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Sounds from a Bygone Age, Vol. 1

Ion Petre Stoican  Main Performer

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1 Hora Lui Sile Public Domain 3:33
2 Hora de la Constanta Public Domain 2:39
3 Mosule Te-As Intreba Public Domain 4:36
4 Hora de la Oltenita Public Domain 2:37
5 Ia-Ti Mireasa, Ziua Buna Public Domain 8:33
6 Hora Lui Mihalea Public Domain 2:32
7 Chiar Daca Dau de Necaz Public Domain 2:45
8 Melodia Lui Sile Public Domain 2:15
9 Hora Lautareasca Public Domain 3:11
10 Briu Din Oltenita Public Domain 1:45
11 Hora de Joc de la Oltenita Public Domain 1:39
12 Hora Public Domain 2:40
13 Sirba de Joc Din Constanta Public Domain 2:35
14 Hora de la Luceni Public Domain 1:29
15 Sirba Public Domain 2:08
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Sounds from a Bygone Age, Vol. 1

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Asphalt Tango Productions (Import)

Category: Easy Listening

Sounds from a Bygone Age, Vol. 1

UPC: 4015698635126

Release Date: 01/10/2006

Original Release Date: 01/10/2006

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Hora Lui Sile, Hora de la Constanta, Mosule Te-As Intreba, Hora de la Oltenita, Ia-Ti Mireasa, Ziua Buna, Hora Lui Mihalea, Chiar Daca Dau de Necaz, Melodia Lui Sile, Hora Lautareasca, Briu Din Oltenita, Hora de Joc de la Oltenita, Hora, Sirba de Joc Din Constanta, Hora de la Luceni, Sirba]
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Chris Nickson

Whether the 1960s and '70s qualify as a bygone age is a matter for debate, but it's a lovely surprise to have the only record by Romania's Ion Petre Stoican in print. He'd recorded four tracks in 1966, leveraging the fact he'd been caught as a spy into a record release, and some years later managed to use that fame to go back into the studio with a crack band to record regional wedding music. The results are quite spectacular. Stoican himself is an excellent violinist (although his singing on "Ia-Ti Mireasa, Ziua Buna," with its mannered high style, isn't easy listening) with plenty of flair, and cimbalom player Toni Iordache flies all over the disc. Although it's very rooted in the country, at times, such as with "Mosule, Te-As Intreba," you could almost be listening to the Hot Club of France, as the band has the same loose sense of swing and exploration. This is wedding music at its best, and it helped Stoican's career; after its release, he became a major figure on the Bucharest wedding circuit. Listening to the horas here, it's easy to understand why. ~ Chris Nickson, Rovi

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