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Post No Bills: 2001: The Top Ten
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Chicago Reader, Post No Bills: 2001: The Top Ten >>
By Peter Margasak
#5 FANFARE CIOCARLIA Iag Bari (Piranha)
On its third album, this high-octane Moldavian Gypsy brass band goes pomo without forfeiting the manic drive that made its music stand out in Emir Kusturica's 1995 film Underground. Many of the tunes barrel along furiously -- some at more than 200 beats per minute -- with shockingly articulate trumpet runs, unison clarinet lines, and tuba hocketing, but on Iag Bari the group also brings in guest vocalists, from the wildly emoting Romanian pop star Dan Armeanca to the polyphonic Bulgarian Voices-Angelite choir. They toss in some accordion, violin, and propulsive drumming on a few tunes and even interpolate a bit of the Godfather theme into "Besh o Drom." 01/04/02
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