Podcast
Romanie Plai de Dor
Grigore Lese – Musical Folklorist
Lucia Davis and George Dumitrache speak with special guest: Grigore Lese a Romanian collector and interpreter of authentic Romanian folklore. His work has featured in art films and documentaries from Romania, the BBC and on festival stages throughout the world“Singing is necessity. Without songs, people don’t survive. Singing is grace, it is transcendental custom”.
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