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Gipsy.cz

'Romano Hip Hop'

(MAM323-2)

Musicians:
Radoslav Banga aka Gipsy - rap
Vojta Lavička - violin
Petr Surmaj - accordion, guitar
Jan Surmaj - contrabass

Label - Indies Records, Czech
Released 2006

Gipsy from Czech Republic has evolved into a new style called 'Romano Hip Hop'. A surprisingly new genre that had to come!

From record label:
"...Romany rapper Radoslav Banga's project GIPSY.CZ is a unique creative tandem with the Romany musicians and the exceptionally talented young co-players, brothers Petr (accordion, guitar) and Jan (contrabass) Surmaj.

With the nonchalance and elegance of the legendary gypsy bandmasters they mix the explosive mixture of rap, Romany music, funk, ethno or pop, which, besides the necessary degree of healthy aggression, does not lack humour, detached point of view and irony. In the album 'Romano Hip Hop' you can find rapper’s resentfulness, Romany musicality and knowledge of finesse of pop skill. Thus the new album brings the energetic synthesis of everything, which the talented musician with his co-players experienced and went through on their way through music and life.

'We want to set the sound! But I know that there are several people abroad, who make something similar. But we are original in leaving more space for the real traditional music and at the same time we are still in hip-hop.' Says Gipsy about the new sound of his project and at the same time he answers, how the Romanies react to that. 'Old Romanies welcome the new album, since it contains the verses, which are not already used. The whole album brushes up something, which most young Romanies today even do not know. We play traditionally, although in modern manner. These are the procedures we set. And here we have the advantage of traditionality.'

Romany rapper Radoslav “Gipsy“ Banga is known by his energetic and charismatic expression at the concerts, during which he can grip everyone in the hall."

"Thanks to the unique attitude, Gipsy manages something unheard of – to create a completely new, original and functioning genre. We can say that the discovery of the year is not only Radoslav Banga as an individual artist, but Romano Hip Hop as a brand new music genre. A thing like this happens only very rarely nowadays and this is one of the reasons why Gipsy and their unique interpretation of world music deserve the Anděl award."

"Gipsy.cz is a revelation of the Czech music scene. Rap harshness, intermingling with Romani melancholy makes the Romano Hip Hop album an event of the season. Gipsy.cz is definitely an original and successful attempt to join two music worlds, which at heart have a lot in common."
iDNES.cz, Ondřej Bezr

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Gipsy.cz

'Romano Hip Hop'

(MAM323-2)