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Les Gitans de Sarajevo or Gypsies of Sarajevo were formed by flutist and saxophonist , vocals Goran Jezdimir and singer and pianist Boris Bartula. In August 2004, CMJ listed their album ''En Voyage'' on Coeur de Lion as No. 33 on their New World Albums chart.〔 In 2005 it was nominated for a Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year.〔 In 2006, the band won the Prix MMM / Galaxie Rising Star Award.〔 ==History== The two founding musicians had been friends in highschool and at the Sarajevo Music Academy, and reconnected randomly in Montreal as refugees from the Bosnia conflict of the early 1990s.〔 In 1999, the band released their album ''Saorama'' on the Canadian label Couer De Lion. It was in the style of klezmer.〔 ''Saoroma'' translates to "all of the gypsies."〔 It was followed by their 2004 album ''En Voyage''.〔 ''En Voyage'' featured Boris Bartula on lead voice and accordion, Goran Jezdimir on reeds, Brigitte Dajczer on violin, Miron Rafajlovic on bass, trumpet and accessories, Dejan Rafajlovic on guitar, and Anes Beglerbegovic on percussion.〔 In August 2004, CMJ listed their album ''En Voyage'' on Coeur de Lion as No. 33 on their New World Albums chart.〔 It was positively received with 4/5 stars by ''Hour Community'', who wrote that "Les Gitans cook up a feverish batch of traditional Balkanic party fare with three instrumental originals among the 14 titles. The lead voice and accordion man is Boris Bartula, but passion and superb musicianship oozes from all quarters..."〔 In 2005 it was nominated for a Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year.〔 In 2006, the band won the Prix MMM / Galaxie Rising Star Award.〔 As of 2006, the band had six members.〔 Their album ''Opa'' was released later, in 2007.〔 It was one of five albums nominated for Best World Group at the 2007 Canadian Folk Music Awards〔 Briga continued to be a member as of 2009.〔 That year the band released the album ''Balkan Dance'' on Gypsy Records.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Les Gitans de Sarajevo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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