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Les Yeux Noirs
Balamouk (World Village)
$17.99

The record label sez:
Balamouk (literally insane asylum), is an irresistible invitation to participate in some of the most rhythmic and emotional sounds emanating from any part of the world. Part gypsy, part klezmer, this is the music that has moved people to sing and dance around the world for centuries. With each frenetic stroke of their bows, Les Yeux Noirs (The Black Eyes) take the listener further into a dizzying vortex of Central European sounds and images. This wild group of Frenchmen is keeping alive the styles of eastern Europe‚s gypsies and Jews, two peoples who share similar musical traditions and a history of persecution. Les Yeux Noirs took their name from the title of a Russian gypsy tune that jazz guitar sensation Django Reinhardt made famous in the 1930s.

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