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| At a concert of Gipsy Ensemble Kalinka, the emphasis lies on the gypsy music from Eastern Europe: Russia, Hungary, Romania, the Balkans.
Most of the musicians of Kalinka are gypsies from Hungary and Romania. At concerts they play their own music in the virtuoso manner for which gypsy musicians are famous all over the world. |
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The basic musicians of the group are:
A concert with these musicians is a unique experience, but there are different possibilities to extend the group vocal as well as instrumental. Each extra musician or singer adds another dimension to the concert and helps to create more variety in the program.
- The Bulgarian gypsy singer and violinist Emilia Kirova can provide a whirling spectacle. She sings traditional gypsy music as well as compositions by Goran Bregovic, who wrote the music for different known “gypsy movies” by Emir Kusturica.
- Koen De Cauter is the founder of the famous Waso Quartet. As a guest singer / guitar player / clarinet player, he regularly joins the Gipsy Ensemble Kalinka.
- Tcha Limberger (singer and multi-instrumentalist) is thé revelation of the young generation of Belgian gypsy musicians, and played on the CD "Jalousie" by Kalinka.
- Kalinka also made a cd-recording with Raluca Patuleanu, the Romanian panflute player.
- Many other gypsy musicians can join the group. Kalinka can be expanded to a gypsy orchestra sounding like Roby Lakatos (on the CD "Jalousie" you can hear some examples).
Possible instruments that can be added are the clarinet, the guitar, the piano, the violin, the viola, the cello or the balalaika.
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