Shukar Collective
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Shukar Collective is a Romania
n musical group which fuses traditional Romany
and electronic music
. It is especially known for using traditional rhythms employed by the Ursari
section of the Roma minority
with contemporary electronic sampling. They generally mix various sounds produced by tapping spoons or other domestic objects with those produced on analog synthesizer
s.
The concept that led to the success of the group belongs to Paul Țanicui, Romanian film director who discovered the ursari musicians Tamango, Napoleon and Classic that he would later name “Shukar”. Short time after, Romanian musicians Dj Vasile, Dan Handrabur (aka Dreamdoktor), Cristi Stanciu (aka Matze) and Vlaicu Golcea came with the compositions of the first Shukar Collective album, "Taves Bahtalo!"/ "Urban Gypsy".
Recently, they have been collaborating with Romanian multimedia artist Mircea Florian.
In 2010, the group was the subject of an HBO documentary.
Shukar Collective participated at Brighton Fringe Festival on the 2nd of may 2010, a day after their concert in the Brixton neighborhood, London, where the electro-pop clubs are always full. This mini-tour was done with the help and support of The Romanian Cultural Institute, from London.
Song list:
01-Calling Tamango
02-The Wind
03-Malademna
04-Gipsy Blooz
05-Taraf
06-Oh, Mother
07-Bar Boot
08-Shub
09-Mamo
10-Hahaha
11-Desperiae Romanes
12-Do Baba
13-Lautarium
14-Verbal Fight
15-Wander (Bonus track)
Song list:
01-Oh, Girl
02-Dalladida
03-Ragga Mamï
04-New Shout
05-Hi Ley
06-The Snake
07-Truppa Truppa
08-Mean Macheen
09-Pray
10-Shukar Muzika
11-Napolament
12-Pam Paraï
13-Gossip
14-Time Peace
15-Daï Daï
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n musical group which fuses traditional Romany
Roma music
Romani music is the music of the Romani people, who have their origins in Northern India, but today live mostly in Europe....
and electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
. It is especially known for using traditional rhythms employed by the Ursari
Ursari
The Ursari or Richinara are the traditionally-nomad occupational group of animal trainers among the Roma people.An endogamous category originally drawing the bulk of its income from busking performances in which they used brown bears...
section of the Roma minority
Roma minority in Romania
The Roma constitute one of the major minorities in Romania. According to the 2002 census, they number 535,140 people or 2.5% of the total population, being the second-largest ethnic minority in Romania after Hungarians...
with contemporary electronic sampling. They generally mix various sounds produced by tapping spoons or other domestic objects with those produced on analog synthesizer
Analog synthesizer
An analog or analogue synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. The earliest analog synthesizers in the 1920s and 1930s such as the Trautonium were built with a variety of vacuum-tube and electro-mechanical technologies...
s.
The concept that led to the success of the group belongs to Paul Țanicui, Romanian film director who discovered the ursari musicians Tamango, Napoleon and Classic that he would later name “Shukar”. Short time after, Romanian musicians Dj Vasile, Dan Handrabur (aka Dreamdoktor), Cristi Stanciu (aka Matze) and Vlaicu Golcea came with the compositions of the first Shukar Collective album, "Taves Bahtalo!"/ "Urban Gypsy".
Recently, they have been collaborating with Romanian multimedia artist Mircea Florian.
In 2010, the group was the subject of an HBO documentary.
Shukar Collective participated at Brighton Fringe Festival on the 2nd of may 2010, a day after their concert in the Brixton neighborhood, London, where the electro-pop clubs are always full. This mini-tour was done with the help and support of The Romanian Cultural Institute, from London.
Released Albums
- 2005 Urban Gypsy
Song list:
01-Calling Tamango
02-The Wind
03-Malademna
04-Gipsy Blooz
05-Taraf
06-Oh, Mother
07-Bar Boot
08-Shub
09-Mamo
10-Hahaha
11-Desperiae Romanes
12-Do Baba
13-Lautarium
14-Verbal Fight
15-Wander (Bonus track)
- 2007 Rromatek
Song list:
01-Oh, Girl
02-Dalladida
03-Ragga Mamï
04-New Shout
05-Hi Ley
06-The Snake
07-Truppa Truppa
08-Mean Macheen
09-Pray
10-Shukar Muzika
11-Napolament
12-Pam Paraï
13-Gossip
14-Time Peace
15-Daï Daï