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Thread #96423   Message #1885629
Posted By: greg stephens
14-Nov-06 - 02:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: Borat film exploits Romanian gypsies
Subject: RE: BS: Borat film exploits Romanian gypsies
I thought it provided eccellent publicity for Ioan Ivancea(Romanian gypsy music), and also for the stunning singing of the Bulgarian London-based singer Dessi(sorry can't remember her whole name, I'm sure somebody else will come up with it). OK, the film is offensive: so is a lot of humour. i think you all must know what you are going to get if you look at Ali G, or Borat. Anyway, I thought it was excellent. And it brought great traditional folk music to a wide mainstream audiencee. Great stuff.