Malikov. 

Malikov is very active in Bulgaria in popularizing the authentic Gypsy music. He is one of the organizers of the prestigious forum of Romany music in Bulgaria – the Romfest in the town of Stara Zagora. He is also founder of the Youth Romany Ensemble in Sofia, thus involving the young to the Romany traditions.

He has selected and recorded for the present release popular folk songs and dances, as well as some original compositions. The album includes lyrics to the songs in Bulgarian, English and Gypsy language, thus enabling the listeners to feel the poetic content of the songs.'

GBP 8.97

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Angelo Malikov

'Gypsy Music'

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. My Heart Is Crying (5'14")

2. Song About The Flower Girl (3'46")

3. They Are Coming From Down The Road (4'49")

4. Wedding Dance (2'44")

5. The Eyes Are Speaking (4'31")

6. I Had A Dream (5'29")

7. Sofia Dance (2'55")

8. I Don't Know, Lord, I Don't Know (5'49")

9. Don't Be Cross With Me Girl (4'38")

10. A Dream (5'48")

11. An Old Gypsy Woman Told Me (4'54")

12. Unrequited Love (2'39")

13. Wallachian Dance (2'18")

Duration (55'34")

Our mp3 samples are approximately 30 seconds long and of low(ish) quality for a fast download (file size app 300KB).