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Romanian Rockers Gig House Of Music

26 November 2008

By Marina Darmaros

Until 1996, the 12 members of Romanian Gypsy band Fanfare Ciocarlia were peasant farmers and factory workers who performed at weddings and baptisms just to earn a living. None of them even had passports, but their new life of world tours and music awards has not brought about any seismic shifts in their lifestyles.

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