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De la începutul anilor ’60, muzica jamaicană a stârnit lumea: Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub, Dancehall, care au stabilit pe plan internațional această insulă frumoasă, tulburătoare, ca lider în inovația muzicală și în canelurile bune. Căderea Zidului Berlinului a descoperit că muzicienii români ai țiganilor fac o impresie asemănătoare cu Occidentul, cu trupele de corzi și trupe de alamă furioase, creând un canal cum nu e altul.

Descarca gratuit The Best Of Mahala Rai Banda!

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Fanii indragitei interprete vor regasi pe acest album 14 melodii lautaresti pe muzica lui Ionel Tudor, Temistocle Popa, Aurel Ionita si versurile Andreei Andrei si ale lui Aurel Ionita, acompaniata fiind de orchestra Mahala Rai Banda.

Mahala Rai Banda, the Balkan equivalent of the Memphis Horns with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section, combining power and finesse, groove and virtuosity, with their second album where the pure pleasure of playing and partying overflows. May your nights be long, very long indeed!

Electric Gypsyland 2 is a collection of reinterpretations/re-inventions of tracks from three of the leading Balkan Gypsy bands, made by notorious fusionists and mainstays of the new Balkan club scene, as well as by more unexpected contributors coming from totally different musical areas. 16 classic tracks re-invented by Animal Collective, Nouvelle Vague, Cibelle, Oi-Va-Voi, Balkan Beat Box and more.

It’s no surprise that remixers would get around to gypsy music – it’s a tradition filled with great melodies and dancing rhythms that are ripe for harvest. Featuring source material from the great Taraf de Haïdouks, Koçani Orkestar, and Mahala Rai Banda, this collection was originally put together by the folks at the well-regarded Crammed Disc label, which is home to an impressive array of modern electronic and world music artists.

This sensational band from the Gypsy ghetto of Bucharest combines a staple Romanian diet of violins & accordions with a horn section consisting of army brass band veterans, powered by a funky rhythm section. Formed by two people closely related to the Taraf de Haïdouks (violonist/arranger Aurel Ionita and Taraf musical director Stéphane Karo), the Mahala Raï Banda have recorded this debut album in Romania, and mixed it in collaboration with electrogypsy whiz Shantel.