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Drumovi by Zabe I Babe
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fave it Roots Rock | Eastern European
18 tracks | 43 minutes
Released Feb 2003
on Bison Publishing
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:15 Djurdjevdan lyrics BUY MP3 03:15 Djurdjevdan lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:15 Djurdjevdan
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Bosnian traditional vocal and popular dance music- a kaleidoscopic, cranked up, often punked out tour of the Bosnian radio dial. From hardcore traditional harmony singing and gypsy brass band party music to emo/techno pop, it's an Eastern European/America
Editorial review
For a record made in America with several Americans involved (although with a number of Bosnians and Croats), this is probably as authentic a Balkan experience as you're likely to find outside Europe. One of the Americans who helped bring this to fruition is Tim Erkisen of Cordelia's Dad, a man who understands authenticity in music, so it's no surprise unaccompanied songs like "Ganga" sound so rich, with five voices interesting. But equally interesting are the tracks Zabe i Babe recorded with Ansambl Teodosijevski, who come from the Macedonian Rom tradition and have inherited the mantle of their adoptive parents, Stevo Teodosijevski and Esma Redzepova. The marriage, on tracks like "Lipe Cvatu," is absolutely wonderful, with some stunning playing that not only draws together the entire Balkans, but also the U.S. into one cultural harmony. But the entire album is a delight, with the unaccompanied pieces -- which make up the major part of this record -- taped in a backyard, giving a rough, vital spontaneity to it all. For Zabe i Babe leader Mirjana Lausevic, this is obviously a labor of love, but it's one whose rewards are endless. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Zabe I Babe's music is a kaleidoscopic, cranked up, often punked out tour of the Bosnian radio dial. From hardcore traditional harmony singing and gypsy brass band party music to emo/techno pop, it's a trip worth taking. Literally "Frogs and Grandmothers," their name is the Bosnian equivalent of "apples and oranges."
Formed in 1991 by Bosnian ethnomusicologist Mirjana Lausevic and multi-genre performer Tim Eriksen (the band Cordelia's Dad, the film Cold Mountain), Zabe teamed up with the phenomenal Macedonian Roma group "Ansambl Teodosijevski" in 1997 to record the stunning, one-of-a-kind world music collage "Drumovi" ("Routes.") If you're looking for intensity, surprise, tradition and real invention, you'll find it here.