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Isn't Fanfare Ciocarlia on there as well?

I thought of them too while reading Stephen's message. They're such an incredible group. My fave album is their first one, which runs at a frantical pace, no mercy. Highly recommended for fans of Balkan flavors with some aggresivity thrown in.

True, their first album - Radio Pascani - is the best, the most 'pure' and 'raw' (whatever that means). Second and third CD are wonderful too, but a little bit more polished. Their label Piranha has lots of other nice releases too by the way, including a Klezmer recording by Frank London. Marco --------------------------------- www.weirdomusic.com Discovering the darkest corners of the musical universe... ---------------------------------