Taraf de Haïdouks

Taraf de Haïdouks are a Romanian gypsy combo consisting of 13 Roma musicians. These are from the 3000 -strong community Clejani midst of the historical region of Wallachia in Romania's south-east, about 40 km south of Bucharest, near the Bulgarian border.

Origin of the name

The name of the combo goes back to Taraf ( = band) and Hajdú, just so: Hajdú - orchestra. The concept of Hajdú was occupied socially quite antipod over the decades: In the Ottoman Empire, they were ostracized as outlaws in the Balkans. As a result of the national awakening of the Balkan peoples, they were then understood as a freedom fighter. The name of the orchestra was chosen after this recent understanding of the term. Then go to a lot of songs. In Romania, the band is also known as Taraful Haiducilor.

Style

The music of Taraf de Haïdouks is a colorful mixture of various traditions. Folk Balkan, Oriental, meet Bulgarian topics on Turkish melodies, Romanian folklore meets Hungarian, " Yugoslav " and Greek, all merge into a new whole. Traditional material, improvisations and revised topics merge stylistically. Sometimes arise seemingly dangerous arrangements. Technically the band, however, is set up on Western elements of the presentation. For example, the solo game modes, but also shortening the three-day wedding celebrations in concert to two hours.

Importance

Head of the combo was died in 2002 and in his last decade of life has become world famous violinist Nicolae Neacşu. The ensemble in a roundabout way through the Belgian music lovers Stéphane Karo and Michel Winter, which it did everything was known to bring the Roma band for recordings by Belgium. Through their mediation followed worldwide concerts, such as when WOMAD Festival in Barcelona or in Yokohama, at the Rock Festival in Reading, England, in concerts in Berlin or New York. The album Musique de Roumanie of Tziganes (1991 ) was perceived as a sensation. Hardly different from the sequence of the album Musique de Roumanie Tziganes - Vol.2 / Honourable Brigands, Magic Horses And Evil Eye ( 1994).

In Romania, the band itself on the international success so far failed to match.

Trivia

Since Tony Gatlif's film Latcho Drom, the band is the epitome of a global gypsy mania that for years filled the concert halls with bands such as Fanfare Ciocarlia. Johnny Depp is one since their collaboration for the film The Man Who Cried (2002) to the fans. Likewise the great violin virtuoso and conductor Yehudi Menuhin, the initiative sought opportunities to play with the troops together. Gheorghe Anghel ( " Caliu " ) plays in Radu Mihaileanu erschienenem 2009 film Le Concert with.

Members

Some of the key members of the Combo:

  • Nicolae Neacşu ( Culai ): violin and vocals, died in December 2002
  • Dumitru Baicu ( Cacurică ): cimbalom, died in September 2007
  • Ilie Iorga: Voice;
  • Ion Manole ( Saica or Boşorogu ): violin, vocals
  • Gheorghe Anghel ( Caliu ): violin
  • Gheorghe Fălcaru ( Fluierici ): flute, double bass
  • Ionica Tanase: cimbalom;
  • Constantin Sandu ( Dinu ): dulcimer, vocals;
  • Florea parvan: double bass;
  • Marin Sandu ( Tagoe ): bass;
  • Paul Guiclea ( Pasalan ): voice, violin;
  • Marin Manole ( Marius ): accordion;
  • Constantin Lautaru ( Costica Boieru ): violin, vocals;
  • Viorel Vlad: double bass;
  • Robert Gheorghe: Violin;

Albums

  • Musiques de Tziganes de Roumanie ( Crammed Discs, 1991)
  • Honourable Brigands, Magic Horses And Evil Eye ( Crammed Discs, 1994)
  • Dumbala Dumba ( Crammed Discs, 1998)
  • Taraf de Haïdouks ( compilation released on Nonesuch Records, 1999)
  • Band of Gypsies ( Crammed Discs, 2001)
  • The Continuing Adventures Of Taraf de Haïdouks ( CD DVD, Crammed Discs, 2006)
  • Maškaradǎ ( Crammed Discs, 2007)
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