The Gypsy Road stretches from Rajasthan, India to Andalucia, Spain and beyond, but it is the Balkan countries of Eastern Europe that are home to the largest Rom populations. Often scape-goated and caught in the middle of the twentieth century's worst injustices, from Belgrade to Bucharest to Skopje the Rom have had a profound impact on Balkan culture and music. Throughout the region, Gypsy music is Balkan music, transcending borders and ethnicities: energetic brass bands, violin and cimbolom virtuosos and captivating voices, The Rough Guide To The Music Of Balkan Gypsies has it all.
1. Mahalageasca - Mahala Rai Banda
2. Cintec De Dragoste Si Joc - Taraf De Haidouks
3. Mundo Cocek - Boban Markovic Orkestar
4. Lenorije Chaje - Ivo Papasov
5. Di, Murgule, Di - Nikolae Simion
6. Opa Cupa - Saban Bajramovic
7. Lume, Lume - Fanfare Ciocarlia
8. Pranvera - Vangelis Vasiliou
9. Romano Oro - Esma Redzepova
10. To Tsantiraki - Eleni Vitali
11. Espresso - Taraf De Metropulitana
12. Felix Kolo - Boban Markovic Orkestar
13. Kadife - Omar Faruk Tekbilek
14. Taraf - Shukar Collective
15. Sofyisky Kjuchek - Ibro Lolov
16. Rom - Nikos Kypourgos
17. Tsiganka Sam Mala - Vera Petrovic
