On a giant?s back we can admire the scenery, that?s for sure. One giant step and we?re in the middle of Bucharest, with traffic jams, a violin playing in the distance, turbo-folk non-stop on the radio.
Another stride and we?ll be in Istanbul for the üd, or in Algiers for the mandole. Another step? a lullaby heard through an open window...
In Brussels it?s midnight and we don?t feel tired. We?ll go on playing. Wild imagination, unbridled virtuosity: we have everything that?s needed. Zakouska likes to meet up with different cultures and mix their music. Romanian music, jazz, saturated guitars, outrageous improvisations? Everyone at some time must have dreamed of being able to travel on a giant?s back.
And Zakouska?s plays leapfrog over the summits of the Carpathians!
Tracks: 1 Bons Baisers de Valachie; 2 Stoican in NY; 3 Coconut; 4 Vlad Tepes; 5 Chouke; 6 Crin Crin; 7 Fulgerica; 8 Nou; 9 Ecart Bulgare; 10 Bazalika; 11 Gnawagroove
