taraf de haïdouks are a troupe of romani-romanian lăutari, from the town of clejani, the most prominent such group in romania in the post-communist era.
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taraf de haidouks – rustem si suite
taraf de haidouks – latcho drom
the ancient musical traditions of the “lautari” gypsies of romania are extended through the unique performances of taraf de haïdouks, a band of twelve instrumentalists and singers aged twenty to seventy eight. in addition to recording four memorable albums of traditional tunes, the group has appeared on television with yehudi menuhin and has recorded and performed with swiss pop star stephan eicher. the music of taraf de haïdouks was featured in tony gartlif’s award-winning film, “latcho drom“.
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flogging molly – drunken lullabies
the los angeles-based post-grunge seven-piece flogging molly are an interesting mix of traditional irish music and spunky punk rock.
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depeche mode – everything counts
originally a product of britain’s new romantic movement, depeche mode went on to become the quintessential electro-pop band of the 1980s. one of the first acts to establish a musical identity based completely around the use of synthesizers, they began their existence as a bouncy dance-pop outfit but gradually developed a darker, more dramatic sound that ultimately positioned them as one of the most successful alternative bands of their era.
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innerlife project – vancouver city
this music video is an artistic collaboration between innerlife project and timelapsehd.
jose feliciano – rain
josé montserrate feliciano garcía[citation needed] (born september 10, 1945) is a blind puerto rican singer, virtuoso guitarist and composer, known for many international hits including the 1970 holiday single “feliz navidad”. [wikipedia]
albano carrisi – bianca di luna
albano carrisi (born 20 may 1943) is an italian singer, actor and winemaker. his stage name is al bano or al bano carrisi.
he was born in the town of cellino san marco (province of brindisi, puglia in southern italy), where he still lives. his mother named him albano because, when he was born, his father was fighting in albania for the italian army during world war ii.
he made his debut in 1966 both as a singer, at the festival delle rose, and on television. he won the disco per l’estate, an italian song contest, with “pensando a te” in 1968. he recorded some major hits such as “la siepe” and “nel sole” at that time. “nel sole” sold 600,000 copies in italy within three months of release, and eventually over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc in july 1968. soon afterwards, he started a musical collaboration with romina power (daughter of the american actor tyrone power), whom he married in 1970. [wikipedia]
pavarotti and friends – la traviata
la traviata, an opera by giuseppe verdi performed by luciano pavarotti, nancy gustafson, giorgia, andrea bocelli, and bryan adams:
la traviata is an opera in three acts by giuseppe verdi set to an italian libretto by francesco maria piave. it is based on la dame aux camélias (1852), a play adapted from the novel by alexandre dumas, fils. the title “la traviata” means literally the woman gone astray, or perhaps more figuratively, the fallen woman. it was originally entitled violetta, after the main character. [wikipedia]