Zoltan & His Gypsy Ensemble - Gypsy Music from Hungary & Romania
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Music CD Cover Artist: Zoltan & His Gypsy Ensemble Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 1994-07-18 Music Label: Legacy Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Gypsy Music from Hungary & Romania Album
Free Music Review: What do we mean by "Gypsy Music"?: Excellent CD
Hit: 4 Stars
Right off the bat, a distinction should be made between the music of the Gypsies (that is music played by Roma for Roma) and the music played by Gypsies (music played by Roma for others). This album is a fine example of the of the latter style as it was played 50 or so years ago.The CD includes many standard songs that were played by Roma ensembles in the cities of Europe and North America and that were beloved by their audiences. To dismiss this music as so much "restaurant music" strikes me as racist, at best. This is music that has has great artistry and feeling and into which the performers invested great artistic effort. Much of repetoire represents a close colaboration between Roma and non-Roma. It also reflects the way in which popular songs of the day were ( and are) adapted by Gypsy musicians and given a distintive performance style. Furthermore, the performances maintain a certain "rawness" that I feel is lost in the virtuosity of recordings of "ciganyzene" from Hungary made in the 25 years.
The music represents the interaction of several cultures - music from Hungary, Russia, Romania, Moldavia and England(yes, Noel Coward's "Ziguener"!). To discount the value in this music is to relegate the Roma ONLY to those songs sung around the campfire and played by amateurs (a music that I also happen to like, by the way).
My major criticism of this CD is that it is entirely lacking in meaningful program notes. The names of the performers, date and name of the issue of these recordings would be helpful. Clearly these recordings were made before the advent of modern recording techniques, but that is about all we can tell.