Sing Gypsy!

This 1993 Monitor release is a compilation of two previous Monitor recordings: Sing Gypsy! (1967), by Zina Pavlova, and Russian Cabaret (1965), by Sasha Polinoff and the Russian Gypsy Ensemble of Kostya Poliansky. The vocals, sung by Russian-American singer Zina Pavlova, are a selection of traditional and popular Russian songs that tell of joys and sorrows in the lives of the Roma people in Russia. The ten instrumental tracks are Russian folk dance tunes with solos by Sasha Polinoff on the balalaika, a traditional Russian three-string instrument with a triangular body. Liner notes include English translations of the lyrics.

Track Listing

101	Don't Be Angry (Nye Serdis) / Gypsies (Tsyganochki) - (medley)	Zina Pavlova	02:52
102	Karapet (Russian Two Step)	Sasha Polinoff	01:49
103	The Gate (Kalitka)	Zina Pavlova	03:21
104	Love Has Passed (Lyubov Proshla)	Sasha Polinoff	02:25
105	Candies and Pretzels (Konfetki-Baranochki)	Zina Pavlova	03:25
106	Farewell Gypsy Camp (Proschai Moy Tabor)	Sasha Polinoff	01:38
107	All That Has Been (Vsyo Chto Bylo)	Zina Pavlova	03:07
108	Kazbek: Kazbek / Allah Verde / Shamil's Prayer and Lezginka (medley)	Sasha Polinoff	05:37
109	The Flowers are Lovely in the Spring (Khoroshi Vesnoi V Sadu Tsvetochki)	Zina Pavlova	01:48
110	Stenka Razin	Sasha Polinoff	02:19
111	He Went Away (On Uyekhal)	Zina Pavlova	03:10
112	In the Forest at the Front (V Lyesu Prifrontovom)	Sasha Polinoff	03:24
113	Autumn (Osyen)	Zina Pavlova	03:36
114	Where is the Street (Gde eta ulitsa, gde elot dom) / Snow Flurries (Metelitsa) / Dark Night (Nochka Tyemnaya) - (medley)	Sasha Polinoff	04:28
115	Sing, Gypsies (Poite Tsyganye)	Zina Pavlova	02:57
116	Red Bricks (Kirpichki) / Street Lights (Fonariki) - (medley)	Sasha Polinoff	04:22
117	The Cornflowers (Vasilyochki)	Zina Pavlova	03:07
118	Oh, Those Dark Eyes (Akh, Eti Chorniye Glaza) / My Heart (Serdtse) - (medley)	Sasha Polinoff	03:02
119	Bows and Ribbons (Chastushki)	Zina Pavlova	02:36
120	Days of Our Life (Dni Nashey Zhizni)	Sasha Polinoff	03:11
121	By the Fireplace (U Kamina) / Why Fall in Love (Zachem Bylo Vlyublyatsa) - (medley)	Zina Pavlova	04:53
122	Snowstorm (Buran)	Zina Pavlova	01:39