Zíngaros - Gitango - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Zíngaros - Gypsy Music from Eastern Europe [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/23/2010

EU-only two CD set. The wonderfully gifted Dorothy Donegan was a classically trained jazz pianist who frequently switched between boogie-woogie, bop, stride, swing and classical music, at times in the same chorus. Here we feature four of her albums, at the Embers, Dorothy Donegan Live!, Donnybrook with Donegan and It Happened One Night. Features her individualistic versions of classics like InchOver the RainbowInch, InchI've Got You Under My SkinInch, InchApril in ParisInch and many more. Known for being difficult at times she once said of herself InchI'm wild but I'm polishedInch, and as you listen to this album we think you will certainly agree with that. Jasmine.

The music of Zingaros involves two different styles gypsy and tango. The blending of these styles gives rise to a unique genre characterized by the passion and the euphoria coming from gypsy music and the melancholy and nostalgia from Argentinean tango. The band's music is sensitive and descriptive, and it brings to mind the life experiences of Eastern European gypsies by means of chords and sounds that spring from Argentinean tango. The songs, either sung in Romani and Russian or only instrumental, tell of typical gypsy scenarios such as a spring morning, gatherings around the fire, cold evenings and the galloping of distant horses. They also describe the wind, dances, loves and dreams. Everything is there calling upon you to feel