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RE: top five recordings?

Author: Seamus Kirkpatrick
Date: 2002-09-05 22:22

Ok, here's five from me in no particular order (I've included Klezmer, what does lol mean?)

Don Byron - Plays the Music of Mickey Katz
This band is sooo good. And Don Byron plays like a monster, and isn't afraid to have extra musical opinions all integrated.... How often do we get that nowadays?

Giora Fiedman - Yiddish Soul
When I first heard Klezmer I thought it should be played like this, but when I did everyone got very cross but now I don't feel so alone anymore.

Anour Brahem - Astrakan Cafe
The first time I heard Barbaros Erkose play and it freaked me out and got me obsessed with all sorts of new stuff that I didn't even know existed. And this a stunningly beautiful and quiet cd.

Barbaros Erkose Ensemble - Ling Ling
Don't have to buy this one from Turkish websites and it's really good. Good technical liner notes about the music, unfortunately the recording itself isn't great. Still, very beautiful.

Fanfare Ciocarlia - Radio Pascani
This band rocks. Like Slayer arranged for Brass Band. The clarinet playing is unbelievable.

Honourable mentions Mustafa Kandarili - Caz Roman (legend!) and Istanbul Oriental Ensemble - Gypsy Rum (How the hell does he make the clarinet sound like that? It drives me crazy!)

I actually don't have any recordings of Bulgarian stuff, a situation I'm obviously going to have to rectify soon. (More Turkish stuff first)

Thanks for listening
Seamus

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