tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454101023481599661.post2334421793153611699..comments2023-11-25T07:37:16.161-05:00Comments on Folk Roots/Folk Branches with Mike Regenstreif: The Other Europeans - SplendorMike Regenstreifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12721500918572707338noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454101023481599661.post-14357829833625343102012-04-19T02:17:09.647-04:002012-04-19T02:17:09.647-04:00Hmmm "Lautar is the music of Eastern European...Hmmm "Lautar is the music of Eastern European Roma (Gypsies)". I know it's hard to explain the nuances, but this is not accurate.<br /><br />'Muzica lautareasca' refers to a subgroup of related styles played by Romanian hereditary professional musicians (known as lautari). This group has historically been dominated by Roma (aka gypsies). There is other music played for and by gypsies in eastern europe, a lot of it very different. Some would also argue that there are or have been non-gypsy 'lautari'.<br /><br />I recommend Speranta Radulescu's book 'Taifasuri despre muzica tiganeasca' for an in-depth look at the complexities of this.<br /><br />'Lautar' means a single musician and 'Lautar music' is an invented genre name - there is no english term for this music. In Romanian it would be called 'muzica lautareasca'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com