‘If davul and zurna are not present,’ runs the Turkish proverb, ‘I cannot be a bride.’ The coupling of drum (davul) and double-reed pipe (zurna), heard in many regions of the world, is particularly widespread among the gipsies of the Balkans. Collector Wolf Dietrich has followed the trail of its ‘vital and impulsive irresistibility’ from Greece to Kosovo, Rumania and Turkey, his selection climaxing in an astounding 17 minute suite of tunes from Macedonia played by two Albanian pipers.
Collected in the field by Wolf Dietrich
1 Khoros Gaida – Gipsies from Anthi / Serre / Macedonia / Greece
2 Antikrystos – Gipsies from Anthi / Serre / Macedonia / Greece
3 Kallandxoj – Gipsies from Krusha Madhe / Kosovo
4 Burrerisht – Gipsies from Krusha Madhe / Kosovo
5 Khasapikos – Gipsies from Kalkandja / Komotini / Thrace / Greece
6 Pehlivan Oyun Havasi – Gipsies from Kalkandja / Komotini / Thrace / Greece
7 Kaytarma – Gipsies from Constanta / Dobrogea / Rumania
8 Kaytarma – Gipsies from Constanta / Dobrogea / Rumania
9 Tsiftetelli – Gipsies from Constanta / Dobrogea / Rumania
10 Makam Rast And Syrtos – Gipsies from Gastouni / Peloponnes / Greece
11 Cerkez Oyun Havasi – Gipsies from Zeytin koyu / Antalya / Turkey
12 Yoruk Oyun Havasi – Gipsies from Zeytin koyu / Antalya / Turkey
13 Omal – Gipsies from Pontos / Asia Minor
14 Nobet – Gipsies from Tetovo / Republic Of Makedonija
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