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Pikachu  ·  3761 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I collect old folk songs from Europe. Which can you recomend?

Interesting. I didn't know that this song is from the 30's. I've only knew the version from Kusturica's No Smoking Band, or the melody from the legendary Bosnian band Zabranjeno Pusenje.





elizabeth  ·  3761 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm honetsly not sure how old that song is and I can't find much information on the internet. It's hard to tell sometimes. "Maki Maki" by Goran Bregovic is a pretty old song called Bun e vinul ghiurghiuliu apparently. But honestly I don't really care if they are genuine folk songs or just songs written in the same style. Balkan Folk is the best!

I had a blast when the Lemon Bucket Orchestra came to my town and played a mix of Balkan songs and Satisfaction outside until the police came over. Here's the video my friend took:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwQJC8Oh_Ug (They played Mesecina right after the end of the video)

lil  ·  3761 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Is that you waving at 1'08"?

elizabeth  ·  3761 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No it's my friend :)