"Peasant Brass Bands from Moldavia: "Zec

Year: 2000
Style: folk, gypsy
Country: Romania
Label: Muzeul Ţăranului Român
Series of recordings: Ethnophonie CD 002
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps
Size: 130 MB (recovery information included)

Tracklist:

1. Sarba Basilor — Concert Piece (2'52")
2. Batuta — Dance (1'34")
3. Hora de Strigaturi — Dance (3'37")
4. Rusasca — Lyric Song and Dance (3'02")
5. Sarba, Batuta — Dance Suite (5'02")
6. Hora 'de la re' — Dance (4'28")
7. The Bride's Ritual Song (5'48")
8. Inhorbotatul Miresei — Ritual Dance, Lacing the Bride (1'42")
9. Rusasca — Dance (1'29")
10. Hora 'de la do' — Dance (3'20")
11. Batuta — Dance (1'28")
12. Batuta 'de la do' — Dance (2'41")
13. The Bridegroom's Ritual Song (6'49")
14. Rusasca Lui Costica — Dance (2'35")
15. Hora — Dance (2'53")
16. Batuta — Dance (2'11")
17. Batuta Cu Strigaturi — Dance (3'09")
18. Sarba de Promenada — Promenade Piece (2'18")

Description:
"Once the rehearsal begins, the village folk hold their breath: What pieces are they including in their repertoire? Did Cristinel really buy that new drum he was bragging about? Are they really better than "ours" are? (Indeed, in Zece Prajini there are several fanfares, which compete in engagements, television appearances, recordings on cassettes and CDs, and tours abroad ... ) For the time being, Costica's ensemble preserves the old peasant music of the village: dance melodies (Hora, Sarba, Ciobanasul, Batuta, Rusasca, Taraselul, Geamparaua…), the lyric songs and the ritual wedding songs, for the bride, and for the bridegroom …" (c)