If Davul and Zurna are not present, runs the Turkish proverb, "I cannot be a bride." the coupling of drum (Davul) & double-reed pipe (Zurna), heard in many regions of the world, is particularly widespread among the Gipsies of the Balkans. Collector Wolf Dietrich has followed the trail of it's "vital & impulsive irresistibility" from Greece to Kosovo, Rumania and Turkey, his selection climaxing in an astounding 17-minute suite of tunes from Macedonia played by two Albanian pipers.
1) Khoros Gaida - Gipsies from Anthi / Serre / Macedonia / Greece
2) Antikrystos - Gipsies from Anthi / Serre / Macedonia / Greece
3) Kallandxoj - Gipsies from Krusha Madhe / Kosovo
4) Burrerisht - Gipsies from Krusha Madhe / Kosovo
5) Khasapikos - Gipsies from Kalkandja / Komotini / Thrace / Greece
6) Pehlivan Oyun Havasi - Gipsies from Kalkandja / Komotini / Thrace / Greece
7) Kaytarma - Gipsies from Constanta / Dobrogea / Rumania
8) Kaytarma - Gipsies from Constanta / Dobrogea / Rumania
9) Tsiftetelli - Gipsies from Constanta / Dobrogea / Rumania
10) Makam Rast and Syrtos - Gipsies from Gastouni / Peloponnes / Greece
11) Cerkez Oyun Havasi - Gipsies from Zeytin Koyu / Antalya / Turkey
12) Yoruk Oyun Havasi - Gipsies from Zeytin Koyu / Antalya / Turkey
13) Omal - Gipsies from Pontos / Asia Minor
14) Nobet - Gipsies from Tetovo / Republic of Makedonija