Fanfare Shavale

Fanfare Shavale

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  • country:Romania
  • region:Central Europe
  • style(s):Balkan, Gypsy
  • label:Artist Management Agency S.R.L. Romania
  • instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
  • artist posted by:Artist Management Agency S.R.L.

Fanfare Shavale - Speed Gypsy Brass Orchestra
A tiny northeastern Romanian village - Zece Prajini (literally meaning "ten fields") - having less than two hundred Gypsy inhabitants, where any male can play at least one brass instrument and having probably the largest number of bands in Europe this is the place where the Shavale brass band comes from. It would be difficult to follow back in time their vast musical heritage as they have been playing music ever since they can remember and the gift of music and the instruments are passed from one generation to the other. From three years old kids to seventy years old grandpas, each person is a skilled and fully trained musician here. These Romanian Gypsies earn their living by working their lands and playing music at various feats, weddings and funeral services. Shavale are playing something peculiar in this Romanian region: Gypsy music that combines the traditions of ancient gypsy music at a breathtaking speed up to 200 beats per minute with those of the Balkan area, producing wonderfully rhythmic tunes played. These musicians know extremely well the various music style and although, most of them are barely able to play music by notes, can play any tune after hearing it only once. The Shavale brass band had a large number of performance in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Hungary, UK, Belgium, France, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Ukraine, Israel, China and Turkey, they were invited to many music festivals, carnivals and various feats.

IMPORTANT PERFORMANCES: BAM Festival, Barcelona, Spain - Paleo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland - Interparla Festival, Madrid, Spain - Sfinks Festival Boechout, Belgium - Candela Festival, Antwerpen, Belgium - Mumyhua Festival, Austria - Fete de la Music, London, England - Rencontres Internationales de Folklore, Fribourg, Switzerland - Festival du Montreux, Switzerland - Sziget Fesztival, Budapest, Hungary - Jazz goes to town, Hradec Kralowe, Czech Rep. - Eurocultured, Dublin, Ireland - Cross-Culture Festival, Warsaw, Poland - Sodra Theater, Stockholm, Sweden - Balkan Express Festival, ORF Radiokulturhaus, Wien, Austria - Istanbul Jazz Festival, Turkey - Krajna Mriy Festival Kiev, Ukraine - New Years Eve Party Torino & Venice, Italy - Carnival of Venice, Italy - Hag Hagahagim Festival, Haifa, Israel - Linz & Pecs European Cultural Capital, Austria - Donaufest Ulm - WORLD EXPO SHANGHAI 2010

REPERTOIRE: traditional romanian SPEED GYPSY BRASS (hora, sarba, batuta, geampara, banateana), Balkan music (authentic turkish and gypsy manele), Goran Bregovic covers (Mesecina, Bubamara, Ederlezi, Kalasnikov), vocal songs.

RELEASES & RECORDS:
- Speed Brass of The Gypsies SUBROSA (Belgium, 2005) - SR 236
- Live in Wien - ORF Radiokulturhaus, 2008 (Live record)

APPEARANCES IN FILMS & TELEVISION:
- "The Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse " - Hungary, director: Miklos Jancso, 2001
- "Carnival" - TV documentary, director Catalin Stefanescu, TVR (romanian state television), 2001
- "Garantat 100" - TV Show, TVR 1 (romanian state television), 2001 & 2004
- "Fanfare Shavale on A38 Boat" - TV documentary, Duna TV (hungarian state television), 2006

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