2007-09-10
In the early 20th century, many composers drew their inspiration from folk music, often borrowing from Gypsy music to create theur vision o f an exotic, exuberant Orient. Things have now been turned around, as the Taraf have taken hold of works by Khachaturian, Bartok, de Falla, Albeniz, Ketelbey and more, and have re-gypsified them.
MANU CHAO
La Radiolina
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR and KARSH KALE
Breathing Underwater
Various
20 WAYS TO FLOAT THROUGH WALLS
Ben Caplan
Birds With Broken Wings
Various Artists
Congotronics 2 – Buzz ‘N’ Rumble From the Urb ‘N’ Jungle
LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES
Commercial
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