"We are magicians of music and in Zece Prajini the ancient
secrets of Gypsy magic live"
When the enslavement of Romania´s Gypsies officially ended
in 1864 tens of thousand fled the nation for new horizons. Several
thousand landed in the United States, often settling in the black
ghettoes of the Southern US states, where they continued to make
music.
Ioan, Fanfare Ciocarlia´s oldest member and group historian,
once answered when asked if jazz was a big influence on the Fanfare,
"Who´s to say our cousins who went to the US didn´t
help invent jazz?" On Ancient Secrets this matter and other
mysteries of Gypsy magic are set forth.
Musicians
Costica "Cimai" Trifan - trumpet, vocals
Pancirel "Panjo" Constandache - trumpet, vocals
Radulescu Lazar - trumpet, vocals
Oprica Ivancea - clarinet, alto saxophon
Ioan Ivancea - clarinet
Daniel Ivancea - alto saxophon
Constantin "Pinca" Cantea - tuba
Monel "Gutzel" Trifan - tuba
Constantin "Sulo" Calin - tenor horn
Laurentiu Mihai Ivancea - baritone horn
Costel "Gisniaca" Ursu - large drum
Nicolae Ionita - percussion
Special guests: Jony Iliev - vocals (track 5 & 13)
Florin
Ionita - akkordeon (9, 11 & 13)
Grigorescu
Calin - banjo, guitar (7 & 9)
Titles
1. 007 (James Bond Theme) 3:10 / 2. Alili 4:17 / 3. Sirba moldoveneasca
3:36 / 4. Caravan 4:24 / 5. Ma Maren Ma 3:52 / 6. Hora arabeasca
3:56 / 7. Golden Days 3:57 / 8. Lume Lume 4:27 / 9. Sandala 2:58
/ 10. Moldavian Mood 3:26 / 11. Hora evreiasca 4:23 / 12. Time
Out 0:20 / 13. Godzila 4:27 / 14. Ibrahim 4:01 / 15. Rumba de
la Iasi 2:49 / Alili (radio version) 3:50
Total playing time 57:36
All compositions, arrangements and lyrics by Adrian Sical and
published by Asphalt Tango Records GmbH, except titles 5 &
13 by Randu Bandurovici, title 8 traditional, arranged by Randu
Bandurovici, title 3 by Armeanca Dan, title 14 by E. Redzepova,
arranged by Adrian Sical, published by Asphalt Tango Records GmbH,
title 2 composed by Norman Monty, title 4 composed by Ellington
Duke, Tizol Juan, title 16 remixed by Mungo Park
