Gypsy Summer: Tales of Surviving
cdRoots Home Page
More music from Bulgaria
Search for music
Need Help?


Gypsy Summer: Tales of Surviving
from the film by Milan Ognianov
Featuring Karandila Brass Band and Anita Christi
$16.99

Listen to Karandila Brass Band

cd cover Featuring Karandila Brass Band, this soundtrack from a film about Gypsy life by Milan Ognianov. Musicians and singers from the ages of 5 to 75 are captured on the streets and in their homes: fiddlers, cymbalom players, superb folk singers and and the roaring energy of the Karandila ensemble. Listen to the children on the street, the incredible singer Anita Christi and a duet between a reed player and the Ostinet Express as it roars through the train station.

"...a cinematic collection of Bulgarian Gypsy sound images that reach deep to find pathos, joy and above all, compelling, energetic musicianship.... The music is appropriately visual throughout, never contrived, always just on the edge of breaking into a spirited laugh or a despondent cry. This music not only survives, but on this album, it lives large." - RootsWorld

Your orders are placed on a secure server, so your information is safe and private.

Please note!
Most CDs have been imported from Europe or Asia. They are not all shrink-wrapped, and I am not going to con you by wrapping them here just to make you think they have been sterilized in America. We guarantee that the CDs and the contents are all brand new and in perfect condition. Whenever I can, I use recycled shipping materials. They may not look as pretty on the outside, but they save money and keep the trash dumps a little bit emptier.