Romica Puceanu (1928 - 1996) was a Romani singer and interpreter from Romania. During her life time she was appreciated for her unique voice and the for the choices of songs she preferred to interpret (about love, life, time, memory). By the 1960s and 70s she had become in Romania, the unrivaled interpreter of the cintec de pahar, that form of urban Romanian Gypsy song, a combination of Turkish and Romanian elements in a unique Gypsy setting. She possessed an exquisite voice and was singer of great sensitivity and depth.
Romica Puceanu, Cine Nu Stie ce-i Doru, Eletrecord STM-EPE 01144
Saraiman
Cine nu Stie Ce-i doru (Who doesn't know what sorrow is)
Eu de cind te-am cunoscut (Ever since I met you)
Geaba mai ma duc acasa (Pointlessly I head for home)
La Cîrcuma de la drum (The tavern on the road)
Erau zarzarii-nfloriti (When the Apricot was in Bloom)
Pasare necunoscuta (Unknown birds)
Cînd ai parinti lînga tine (When you have your parents by your side)
Thanks to the great work of Prof. Robert Garfias at Department of Anthropology at UCI, University of California, Irvine. Long live Prof. Garfias!
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