http://afropopshop.org<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/91766/radio_pascani.jpg'>You can forget about ska! The fastest, zaniest, most endearing brass band music hails from the Balkans - to be exact from the little village of Ciocarlia in eastern Rumania. &quot;Fanfare will accompany you from the cradle to the grave&quot; - that's the motto beyond the Carpathian mountains where the eccentric gypsy band is hugely popular at weddings, funerals and all social gatherings. Full wind ahoy: This music will annihilate any bad moods in a second!Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:45:20 -0600http://fanfareciocarlia.afropopshop.org/#album_91766<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/34544/baro_biao_world_wide_wedding.jpg'>There's no stopping this brass band and Fanfare Cioc&acirc;rlia's second album lives up to the highest expectations. Reminiscent of a powerful hussar gallop, they charge along with breath-taking speed with their native melodies and dance rhythms, Horas and Sirbas, as well as offering original interpretations of modern dancehall hits. They raise the roof with their drums, trumpets, clarinet, bass tuba and baritone horn. Surely the most mind-blowing brass band since the trumpets of Jericho!Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:45:20 -0600http://fanfareciocarlia.afropopshop.org/#album_34544<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/6534/iag_bari_the_big_longing.jpg'>High-energy tunes without using a volt of electricity. <p><br /></p>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:45:20 -0600http://fanfareciocarlia.afropopshop.org/#album_6534