Hora batraneasca

Hora bătrânească ("Old Fashioned Hora") The hora is the most beloved national dance of Romania. This song is from around the Prut River, which separates Romania from Moldova and Ukraine. Performed by American musician Mazurka Wojciechowska. This song was introduced to unsuspecting American audiences in the show "Peek-A-Boo! An Ooky-Spooky Halloween Burlesque" in October, 2009. It was a hit, and, as emcee Mister Bones (the inimitable Chris Biddle) put it, "a little touch of class in our T&A show!"

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Romania
• Moldova
• Moldavia
• hora
• bătrânească
• muzica
• populară
• românească
• folk
• music
• world
• Mazurka
• Wojciechowska
• accordion
• acordeon
• latin rhythms

[robertjlotzsch]

Is there any chance that u may have the sheets for that music anywhere on internet? :) And i love how u sing, and play. And i love the name Mazurka. Really lovely, but strange for an American :D

[cimbalok]

@robertjlotzsch No, I transcribed it from a CD, actually two recordings of the same song because on the first CD the vocals were much louder than the orchestra and I couldn't figure it out. Both recordings are by the terrific Moldovan singer Mioara Velicu.

[robertjlotzsch]

@cimbalok Ok, thanks anyway! Is it you who are singing really? :)

[cimbalok]

@robertjlotzsch Yes, I am singing, and I am really playing the accordion too!

[jast11]

Adorable!



[oituz2008]

Congratulations!

[VIOLA703]

BRAVISSIMA!!!

[xplaur]

@cimbalok În regulă!

[cimbalok]

@xplaur Yes, I understand the words. I understand a lot of Romanian but only speak a little. Tare-mi place limba romaneasca!

[xplaur]

@cimbalok I hope that, you have the translation of the lyrics in English, because it's a pretty sweet and naive love narration, sung by the young girls during the dancing Hora, in purpose to ask the young dancers attention.