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The Gypsies : pictures and music from East and West / text, photographs and recordings by Deben Bhattacharya.
LIBRA - Rare DX118 .B5 1966
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bhattacharya, Deben, author, photographer.
- Series:
- Sound picture series.
- Sound picture series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Romanies--Pictorial works.
- Romanies.
- Musicians, Romani--Portraits.
- Musicians, Romani.
- Romanies--Music.
- Genre:
- Folk music
- Music
- Illustrated works
- Portraits
- Saetas
- Folk music -- Accompanying audio discs:
- Saetas -- Accompanying audio discs:
- Physical Description:
- 20 pages, 41 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm + 2 audio discs (33 1/3 rpm ; 7 in.).
- Place of Publication:
- London : Record Books, 1966.
- Contents:
- Disc 1, side 1. Improvisation on guitar ; Saeta: O precious virgin ; Saeta: Between here and the fountain
- Disc 1, side 2. Love song: A canelo y a clavo ; Easter procession with saetas
- Disc 2, side 1. Improvisations on Cimabalom ; Ande pesta geila nona ; Love song: Ej, haj, Cinike ; Bhairo Singh suro
- Disc 2, side 2. Gypsy wedding music ; Village dance music ; Guitar improvisation for dancing ; Procession to the sea.
- Notes:
- 2 audio discs in pockets inside each cover, containing recordings of traditional Romani music.
- Local Notes:
- LIBRA Rare copy DX118 .B5 1966 from the Gotham Book Mart. Stamp of Joseph Mitchell at the New Yorker.
- OCLC:
- 7501992
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