June 30, 2010, Palatca, Romania (near Cluj) Jake Shulman-Ment, the NY Klezmer Fiddler, finally gets to the Transylvanian village of Palatka and meets the original Palatka Gyspy band. On kontra are Stefan Moldovan and Remus Radac, while lead fiddler Lorincz Codoba looks on. After the set, Lorincz was impressed.
Yeah, man, it's got that characteristic Gypsy rhythmic vibe, where the rhythm sounds like backwards tape. How the hell do they get that?
Great clip, complete with card players throwin' 'em down on the table. Excellent slice-of-real-life.
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