10. Take two of the hardest-rocking Gypsy brass bands in the world - Romania's celebrated Fanfare Ciocărlia and Serbian father-and-son dynasty Boban & Marco Markovic Orchestra - unleash them on one stage and get ready for an epic soundclash. That's exactly what Berlin-based Asphalt Tango records did last year, and the resulting album - and tour - took Europe by storm. That's because this brass band juggernaut's controlled chaos is fueled by some of the most skillful and virtuosic Roma musicians anywhere in the world - and the playing is often as sweet and delicate as it is loud and bombastic. Skip novelty covers like "Caravan" and the James Bond theme and go straight for the hard stuff. 12/13/11
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