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taraful haiducilor (a.k.a. Taraf de Haïdouks) are a troupe of Romanian Gypsy musicians, from the town of Clejani, the most prominent such group in Romania in the post-Communist Era.
“Haiduc” or “haiduk” is a word of Balkan origin which means something like “outlaw”; in Romanian it has a rustic or archaic connotation. Most of those who know the band in the Western world know them by way of French-speaking areas, where they are known as “Taraf de Haïdouks”, since French lacks a genitive case. They are known in their native Romania as “taraful haiducilor”. Roughly, this means “band of outlaws”, but “taraf” is also the traditional name for a group of lăutari (traditional Romanian Gypsy musicians).
The group formed in 1989, shortly before the death of dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu. The original group encompassed about a dozen musicians; later configurations were to include as many as thirty. Early contacts in the West included Swiss ethnomusicologist Laurent Aubert and Belgian musician Stéphane Karo.
“Haiduc” or “haiduk” is a word of Balkan origin which means something like “outlaw”; in Romanian it has a rustic or archaic connotation. Most of those who know the band in the Western world know them by way of French-speaking areas, where they are known as “Taraf de Haïdouks”, since French lacks a genitive case. They are known in their native Romania as “taraful haiducilor”. Roughly, this means “band of outlaws”, but “taraf” is also the traditional name for a group of lăutari (traditional Romanian Gypsy musicians).
The group formed in 1989, shortly before the death of dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu. The original group encompassed about a dozen musicians; later configurations were to include as many as thirty. Early contacts in the West included Swiss ethnomusicologist Laurent Aubert and Belgian musician Stéphane Karo.
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Danubsky wrote:
obaa! :))
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rach_schuck wrote:
Adorable.
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dewfish wrote:
cool group.
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hpINVADER wrote:
Autentic... si in plus le ,,zice'' bine ;) ... Bravo, romanasilor :) .
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yayforelmo wrote:
hell yes, seeing them again in 2 weeks, best band ever
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cocoral wrote:
Veaaaaaaaaaamos.
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ancelmo wrote:
In A Persian Market. <3
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stompinrocket wrote:
サイコーです！
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ladysaw wrote:
Wow! This is awesome!
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Taraf de Haïdouks fans - you can download a new Gogol Bordello song right here.. sounds awesome! http://gogolbordello.com/
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funny funny funny!
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Shantel2 wrote:
really perfect
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Shantel2 wrote:
very good
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andra1303 wrote:
haiduc= outlaw =)))) foarte interesant
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bronwyn_west wrote:
anyone else find out about this band via the movie, The Man Who Cried?
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tudordincluj wrote:
fix pwla
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BlueKachina wrote:
Amazing!!!! Thanks for the beautiful music.
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Shantel2 wrote:
one of the ßalkan kingsSsS!! :D
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Mar
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Taraf De Haïdouks
Ampere, München, Munich, Germany
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Banlieues Bleues
Salle Jacques Brel, Gonesse, France
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- Apr 14 The Hilliard Ensemble Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, United Kingdom
News
Two new Taraf videos !
19 Oct 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/tarafdehaidouksbandofgypsies
OSTINATO is a music video shot in Romania, based on the
Taraf's reinterpretation of the Bartok piece from Mikrokosmos.
ROMANIAN FOLK DANCES shows the Taraf during a recording session for
Maskarada,...
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Two new Taraf videos !
19 Oct 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/tarafdehaidouksbandofgypsies
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verulamio added Taraf De Haïdouks to the lineup of The Hilliard Ensemble at Old Fruitmarket. Tuesday evening
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Klezmer_Kagrath added Taraf De Haïdouks to Klezmer_Kagrath’s library. Sunday morning
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JesusdeChamberi added Taraf De Haïdouks to the lineup of Banlieues Bleues at Salle Jacques Brel. last week
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