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Old 06-26-2010, 11:36 AM   #44 (permalink)
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Like everyone else, I feel his story is just unreal.
You know you hear about gypsies and caravans and such, but that gypsy way of life couldn't get any further away from what I know. It may as well have happened on another planet. So listening to his music really just engulfs me in that gypsy atmosphere that I would have never been able to experience otherwise. he is an amazing guitarist, yes, but its that atmoshpere I really love.
For me Django's music reminds me more of Paris and hedonistic urban nightlife from the early-mid 20th century.

For Gypsy atmosphere/music from that time - you should watch the movie "The Man Who Cried". It features a real gypsy band that plays traditional gypsy music

The band is in the movie - here's a short song
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