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Ion Petre Stoican: Sounds From a Bygone Age, Vol. 1 (1966-77 [2005], Asphalt Tango): Bygone, but not a golden age in Romania, when smalltown musicians like Stoican had little chance to play except for weddings. Stoican got his shot at recording as a reward for catching a spy, and made the best of it, rounding up a 14-piece orchestra featuring cymbalom virtuoso Toni Iordache -- the only player with enough clout to get mentioned by name on an album attributed to the People's Orchestra. The record is dominated by Stoican's violin, which casts a dark, menacing shadow on music meant to be uplifting. In retrospect that shadow looms as sad, but also resilient, delivering an emotional wallop that gypsy music often skirts. A- 06/01/06 >> go there
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