This is a series of Gypsy music from Romania, the land of the great band Taraf de Haidouks. I listened to Vol 2 Romica Puceanu & the Gore Brothers and Vol 3 Dona Dumitru Siminica. Both of these are Lautari singers; this is a quiet suburban 'blues' style influenced by the Greek, Turkish, Armenian, Jewish, Aromanian, and Gypsy sub-cultures of Budapest.
Both feature very good instrumentalists as well. This music was tolerated for a brief period by the Communist Government even to the point of Doan Dumitru recording a few songs in the Gypsy language.
Dona Dumitru was known for his falsetto voice, which is probably higher than Romica Puceanu's voice. His voice is ear-catching.
Victor Gore who sings on Vol 2 in addition to Romica also uses the falsetto in one of my favorite pieces Adu calu' sa ma duc. Needless to say I'm a fan of the falsetto voice.
Neither of these discs can come up to the standard of Taraf de Haidouks (which play a much more frenzied and rough style) but are none the less worth listening.
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