The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra

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The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra

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The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra of America and California was an itinerant band of engineers, doctors, teachers, and musicians who played their music at weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, and other celebrations. Formed in 1976 by friends who shared a love of Yiddish, Russian, and Rom (Gypsy) music, the band was among the first of its kind to blossom in California. Violin, lute, balalaika (a triangular, stringed lute), contra-bass balalaika, bouzouki (a pear-shaped, long-necked lute), accordion, domra (another long-necked lute), and guitar accompany singers from Israel, Russia, and Mill Valley. Tracks include Russian and Ukrainian folk songs, an Israeli love song inspired by King Solomon's Song of Songs, a ritual circumcision song in Ladino (the language of the Spanish Jews), and a classic Yiddish riddle song ("Tumbalalaika") about the mysteries of the heart.

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
3 Inches Of The World	Hamza El Din, The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra, Ustad Sultan Khan, Music Of Upper And Lower Egypt	1988	Compil.
The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra Otherwise Known As The Travelling Jewish Wedding	The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra	1981	Album

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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