Valentina Ponomareva's renderings of Gypsy music from Russia sparkle with all the forgotten romance of that culture. Ponomareva, accompanied by traditional guitars and violins, performs with sweetness and romance. She draws on her own Gypsy heritage and long experience as a Gypsy musician to this impressive recording, where Wanderlust notes that "the passion in her voice shines through."
4 Tol'ko Raz Byvaet V Zhizni Vstrecha [Only Once in Your Life, Could Be S
5 On Uekhal [He Goes Away]
6 Kai Yone [Where Is She]
7 Skoro Den' [One Day Soon]
8 Lautary
9 Kalitka [Wicket-Gate]
10 Igra Iyubvi [A Game of Love]
11 Shatritsa [The Tent]
12 Ne Uezzhai, Ty Moi Golubchik [Don't Leave Me My Dear]
13 Net, Ne Lyubil on [No, He Did Not Love Me]
14 Heyka
15 Yamschik, Ne Goni Loshadei [Cabman, Don't Drive So Fast]
16 Nane Tsokha [I Don't Have Any Earrings]
17 Rasstavayas', Ona Govorila [At the Parting She Said...]
18 Kumushka [The Godmother]
19 Turka
20 A Naposledok Ya Skazhu [At the End I'll Say...]
Valentina Ponomareva's renderings of Gypsy music from Russia sparkle with all the forgotten romance of that culture. Ponomareva, accompanied by traditional guitars and violins, performs with sweetness and romance. She draws on her own Gypsy heritage and long experience as a Gypsy musician to this impressive recording, where Wanderlust notes that "the passion in her voice shines through."
