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Ciganine
Artist: Sviraj
Label: Omnium
Genre : Traditional
World
Instruments : Bass, double bass
Fiddle (violin)
Vocals
Bugarija
Brac
Vocals (male)
Geography : Balkans
United States
Label : Omnium - http://www.omnium.com
Description:
Sviraj is one of the most respected and energetic Slavic groups in North America. Three childhood friends from Steelton, Pennsylvania – together for twelve years – play their music and preserve their heritage by celebrating the music of Eastern Europe.
The music has its roots in Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Dalmatia, Romania, and the Roma (Gypsies). It also flourishes in the tamburitza music of North America’s Balkan communities. Sviraj celebrates both traditions because both nurtured them.
Reviews
- "Performing both originals and classics with grace and verve, the band captures the genre's unique rhythmic feel--the bass and bugarija (a chording instrument) lay down a bouncy groove while the Gypsy-influenced fiddle and passionate three-part vocals float elastically over the top." -- Acoustic Guitar "Hit List," June 2001
- "...a stellar recording, with not a song to skip." - PopMatters.com
- "Ciganine is filled with a music containing so much passion it is impossible not to let it work its magic upon you." -- Green Man Review
- "Raczar Lopatic is a wild man on the violin, his lines filigreeing their way around the throbbing rhythm provided by Danilo Yanich (bugarija) and Lenny Tepsich (bass). The opening track explodes from the speakers with a pulsing energy. These guys obviously love what they are doing. So will you." -- Dirty Linen
- "Sviraj plays the bejabbers out of Balkan and East European folk music." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
Track List:
| 1 | Ti Si Moja Sreca - You Are My Good Fortune | 3:52 | |
| 2 | Aj Doslo Vreme - The Time Has Come | 3:34 | |
| 3 | Makedonsko Devojce - Macedonian Girl | 5:16 | |
| 4 | Gypsy Kolo | 1:54 | |
| 5 | Golden Earrings | 3:29 | |
| 6 | Swing | 1:14 | |
| 7 | Sviraj Ciganine - Play, Gypsy | 3:45 | |
| 8 | Bimo Kolo | 1:12 | |
| 9 | Zlatan Prsten - Golden Ring | 3:33 | |
| 10 | Lence Bre Duso | 4:08 | |
| 11 | Djelem, Djelem | 6:06 | |
| 12 | Ajde Jano | 1:59 | |
| 13 | Bitola | 3:48 | |
| 14 | Dok Sviram Gitaru - Playing My Guitar | 3:41 | |
| 15 | Nema Te Vise, Alija - You Have Left Us | 3:51 | |
| 16 | Ne Klepeci Nanulama - Please Walk Quietly | 4:22 | |
| 17 | Stacy's Recenitsa | 2:14 |
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