Re: OT, but hot, HOT! Romanian musicians

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

This group has been touring all over the States. I saw them a couple of years 
ago, and not only were they hot, hot, hot as Ms. Layman says, but they couldn't 
stop. After several encores, they simply moved offstage and into the general 
hall where souvenir recordings were being sold, and kept playing for a while.

Absolutely worth seeing wherever they appear!

ari

At 02:56 PM 3/13/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>Nine of the great Romani musicians from the Romanian village of Clejani -- a
>village of "lautari" (musicians) -- are playing tonight, 8:00, in Meany Hall
>in Seattle. I don't know if you can still possibly get a ticket, but if you
>can wangle your way in, do so! The box office number is (206) 543-4880.
>
>These are the guys who are billed as the "Taraf de Haidouks."
>
>I first had the opportunity to go to their village in early 1990, before
>they became an international sensation, and I just now had the opportunity
>to hear these musicians again (at a special performance for schoolkids).
>
>These musicians are all truly extraordinary, and they range in age up to
>around 70. The instruments are: violins, tsambal mic (he's playing a small
>Romanian tsambal that's at least 140 years old), a tsambal mare (cimbalom),
>string bass, accordion, and fluier (flute). Then there are the riveting
>vocals, and the funny rivalry and inventiveness of their lyrics and
>gestures. The high energy and virtuosity and soulfulness will bowl you over.
>
>They'll be in Canada after tonight, and then again elsewhere in the States.
>
>Here's a website with the rest of their tour dates:
>http://www.imnworld.com/bin/events_lister.cgi?Artist=Taraf+de+Haidouks
>
>BTW, a little girl in the audience at the performance for kids this morning
>asked the band a great question, "Why are there no girls playing with you?"
>The answer was that, traditionally, no women played instruments. However,
>since the musicians have been touring around in the past decade, they've
>been hearing excellent women instrumentalists in various places, and now
>they're teaching their daughters the instruments. Hurrah!
>
>Best,
>Sandra Layman (fiddler)
>... not usually given to such hyperbole
>
>

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