This is a romanian song composed by George Enescu.i want u guys to listen this song "Ciocarlia" played by Gheorghe Zamfir. George Enescu composed wonderful music try to listen.
super fun great music! love listening to it and dancing to it! i also had the pleasure to meet the band and they were very kind people... extra bonus ;)
So sorry you feel this way, sir. I do apologize if we were exhausted after two shows and a ten hour drive and appeared to be "sour". We travel with a child in tow and this puts an added stress on our post-performance, not to mention the fact that we have been traveling and performing since mid-june, We had lovely chats with quite a few people last night and so Im very sorry if you came out of ours offended- it was not our intention to offend anyone.
They put on two awesome shows in Detroit last night. I hope they are collectively in a better mood today, as they presented as very sour people after the show. Yuck!
who is mentioning the Roma at all is worth her salt, and I should have stuck to that. I would ask if we can all move on, but , that is also out of my control, and I for one am not here to criticize anyone.
Perhaps social conscience rises to the occasion only during well-publicized tours, or else she would not dare criticize the land of Jean-Paul Gaultier. In any case, this is the instinct that I spoke on, when definitely it would have been wiser to applaud simply the action, instead of question whether the means were at all conducive to peace and instead might have invoked more self-justification at persecuting the Roma. Regardless, i should not think so much. I suppose any pop star
I was asked a question that I was not sure how to respond to, but it is my instinct that a pop star in front of thousands of fans , if she is truly wishing to promote brotherhood, is rather unwise and pompous to blanket accuse these thousands of fans equally with being racists. I have to wonder what Madonna had to say last year when Sarkozy was terrorizing the Roma in France, simply to hide his shady fundraising? Women and children were woken up at all hours, gassed, etc.
Not once have we stated to be anything other than European or American. However, journalists have very often taken the liberty of saddling us with the term "gypsy" to describe us, and although it is out of my control, it is so much so that I have taken to preemptively emphasizing our origins as being Non-Roma.
2. yes I was misquoted. I did write a long statement to a certain forum I am sure that some here are aware of, and if you saw it and are still writing, then I know not what to say.
@animaeeyes Sorry... are you saying that you have never called yourselves a "Gypsy" band? Did your website and PR get hijacked by someone else? Glad to read from your comments that you are actually in support of helping the Roma and not simply capitalizing on their stolen culture. Hope we can look forward to your taking opportunities offered to you to express some gratitude to the people who wrote the tunes you cover.
Since my name has been mentioned twice now I think I should respond. If people want to continue the conversation after I am done, Im not here to stop anyone, but there is too much misconstrued information here. And yes- information is in the eye of the beholder, but here is what I know:
1. We give many interviews to many diverse publications, and we have always stuck to the same subjects: Where we met, where we come from (Europe and California) why we play what we play, and our travels.
We realize in Europe 'Gypsy' can be a derogative word, but in the states it does not have that connotation. All musicians take in influences they like and make their music based on that. We are doing the same. Highlighting a music and culture we love and want to spread. Sorry if you have a problem with that. Music is above the politics of political correctness. We do share some of your concerns though. and we are quite tight with Voice of Roma
To set the record straight, none of us in Fishtank Ensemble are Rom (gypsies). Fabrice did build wagons and travel eastern europe for about 7 years living with and playing music with them though. Ursula joined him at the end of that before they moved to the US to start the band.
The thing JooDooDaddy, all the Rom bands we know, and we know quite a few, all describe their music as 'Gypsy Music'. That's because everyone knows that word. Almost nobody, except educate people use the word Rom.
@eldouje That's a fair reply. People also sang "Negro" spirituals. The Roma don't want to be called Gypsy but really more than that even is the fact that they are suffering - as bad as any African American in the South under Jim Crow - and no one says anything. If you have an opportunity - as your band seems to - to educate audiences, that's great. If on the other hand, you have the opportunity to say something and do the opposite, that is WRONG and exploitative. Show some gratitude.
Well, seems like "Gypsy" music is pretty sexy these days -- but no one gives a crap for how the "Gypsies" (who don't even call themselves that) are being treated like shit. They just love to take the culture -- and when the band says no one should point it out... that's just sad and sick. You guys said it. But don't ask me, ask a ROM how they feel about it. Hope you guys make a lot of money.
im sorry but the fact that your trying so desperatly to judge these people based on something they may have or not have said is quite disturbing. I happen to know two of these people very well and know that they are wonderfull people. And even if ursula said that, it wouldnt make it right to judge her in any way. until you actually know these people shut the fuck up.
@suporcool Pretty defensive for someone who can't spell. And believe me, she said it - in print. She may regret it now. Maybe next time she'll think about the actual human beings whose culture she copies. If she thinks it's okay for them to be persecuted, maybe she should find another music - or career.
Hahaha...What? defensive for someone who cant spell? copying a culture? She's a gypsy who lived in europe for a number of years before moving with her french husband to the US a couple years ago with the band. The entire band are actual gypsies. They learned their music from traveling around romania. So they are an actual gypsy band. And ive been searching for a while but i still cant find the interview your talking about (link?).
@suporcool Dude - your good pals are from San Francisco. The violinist is European, but gadjo (white). NONE OF THEM ARE ROMA. Ursula said in an interview that Madonna shouldn't have said anything about discriminating against the Roma during her Romanian concert. Since they're your pals, ask them about it. Now they say they are Gypsies?! LMFAO!
@suporcool Didn't think it was necessary, as a few members of the band replied themselves to contradict your ridiculous assertions. Why don't you try reading them (even though you are more of an expert about them than they are?) you shmuck
Read an interview where the singer said Madonna shouldn't have told Romania to stop discriminating against the Gypsies. Can you honor the music and dishonor the people who make it? Great, hope you are as successful as Zeppelin, without the lawsuits.
@BigBadJooDooDaddy - ummm, we're highlighting the parts of that culture that we love and influence us. You think that's exploitation?? we're honoring Roma (gypsy) music.
I am romanian, never heard of such an unsual version of our song Ciocarlia :))) anyway I am glad, that many international musicians play our national traditional song
what you listen here is Serbian mix of Ciocarlia (The Lark - RO) with Mesecina (Moonlight? - SR), serbians (goran) was the first to present a very similar mix
Not FTE's most qualitative collective performance. I am a huge fan, however and am really glad to see them making it. They're wonderful. This just isn't one of my favorites, sorry to say. Bit of a shred-fest without much cohesiveness (for me at least). Still I love you guys. xo
Love you guys! Can't wait to see a show back in California. Definitely missin' Djordje's amazing slap bass skills. You all must come up to Sweet's Mill!
you folks are sexy
sourxtimes 2 weeks ago
This is a romanian song composed by George Enescu.i want u guys to listen this song "Ciocarlia" played by Gheorghe Zamfir. George Enescu composed wonderful music try to listen.
oquletz 1 month ago
Wow!
ClanMcKinnon89 2 months ago
They came to Tampico Tamaulipas, México....
I love them!
Sarcoma 5 months ago
I luuuuve Fishtank! I can't wait to see them again next year! They are great people and great musicians! very talented!
memolli 5 months ago
super fun great music! love listening to it and dancing to it! i also had the pleasure to meet the band and they were very kind people... extra bonus ;)
mbonsh2 5 months ago
So sorry you feel this way, sir. I do apologize if we were exhausted after two shows and a ten hour drive and appeared to be "sour". We travel with a child in tow and this puts an added stress on our post-performance, not to mention the fact that we have been traveling and performing since mid-june, We had lovely chats with quite a few people last night and so Im very sorry if you came out of ours offended- it was not our intention to offend anyone.
animaeeyes 5 months ago
They put on two awesome shows in Detroit last night. I hope they are collectively in a better mood today, as they presented as very sour people after the show. Yuck!
lsimone1 5 months ago
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MrSeppoPoika 5 months ago
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MrSeppoPoika 5 months ago
who is mentioning the Roma at all is worth her salt, and I should have stuck to that. I would ask if we can all move on, but , that is also out of my control, and I for one am not here to criticize anyone.
animaeeyes 6 months ago
Perhaps social conscience rises to the occasion only during well-publicized tours, or else she would not dare criticize the land of Jean-Paul Gaultier. In any case, this is the instinct that I spoke on, when definitely it would have been wiser to applaud simply the action, instead of question whether the means were at all conducive to peace and instead might have invoked more self-justification at persecuting the Roma. Regardless, i should not think so much. I suppose any pop star
animaeeyes 6 months ago
I was asked a question that I was not sure how to respond to, but it is my instinct that a pop star in front of thousands of fans , if she is truly wishing to promote brotherhood, is rather unwise and pompous to blanket accuse these thousands of fans equally with being racists. I have to wonder what Madonna had to say last year when Sarkozy was terrorizing the Roma in France, simply to hide his shady fundraising? Women and children were woken up at all hours, gassed, etc.
animaeeyes 6 months ago
Not once have we stated to be anything other than European or American. However, journalists have very often taken the liberty of saddling us with the term "gypsy" to describe us, and although it is out of my control, it is so much so that I have taken to preemptively emphasizing our origins as being Non-Roma.
2. yes I was misquoted. I did write a long statement to a certain forum I am sure that some here are aware of, and if you saw it and are still writing, then I know not what to say.
animaeeyes 6 months ago
@animaeeyes Sorry... are you saying that you have never called yourselves a "Gypsy" band? Did your website and PR get hijacked by someone else? Glad to read from your comments that you are actually in support of helping the Roma and not simply capitalizing on their stolen culture. Hope we can look forward to your taking opportunities offered to you to express some gratitude to the people who wrote the tunes you cover.
BigBadJooDooDaddy 6 months ago
@BigBadJooDooDaddy ERIN?
Waif4us 3 months ago
Since my name has been mentioned twice now I think I should respond. If people want to continue the conversation after I am done, Im not here to stop anyone, but there is too much misconstrued information here. And yes- information is in the eye of the beholder, but here is what I know:
1. We give many interviews to many diverse publications, and we have always stuck to the same subjects: Where we met, where we come from (Europe and California) why we play what we play, and our travels.
animaeeyes 6 months ago
We realize in Europe 'Gypsy' can be a derogative word, but in the states it does not have that connotation. All musicians take in influences they like and make their music based on that. We are doing the same. Highlighting a music and culture we love and want to spread. Sorry if you have a problem with that. Music is above the politics of political correctness. We do share some of your concerns though. and we are quite tight with Voice of Roma
btw, Ursula was misquoted in that interview
eldouje 6 months ago
To set the record straight, none of us in Fishtank Ensemble are Rom (gypsies). Fabrice did build wagons and travel eastern europe for about 7 years living with and playing music with them though. Ursula joined him at the end of that before they moved to the US to start the band.
The thing JooDooDaddy, all the Rom bands we know, and we know quite a few, all describe their music as 'Gypsy Music'. That's because everyone knows that word. Almost nobody, except educate people use the word Rom.
eldouje 6 months ago
@eldouje That's a fair reply. People also sang "Negro" spirituals. The Roma don't want to be called Gypsy but really more than that even is the fact that they are suffering - as bad as any African American in the South under Jim Crow - and no one says anything. If you have an opportunity - as your band seems to - to educate audiences, that's great. If on the other hand, you have the opportunity to say something and do the opposite, that is WRONG and exploitative. Show some gratitude.
BigBadJooDooDaddy 6 months ago
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BigBadJooDooDaddy 6 months ago 2
Well, seems like "Gypsy" music is pretty sexy these days -- but no one gives a crap for how the "Gypsies" (who don't even call themselves that) are being treated like shit. They just love to take the culture -- and when the band says no one should point it out... that's just sad and sick. You guys said it. But don't ask me, ask a ROM how they feel about it. Hope you guys make a lot of money.
BigBadJooDooDaddy 6 months ago
@BigBadJooDooDaddy
im sorry but the fact that your trying so desperatly to judge these people based on something they may have or not have said is quite disturbing. I happen to know two of these people very well and know that they are wonderfull people. And even if ursula said that, it wouldnt make it right to judge her in any way. until you actually know these people shut the fuck up.
suporcool 6 months ago
@suporcool Pretty defensive for someone who can't spell. And believe me, she said it - in print. She may regret it now. Maybe next time she'll think about the actual human beings whose culture she copies. If she thinks it's okay for them to be persecuted, maybe she should find another music - or career.
BigBadJooDooDaddy 6 months ago
@BigBadJooDooDaddy
Hahaha...What? defensive for someone who cant spell? copying a culture? She's a gypsy who lived in europe for a number of years before moving with her french husband to the US a couple years ago with the band. The entire band are actual gypsies. They learned their music from traveling around romania. So they are an actual gypsy band. And ive been searching for a while but i still cant find the interview your talking about (link?).
suporcool 6 months ago
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@suporcool Dude - your good pals are from San Francisco. The violinist is European, but gadjo (white). NONE OF THEM ARE ROMA. Ursula said in an interview that Madonna shouldn't have said anything about discriminating against the Roma during her Romanian concert. Since they're your pals, ask them about it. Now they say they are Gypsies?! LMFAO!
BigBadJooDooDaddy 6 months ago
@BigBadJooDooDaddy
Its funny. I didnt get an e-mail saying you had replied. Apparently even youtube doesnt think you're worthy of a response.
suporcool 6 months ago
@suporcool Didn't think it was necessary, as a few members of the band replied themselves to contradict your ridiculous assertions. Why don't you try reading them (even though you are more of an expert about them than they are?) you shmuck
BigBadJooDooDaddy 6 months ago
Read an interview where the singer said Madonna shouldn't have told Romania to stop discriminating against the Gypsies. Can you honor the music and dishonor the people who make it? Great, hope you are as successful as Zeppelin, without the lawsuits.
BigBadJooDooDaddy 6 months ago
@BigBadJooDooDaddy I fail to see your point, please elaborate. How exactly are we dishonoring the people?
eldouje 6 months ago
American Gypsy? Way to coopt a culture and exploit a people!
BigBadJooDooDaddy 7 months ago
@BigBadJooDooDaddy - ummm, we're highlighting the parts of that culture that we love and influence us. You think that's exploitation?? we're honoring Roma (gypsy) music.
eldouje 6 months ago
No words, siete una bomba: vi offrirei da bere!
superbiringhello 7 months ago
search for george enescu -ciocarlia and u will find the original song ,player and composer.have a nice day .
borsh2002 7 months ago
I like it but the saw Ursula was playing at the beginning kind of ruined it for me
TheBigEpicShow 8 months ago
Love you guys,...awesome and innovative!... ;~))
Fereydoon D
Fritson 8 months ago
awsome music .
GyPSyCELEBERTyS 9 months ago
AWESOME So so Exciting and Crazy
CamilleEasonFarr 1 year ago
Back in Sacramento Tuesday Feb 15th! get tickets here~
thefirehouse5 (dot) com
danhunny 1 year ago
Back in Sacramento Tuesday Feb 15th! get tickets here~
google firehouse 5 dance for tickets.
danhunny 1 year ago
Love the saw work. I come from the Ozarks--where saw is played by people who can't afford fiddles-- always liked it.
MrDogrose 1 year ago
want to see you guys again its been over half a year and it was still better than anything ive seen so far :)
Byahbang 1 year ago
Wow sono fantastici.....e domani li sentirò dal vivo a Piano di Sorrentooooo!!! That's incredible!
liamare98 1 year ago
Awesome !!!
Metalisforus 1 year ago
wow, awesome
thetreblerebel 1 year ago
zIVOTE O_o WOW!
lastofthesane 1 year ago
coming to Sacramento May 15th! 2010! at the Firehouse5 dance studio.
danhunny 1 year ago
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danhunny 1 year ago
I am romanian, never heard of such an unsual version of our song Ciocarlia :))) anyway I am glad, that many international musicians play our national traditional song
mishulika 1 year ago 2
@mishulika
what you listen here is Serbian mix of Ciocarlia (The Lark - RO) with Mesecina (Moonlight? - SR), serbians (goran) was the first to present a very similar mix
jolly7777 1 year ago
@jolly7777 it's cool! ;)
mishulika 1 year ago
I really really miss Aaron Seeman and Mike Penny u___u
thenameisn 1 year ago
Not FTE's most qualitative collective performance. I am a huge fan, however and am really glad to see them making it. They're wonderful. This just isn't one of my favorites, sorry to say. Bit of a shred-fest without much cohesiveness (for me at least). Still I love you guys. xo
vespertinne 1 year ago
THEY WILL BE in PRESCOTT ARIZONA this FRIDAY 3/12 8pm at The Raven Cafe!!!
SilverWolfe11 1 year ago
I love the million dollar camera zoom in
eldouje 2 years ago
Thanks for the intro Tia Carrera!
fishtankensemble 2 years ago
This band is great! They are all amazing musicians and this video shows it. Come back to California!
handheldblurry 2 years ago 2
we live in Cali, we play here all the time. where specifically?
fishtankensemble 2 years ago
Sacramento would be great!
handheldblurry 2 years ago
This is making me even more excited that they have just announced a New Orleans show... Amazing!
Gnou 2 years ago 2
Such an amazing group. Can you puh-leez play Sacramento or Davis again? Fascinating to listen to AND watch.
fairassessment 2 years ago
Way to go... FTen spreading the spirit at a frantic pace! I love it!!
griff ∞
griffinfinity 2 years ago
Love you guys! Can't wait to see a show back in California. Definitely missin' Djordje's amazing slap bass skills. You all must come up to Sweet's Mill!
sigalsahar 2 years ago 2
oh yeah!!!!!!! the camera loves djordie(misplled)
BEST PART IS THE INVISIBLE DRUMMER THAT IS CREATED BY ALL YOUR RHYTHYMS! WHAT THE F-U-C-K?! YES!
circlejosh 2 years ago 2
Great video. This is a must-see group. Saw them in Lancaster, PA and hope to see them again!!
nettie9011 2 years ago 2