Duka report

For this next installment of Tamburalicks, I am going to stray from my regular mode of presenting licks and introduce someone who has had a great deal of experience learning from and playing with one of the best tamburasi in the world.. Steve Wagner, otherwise known as Prsti, is an accomplished tamburas living in the Pittsburgh area. A significant part of his tambura career has been spent in the company of Jerry Grcevich. Throughout his years of performing with Jerry, Prsti has collected a vast repertoire of songs in his musical scrapbook and has graciously allowed Vjeko and myself to share some with you. This week’s feature is a Gypsy Kolo for prim. In the next edition of Tamburalicks, you’ll get the accompanying brac 2 part. Enjoy this one. It has quite a few accidentals and shifts and leaps all over the neck.

Prsti's famous quote: “Quit playin’ my part!”

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Click here to download Gypsy kolo 1 midi file

Please click here to hear full version of Gypsy kolo 1 as performed by Jerry Grcevich and Vjeko Dimter.

Note by Vjeko: I think, we recorded this kolo back in 1992 on Jerry's old 8 track Fostex recorder. Recording was done just for fun and it was never intended for public release. I am posting it here that you can hear what the lick is supposed to sound like when played on tambura.