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Examiner Independent, CD Review (Excerpt from column) >>
International music boom continues to grow
-by j. poet
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If you think punk rockers invented thrashing tempos, you've never heard the frenetic Romanian Gypsy beat of Fanfare Ciocarlia. This big brass band has been expanding its cultural and rhythmic palette thanks to its nonstop international touring.
On "Queens and Kings"(Asphalt Tango) the group breaks new ground for Gypsy music. The most extreme example is the reinvention of Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild" as a Gypsy two-step for the film "Borat," but it's also playing tangos, hip-hop and Bo Diddley beats in addition to the supersonic bounce of tunes such as "Ibrahim" and "Mig Mig." The feverish tempos and stunning arrangements are like nothing you've ever heard.
************ 07/18/07
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