Late Night Music Club with Which Way Is East
By Howie Klein Tuesday Jun 03, 2008 11:00pmUnless you live in Brooklyn-- or unless you're hip to the cross-over Balkan music scene-- this is probably the first time you're hearing of Which Way Is East, who are just finishing up recording their debut album. Oud player Jesse Kotansky slipped me a couple of mixes and the one I liked most is "Aish Balamo," a love song. As they like to remind everyone, they're part of the cultural bridge connecting Plovdiv to Brooklyn.
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Frist? I know, it's tired.
Sorry. Goran Bregovic smokes them all. Beirut, Balkan Beat Box and this band are derivative of his derivative. Cigani! Juris!
very cool....I love anything new...
don't know which way's east, but eastwood's every which way but loose.
Hammertime @ 2:
And you didn't post any of his music because..?
Alice Cooper: No More Mr. Nice Guy -
http://tbsn.thesequencers.us/?p=119
Kinda' neat. I liked this.
Just so you know this is a very old Greek song.
This song is originally sung by Giorgos Katsaris, the music and the lyrics are written by Dionysis Tsaknis.
It's sung also by Tsaknis himself, Eleni Vitali, Dalaras.. Thanos Petrelis and Foteini made a great duet too.
There is a Spanish cover version "Naci en Alamo" ("I Was Born in Alamo") is included in the soundtrack of Tony Gatlif's movie "Vengo", but it was sung by the gypsy girl Remedios Silva Pisa.
Translation:
I have no place, I have no hope
No homeland will miss me
I make our camps/tents in my dreams
chorus is in Balamo ... 'Balamo' itself is the word for non Roma, Greek ethnic gypsies... and 'outsiders'.
When our women dance, their perfumes/aroma work their magic
moving, with their bodies, they enchant you
and then, enclose you in their arms....
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the Balamo are the Greek ethnics, the gypsies, called the outsiders by the Greek nationals.
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