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Romania: Festive Music from the Maramures Region

Various Artists
Romania: Festive Music from the Maramures Region This album captures the robust music in the Maramureş region of Romania, where the musicians play the fiddle (ceteră), the guitar (zongoră), and the drum (dobă) at large gatherings, annual festival celebrations, and smaller, neighborhood parties. The traditional dancing parties occur regularly in the villagers' homes, where they make music together impromptu, and have poetic competitions all night long. The live recordings of such a party in Hoteni village offer a taste of this gaiety. Today, these recordings from 1992 carry particular significance because many political and social changes have greatly impacted the region since the 1990s. 60 minutes, 25-page notes. This album is part of the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music.

Track Listing

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Petrica Giurgi, Ioan Pop
01:44
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102
Petrica Giurgi, Ioan Pop
07:41
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103
Petrica Giurgi, Ioan Pop, Marcel Seras
03:37
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Petrica Giurgi, Ioan Pop, Marcel Seras
06:09
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105
Petrica Giurgi, Ioan Pop, Marcel Seras
02:13
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106
Nicolae Griguta, Ioan Pop, inhabitants of Hoteni, Valeni, and Poienile Izei villages
06:39
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107
Nicolae Griguta, Ioan Pop, inhabitants of Hoteni, Valeni, and Poienile Izei villages
09:55
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108
Nicolae Griguta, Ioan Pop, inhabitants of Hoteni, Valeni, and Poienile Izei villages
09:43
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Nicolae Griguta, Ioan Pop, inhabitants of Hoteni, Valeni, and Poienile Izei villages
12:32