Gypsies of Rajasthan

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The title comes from the supposition, since borne out by linguistic and DNA evidence, that the Roma, or Gypsies, originally migrated from northern India. Just why they left their homeland over a millennium ago to wander the face of the earth is not known. Musafir, who are often described as "proto-Gypsies," consist of singers, dancers, instrumentalists, fakirs, and Sapera snake charmers. They are led by Hammed Khan, a non-Roma tabla virtuoso. The music is Indian folk, with sinuous vocals, harmoniums, and flutes built over a framework of Khan's virile drumming. While it is possible to glimpse assorted Roma traditions in embryo, a lot has happened since the tribes embarked on their endless walkabout. It is probably best to avoid speculation and simply enjoy Musafir based on their own merits, which are considerable indeed. --Christina Roden

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Average customer rating: Powerful yet gentle and soulful Mesmerizing Tabla and Vocals, Hypnotic Rhythms 100% pure unadulterated rajasthani music Super cool mix of styles fantastic

Gypsies of Rajasthan Musafir Manufacturer: Blue Flame ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dhola Maru Latcho Drom: Bande Originale Du Film Barsaat Latcho Drom Rough Guide: Music of the Gypsies ASIN: B0000046IK Release Date: 1999-04-15

Tracks:

1. Ninderli
2. Run Jun Yale
3. Hanji Mara Lalou Sa
4. Khanjari
5. Kaylo
6. Baba Ramdev
7. Birda
8. Anghuti
9. Barnawa
10. Rythms Madir
11. Badila
12. Musafir

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The title comes from the supposition, since borne out by linguistic and DNA evidence, that the Roma, or Gypsies, originally migrated from northern India. Just why they left their homeland over a millennium ago to wander the face of the earth is not known. Musafir, who are often described as "proto-Gypsies," consist of singers, dancers, instrumentalists, fakirs, and Sapera snake charmers. They are led by Hammed Khan, a non-Roma tabla virtuoso. The music is Indian folk, with sinuous vocals, harmoniums, and flutes built over a framework of Khan's virile drumming. While it is possible to glimpse assorted Roma traditions in embryo, a lot has happened since the tribes embarked on their endless walkabout. It is probably best to avoid speculation and simply enjoy Musafir based on their own merits, which are considerable indeed. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Powerful yet gentle and soulful.......2006-02-20

The music of this album is everything the reviewers say it is and more...I can never fail to be awed by how something so powerful and propulsive can be so gentle and soulful at the same time...everytime I listen to the litling voices of the Banjaras (gypsies) my eyes well over...it reminds me of the times gone by...bringing back memories I never had...This music rises from the earth and burrows right into your heart...
A must buy!

Mesmerizing Tabla and Vocals, Hypnotic Rhythms.......2005-02-02

This is an essential CD for anyone who loves Gypsy music ... Ethnically the origins of the gypsies throughout Europe have been traced to Rajasthan. This CD attests to the enormous debt we owe them. In 1999, I saw and heard this group in a live performance, I was hooked! The tabla beat immediately strikes a primordial response ... it gets the body swaying and soon the beat reaches the feet, I get up and find myself improvising dance steps. I fall under its magical spell ...

The unusual instruments which create this spell-binding sound are the tabla, a double headed drum played by both the right and left hands. The dhapari made of multiple strands of skin creating percussion. Khartal which are wooden clappers. Manjira tiny cymbals and gungura which are globe-like bells. Murali which is an ancient flute and the satara and alogoza which are double flutes where one is a drone and the other plays the melody ... these instruments create music similar to bag pipes at times. There are the sounds of a harmonium (half-way between an organ and accordeon) and the murchang, which is the jew's harp. The musicians express a passionate energy for life. They exert exert a joyful exuberance, their feelings are infectious and highly contagious. Words are inadequate to convey how the passionate vibrant music, the earthy raw sounds of traditonal instruments and the natural vocals intimately connect with the heart and soul of the listener. Thank you BEK for this gift. Erika Borsos (erikab93)

100% pure unadulterated rajasthani music.......2004-12-07

Well to everyone who seems to be interested in this album, this music is purely what you going to find in Rajasthani roots, I am basically from Rajasthan and listening to such a soulful, unadulterated, pure music certainly gives me that feeling of nostalgia which you can only get by actually being to that place.
My father actually had wet eyes when he heard this music.
This music reminds me of what Rajasthan was. The wars, the kingdoms of Marwar, the Palace of Udaipur, great kings like Maharana Pratap, the smell of dust in Haldighati which saw the most gallant warriors dying for the country......
Even if you don't belong to Rajasthan you would not be untouched by the music. I bet if the music does not gives you goosebumps with the stories attached to the music from the gypsies who sing it.

Super cool mix of styles.......2002-09-20

A gorgeous, compelling exploration of North Indian (Rajasthani) classical and folk traditions, ranging from Muslim prayer calls and the playful bounce of Punjabi traditional music to qawaali chants and more modern ambient modes. A trancey latticework, featuring dozens of performers recruited by Musafir's idea man, percussionist Hameed Khan. I picked this up _after_ hearing the group's subsequent album, "Dhola Maru," and with repeated listens found this disc to be much more rooted in traditional themes. (Although the group claims allegiance or lineage to gypsy or Romani traditions, I guess my musical palatte is too unsophisticated to catch it -- sounds mostly like Indian-Pakistani music to me... At any rate, it sounds great.) Highly recommended.

fantastic.......2000-11-12

This album is a must for Gypsy music fans...It is fantastic......

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The Dhoad Gypsies from Rajasthan Dhoad Gypsies Manufacturer: Arc Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009Y267C Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

1. Jindagi Guzari Intazari Mai (I Spent My Life Waiting for Love)
2. Dhora Mate Jhopari (Hut in the Desert)
3. Double Flute (Algoza)
4. Mahedi (Henna)
5. Pungi (Flute of the Snake Charmer)
6. Patashadi
7. Raho Ni Ajuni Raat (Love Night)
8. Tabla Solo
9. Bhapang
10. Fusion

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Songs from Rajasthan: The Land of Princes & Gypsies Various Artists Manufacturer: Arc Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Gypsy | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005J72E Release Date: 2001-06-12

Tracks:

1. Palace Music: Mand
2. Palace Music: Mumal
3. Palace Music: Talkachehri
4. Palace Music: Naubat
5. Gadolia Lohars: Kali Chunderi
6. Gadolia Lohars: Daro Banro
7. The Langas: Morchang
8. The Langas: Gorbandh
9. The Langas: Dal Badli
10. The Langas: Satara
11. The Gujars: Vinayak
12. The Gujars: Tejaji-ka-nach
13. The Bhils: Gauri - Dance Music
14. The Bhils: Wedding Benediction
15. The Bhils: Kajalia

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Desert Charm Gypsies of Rajasthan Manufacturer: Sense World Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00007J375 Release Date: 2005-04-19

Tracks:

1. Wake Maharaja (Maharaja Re Thodi Ninder li)(5:44)
2. Tears in the Sand (Ashq Sara Kyoon Lage)(7:43)
3. Ladi Loomba Loomba (5:30)
4. Nomad's Flute (3:39)
5. Ambawadi Lagoni (8:10)
6. Desert Charm (5:54)
7. Saahibo (6:31)
8. Kesaria Bana (15:59)

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The Dhoad Gypsies from Rajasthan Dhoad Gypsies Manufacturer: Arc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009OORIS Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

1. Jindagi Guzari Intazari Mai (I Spent My Life Waiting for Love)
2. Dhora Mate Jhopari (Hut in the Desert)
3. Double Flute (Algoza)
4. Mahedi (Henna)
5. Pungi (Flute of the Snake Charmer)
6. Patashadi
7. Raho Ni Ajuni Raat (Love Night)
8. Tabla Solo
9. Bhapang
10. Fusion

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Songs from Rajasthan: The Land of Princes & Gypsies Various Artists Manufacturer: Arc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Gypsy | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005AUKW Release Date: 2001-06-12

Tracks:

1. Palace Music: Mand
2. Palace Music: Mumal
3. Palace Music: Talkachehri
4. Palace Music: Naubat
5. Gadolia Lohars: Kali Chunderi
6. Gadolia Lohars: Daro Banro
7. The Langas: Morchang
8. The Langas: Gorbandh
9. The Langas: Dal Badli
10. The Langas: Satara
11. The Gujars: Vinayak
12. The Gujars: Tejaji-ka-nach
13. The Bhils: Gauri - Dance Music
14. The Bhils: Wedding Benediction
15. The Bhils: Kajalia

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Gypsies of Rajasthan Lateef Ahmed Khan Manufacturer: Playasound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000N4SJZG Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

1. Yaden
2. Devotion
3. Rupnagar
4. Chandura
5. Rythme Experience
6. Morchang
7. Bichura
8. Satara
9. Bagaro Bhawariyo
10. Pardes

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Musafir - The of Gypsies of Rajasthan: Barsaat Hameed Khan "Kawa" Manufacturer: Blue Flame ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000690UR Release Date: 2002-12-10

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Gypsies of Rajasthan Musafir Manufacturer: T.J.S.B. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | India | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | India | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000005VNY Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

1. Ninderli
2. Run Jun Yale
3. Hanji Mara Lalou Sa
4. Khanjari
5. Kalyo
6. Baba Ramdev
7. Birda
8. Anghuti
9. Barnawa
10. Rythms Mandir
11. Badila
12. Musafir

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