The Banat region is theSouthwestern region of Romania. It borders Serbia and has someshared fomrs. Tese are recordings from a number of regional ensembles and also from the violinist, Efta Botoca.String ensembles dominate but there are also brass bands. The clarinet and torogoata (a wooden oboe with a clarinet mouthpeice) are used frequently in this region. Very fast tempos are also characteristic.
Ensemble Banatul
Efta Botoca
Recordings
Various ensembles
Ardeleana
lugojenilor w/torogoata
intoarsa Fratii Vincu (Two violins)
pe loc Fratii Vincu (Two violins)
joc de doi
mazarica de la fieru with
torogoata
Ensemble Banatul
asa
mi zice lumea-n sat
de doi on clarinet
de mina din sinnicolaul
mare
de mina si pe loc
pe-loc din Jebel
sorocul de la comlosul mic
sorocul din satchinez
By Efta Botoca
ardeleana
carabasasca
cirligul
dudurica
joc de doi
jocul mindrelor
judecata
pe loc
piperu
schioapa
soroc
Robert Garfias
Department of Anthropology
UCI