ROMANIA – ROUMANIE
Ansamblul lui Sidor Andronicescu ensemble – The Traditional Folk Music Band: II Bucovina – Institutul de Cercetări Etnologie și Dialectologice – Electrecord EPE 02164 – recorded in 1936, 1954 and 1956, released in 1983 (LP)
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I am pleased to present an album of the seminal eight LP series of Romanian regional folk music curated from the archives of the Institutul de Cercetări Etnologice și Dialectologice and released in the 1980s on the Electrecord label.
The 20 tracks on this album by the Ansamblul lui Sidor Andronicescu ensemble were recorded over two decades in 1936, 1954 and 1956 in the village of Fundul Moldovei in Bukovina, located in northeastern Romania at the border of Ukraine.
The accomplished violinist Sidor Andronicescu founded the instrumental ensemble to perform at the village’s hora dances and weddings. Andronicescu on violin, Ilie Cazacu on pipes, Zenovia Țimpău on vocals (B3), Vasile Mîndrilă (A9 & A 10) and Fan Macovei (B9) on vocals [declaimers], along with unknown musicians weave fluid, lyrical and spirited sonorities that are at the heart of the region’s authentic time-honored rural culture.
J'ai le plaisir de vous présenter un album de la série de huit disques de musique folklorique régionale roumaine tirée des archives de l'Institutul de Cercetări Etnologice și Dialectologice et publiée dans les années 1980 sur le label Electrecord.
Les 20 morceaux de cet album ont été enregistrés sur deux décennies, en 1936, 1954 et 1956, dans le village de Fundul Moldovei en Bucovine, situé dans le nord-est de la Roumanie, à la frontière de l'Ukraine.
L’excellent violoniste Sidor Andronicescu fonda cet ensemble instrumental pour jouer lors de danses hora et de mariages au village. Sidor Andronicescu au violon, Ilie Cazacu à la cornemuse, Zenovia Țimpău au chant (B3), Vasile Mîndrilă (A9 & A 10) et Fan Macovei (B9) au chant [déclamateurs], ainsi que des musiciens inconnus, tissent des sonorités fluides, lyriques et pleines d'entrain qui sont au cœur de l'authentique culture rurale d’antan de la région.
Our other Romanian music posts:
Anthology of Romanian Folk Music Vol. I, record 1 – Electrecord EPD 78 here
Ion Matache – Electrecord EPD 1269 here
Mihály Halmágyi with Gizella Ádám – Gyimesi Népzene (Hungarian Folk Music from Gyimes) – Hungaroton here
Orient - Okzident – Musik Aus Südost-Europa – Museum Collection Berlin MC3 here
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Historically, dancing bears were a common sight in Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia. This tradition, which predates Christianity, involved bears dancing in front of houses to ward off evil spirits and to bring good fortune. In Romania the bears danced to songs accompanied by drums and wooden spoon percussion.
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Hi Thomas, hope you are fine. I would like to ask if it's possible to post Ghalib* – Portrait Of A Genius from 1969 in case you got it. Tank you very much I really appreciate your blog. Greetings from Argentina
ReplyDeleteHi Ulysses, Thanks for your message. I unfortunately don't have this album. Take good care
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