On Wednesday, I presented a collection of recordings of brass bands from outside the typical western, or Anglo-American tradition. They were:
ENSEMBLE: Fanfare Ciocarlia
RECORDING: Radio Pascani
TRACKS: 2 and 3 - "Rusasca de la Buzdug" and "Sirba de la Zece Prajini"
WEBSITE: http://www.asphalt-tango.de/fanfare/artist.html
ENSEMBLE: Kocani Orkestar; A Gypsy Brass Band
RECORDING: Long Distance
TRACKS: 1 "Solo Tapan"
WEBSITE: http://www.crammed.be/kocani-orkestar/index.htm
ENSEMBLE: Jaipur Kawa Brass Band
RECORDING: Fanfare Du Rajasthan
TRACKS: 9 adn 13 - "Paayaliyaa" and "Chameli"
WEBSITE: http://www.musafirmusic.com/kawabrassband/
ENSEMBLE: The Bollywood Brass Band
RECORDING: Rahmania; The Music of A. R. Rahman
TRACKS: 1 - "Mere Yaara Dildara"
WEBSITE: http://www.bollywoodbrassband.co.uk/
ENSEMBLE: Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band
RECORDING: No Strings Attached
TRACKS: 1 and 2 - "Simplon Cocek" and "Rumelaj"
WEBSITE: http://www.zlatneuste.org/
ENSEMBLE: Fanfare Ciocarlia
RECORDING: Baro Biao; World Wide Wedding
TRACKS: 10 and 14 - "Hora lui Pusac" and "Balaseanca de 8 ore"
WEBSITE: http://www.asphalt-tango.de/fanfare/artist.html
You can also find some suggested recording on this Amazon list link: "Prophetic Gypsy Brass"
I hope you all enjoyed listening to this music as much as I did and I look forward to hearing your presentations.
