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It Wasn't Hard To Love You
by Fanfare Ciocarlia

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xpatofthemind Thanks guys!!!! This was totally worth the wait. All the fabulous Balkan brass power we would expect, delivered with the good humor and energy we love. Hard to pick just one favorite track but Adrian Raso's "Red Moon" is a real standout for the Ottoman feel.
"The Trumpeter's Lament" and "Escape from Baltimore" are close seconds. "Trumpeter's" is one of a half-dozen contributions from the great Koby Israelite on this album. Great to see Fanfare continuing their fruitful partnership with him. Favorite track: Red Moon.
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Track 1 comp. by Bill Withers, William Salter & Ralph MacDonald & arr. by Adrian Sical, track 2 & 3 comp. by Koby Israelite & arr. by Henry Ernst, track 4 comp. by Bernard Ładysz & arr. by Adrian Sical / lyrics written by Adrian Sical, track 5 comp. by Philipp von Rothkirch, Benedikt Stehle & Henry Ernst, track 6 comp. by Koby Israelite & arr. by Henry Ernst, track 7 comp. by Tomáš Drgoň & Henry Ernst, track 8 comp. by Koby Israelite & arr. by Henry Ernst / lyrics by Henry Ernst, 9 & 10 comp. by Koby Israelite & arr. by Henry Ernst, track 11 comp. by Adrian Sical & Alexey Turcan, track 12 comp. by Adrian Raso & Henry Ernst, track 13 comp. by Olaf Taranczewski, Benedikt Stehle & Henry Ernst, track 14 comp. by Koby Israelite & arr. by Henry... more
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Track 1 comp. by Bill Withers, William Salter & Ralph MacDonald & arr. by Adrian Sical, track 2 & 3 comp. by Koby Israelite & arr. by Henry Ernst, track 4 comp. by Bernard Ładysz & arr. by Adrian Sical / lyrics written by Adrian Sical, track 5 comp. by Philipp von Rothkirch, Benedikt Stehle & Henry Ernst, track 6 comp. by Koby Israelite & arr. by Henry Ernst, track 7 comp. by Tomáš Drgoň & Henry Ernst, track 8 comp. by Koby Israelite & arr. by Henry Ernst / lyrics by Henry Ernst, 9 & 10 comp. by Koby Israelite & arr. by Henry Ernst, track 11 comp. by Adrian Sical & Alexey Turcan, track 12 comp. by Adrian Raso & Henry Ernst, track 13 comp. by Olaf Taranczewski, Benedikt Stehle & Henry Ernst, track 14 comp. by Koby Israelite & arr. by Henry... more
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This package contains of the new Fanfare Ciocarlia album "It Wasn't Hard To Love You" as a Vinyl LP (180 grams) and as a Compact Disc (8 page digi -pack).

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Limited edition with hand-signatures of all musicians of Fanfare Ciocarlia at the back cover (50 copies only). 180 gr. Vinyl LP

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This package includes the following 3 album releases:

"It Wasn't Hard To Love You" (2021)
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"Onwards to Mars" (2016)
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"Best Of Gypsy Brass" (2009)

40 unique Songs immortalized in deep black vinyl sound. Pay now only 50 Euros instead of the 60 Euros - if you would order the copies separately.

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7 inch EP 45 RPM - very limited Japanese edition (only 500 copies world-wide)
Side A: Just The Two Of Us
Side B: The Hungarian Wild Bunch

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1.

Just The Two Of Us (full-length Borat version) 02:56 video



2.

Babo Never Worked A Day 03:49



3.

The Hungarian Wild Bunch (dedicated to Jaap Scholten) 02:24



4.

Pannonicated Polka (dedicated to Pannonica Festival) 02:13



5.

Escape From Baltimore 03:26



6.

Song For Noga 02:46



7.

Hobo Kolo (dedicated to Charles M Higson) 01:52 video



8.

The Trumpeter's Lament 03:29



9.

First Aid Klezmer (dedicated to Viorica Agarici) 02:52



10.

Porsche Polka (dedicated to Carsten Ernst) 01:47



11.

Gypsy Mambo No. 555 03:34



12.

Red Moon 03:43



13.

Busbus 03:06



14.

Demon Dance (dedicated to Ivan Nikolaev) 02:23



15.

Cruzzzando el Campooo 02:23



16.

Mosquito Swamp (Bandcamp bonus track) 02:49


about
25 YEARS AGO:

A seemingly endless and bumpy road meanders past rolling hills that do not want to be called mountains - somewhere in northeastern Romania near the Moldavian border. Past houses that Chagall has thrown into the landscape at random, standing crooked and audaciously colorful in the mud, their windows gazing wide-eyed at passersby. At some point, the traveler makes a last hard left turn and, after traversing another gravel road, finally reaches the birthplace of one of the most incredible recent phenomena in brass music: Zece Prăjini, the place where it all began for Fanfare Ciocărlia. Here, in 1997, 12 musicians set out to conquer the world with deep pressure blasts from tubas and tenor horns intermingled with wild cacophonies of trumpets and saxophones. To unleash the joyful power of Eastern European brass music into the world - that was the idea!
The seriousness of their mission was preserved back in 1998 on their first album release with a quote from senior trumpeter Radulescu: "... just wait and see - at some point we‘re going to play on Mars". Since this momentous statement, the band has traveled millions of kilometers on countless tours in their attempt to reach the red planet.

NOW... more
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released September 10, 2021

We say Thank You to more than 500 fans who have supported Fanfare Ciocarlia to make this album real! Special thanks goes to Tanja Cummings (D), Carsten Ernst (D), David Herzmann (CH), Andre Seidenberg (D), Alexei Turcan (RO), Charles M. Higson (UK), Tomas Drgon (USA), Tuva Kahrs (UK), Teppei Katori (UK), Stephen Simblet (UK), Manon Jütte (NL), Ivan Nikolaev (RUS)

Special studio guests:
Džambo Agušev - trumpet (track 10 & 12)
Vladuţ Ivancea – clarinet (track 2,7 & 9)
Michael Metzler, Darabuka (track 2 & 11)
Iulian Canaf, vocals (track 8)

Production: Henry Ernst
Artistic Direction: Henry Ernst
Recording: Frithjof Rödel & Henry Ernst at Atomino Studio, Erfurt - Germany
Additional recording: Gabriel Belscescu at Studioul de Bază, Iaşi – Romania & Robert Cummings at Hotmilk Studio, Berlin – Germany & Henry Ernst at GoldleistenFabrik, Berlin - Germany
Mixing & Mastering: Robert Cummings & Henry Ernst at Hotmilk Studio, Berlin – Germany
Liner notes Henry Ernst
English translation: Robert Cummings
Photos Paul Benedikt Stehle & Henry Ernst
Album artwork by Lilli Kirchmann
Executive production: Henry Ernst