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CD titles of interest |
'Na Dobro Nam Bozic Dojde, Croatian Traditional Christmas Songs' Various Artists Book and CD |
 Constantin Lupu and Constantin Negel 'Old Music from North Moldavia' (ETHCD009) |
 'Roma and Gypsies from the Village of Gratia, Teleorman' Various Artists (ETHCD008) |
 Ardealul Ensemble 'Gypsy Music From Transylvania' (ETHCD007) |
 Ioan 'Popicu' Pop and Ensemble Romanian, Ukrainian and Jewish Music from Maramures (ETHCD006) |
 Emil Mihaiu, Kálmán Urszui, and Aladár Pusztai Romanian and Hungarian Music from Central Transylvania (ETHCD005) |
 Outlaws of Yore (II) - Les 'Haidouks' d'autrefois (II) Various Artists (ETHCD004) |
 Outlaws of Yore (I) - Les 'Haidouks' d'autrefois (I) Various Artists (ETHCD003) |
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More Romanian Music |
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More Gypsy Music |
Softback book details
'Chats about Gypsy Music -
Taifasuri despre muzica ţigănească'
by
Speranta Radulescu
(ISBN 973-596-204-7)
Softback book
Publisher - Paideia, Bucharest, Romania
Published 2004
From press release
250 pages plus 7 pages of colour photograghs as well as numerous black and
white photos thoughout the text.
Romanian language, with English version of the Introductory study, English synopsis of the “chats” proper, Explanatory note, Bibliographic and discographic references, pictures.
The core of the book is made up of a set of conversations on “Gypsy” matters held with people from various regions of the country, most of them Roma, professional musicians, or just people conversant with the
music performed by Gypsies.
Although, on the face of it, muddled and exposed to all kinds of slips, the chats revolved around the issue of “Gypsy music.” They were transcribed and reproduced almost entirely, and together they constitute a corpus of oral ethnological documents dedicated to the “Gypsy music” of Romania. The corpus looks like a dialogued story on purpose, and is fit for everyone’s understanding and, perhaps, delight.
Sooner or later, a few crucial questions creep, whether openly or obliquely, in most chats: Is there, or is there not, a “Gypsy music”? If there is, which is it? What is it like? Which are its distinctive features? The focal point of the chats consists of the collocutors’ answers to these questions. They incorporate other information as well, which springs up during the conversation. This contextualizes the main subject and underscores the multitude and ambiguity of its facets, but also brings to light other aspects of the Roma culture from Romania which I could not discard for not referring strictly to music: for instance, the way Gypsies talk among them and with the gadji, the customs and practices of their family, public, daily and festive life respectively, their beliefs, convictions, and prejudices, the way they see themselves and the Roma from other groups, how they represent to themselves their relations with other Roma and with the majority ethnic group, how they produce their ideas and how they build their discourses about themselves and the others. All this may be of use to anyone interested in Roma, but also to those who wish to do research from an anthropological point of view.'
GBP 9.97
'Chats about Gypsy Music -
Taifasuri despre muzica ţigănească'
by
Speranta Radulescu
(ISBN 973-596-204-7)
| Soft back book |
184 pages in Romanian language, plus 56 pages in English and numerous photos (colour and black and white). The English text describes the interviewees, where they are from and outlines their answers. Bibliographic references |