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KALMAN BALOGH - MASTER OF THE GYPSY CIMBALOM (W/BOOK) CD

KALMAN BALOGH - MASTER OF THE GYPSY CIMBALOM (W/BOOK) CD

ILS84.94

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Artist:

KALMAN BALOGH

Title:

MASTER OF THE GYPSY CIMBALOM (W/BOOK)

Genre:

POP / INT'L & WORLD MUSIC

SKU:

743037217224

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4 - 8 Business Days

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SKU/Barcode: 743037217224

From cimbalom player (and former Muszik s member) K lm n Balogh, this aptly named album shows off an instrument popular in Hungarian Gypsy music but little heard otherwise. Balogh takes on Hungarian, Romanian, and Moldavian Gypsy music (both modern and traditional); sad ballads; and uptempo dances. The range is remarkable, matched only by the stunning speed of Balogh's mallets on his dulcimer. For listeners coming to Balogh by way of his work with larger ensembles, the excitement may be somewhat muted, with less accompaniment and fewer full band numbers heard here. The cimbalom certainly doesn't have a sparse sound, but may seem sparse in relation to the well-known Eastern European Gypsy ensembles. The album opens with a slightly Turkish-sounding number before moving into a trio of more traditional stylings. A short Gypsy jazz interlude provides inflections of American swing, and a short bit of solf ge in combination with Balogh's cimbalom hints at the musical connections with India's santoor. After a piece originally written for violin, the music takes a turn into Romanian pieces for the rest of the main album's course. Tacked onto the end, however, are two items from K lm n Balogh 'and friends,' larger ensemble pieces that make use of the full ARC Records stable -- Hossam Ramzy on percussion, Pablo Carcamo on bass, and Enrique Ugarte on accordion, among others. The sound is less coherent but more groove-centric, and reignites what had become a slower spell of the album. Give the ensembles (Muszik s, Taraf de Ha douks, etc.) a shot first, but then come back to Balogh as an excellent example of a solo player.

1. Bultar Cigany Horo
2. In Memory Of Balogh Elem?R
3. Bonchidai Ritka Magyar
4. Magyar Verbunk
5. Vajdaszentivanyi Forgatos
6. Kalotaszegi Cigany Csardasok
7. Mez?Segi Ciganytanc Es Lassu Csardas
8. Cintec De Dragoste & Hora De La Bolintin
9. Sirba Tropca & Hora Drom Dobrogea
10. Doina Hora & Batuta From Moldavia
11. Roman Cigany Hallgato
12. Romanian Suite [*]
13. Bulgarian Gipsy Hora [*]
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