Bamboula Ferret and Fapy Lafertin - Ou welto risella

Born in Belgium in 1919, Eduard 'Bamboula' Ferret was a Gypsy of mixed Gitan-Manouche origin. As a youngster he started to play guitar with musicians from his family and was quickly considered an exceptional talent. Eventually, in the sixties, he moved to France where he concentrated more on playing the violin, and especially on singing. Aside from the strong influence Bamboula had on many musicians he was also the first inspiration for his nephew Fapy Lafertin to pick up the guitar. Fapy later became one of the world's greatest guitar players in the Gyspy swing tradition.

Some twenty years ago Bamboula started to compose, in collaboration with Fapy, songs in his native Romani tongue. About a decade later they started to record these originals, combined with some French songs that Bamboula knew from his youth.

Sadly enough, Eduard 'Bamboula' Ferret passed away in 2008, leaving this recording as his last testimony

features
Bamboula Ferret - vocals
Fapy Lafertin - guitar
Koen de Cauter - double bass
Tcha Limberger - double bass

1 Ki rat was toch gich ferleidege
2 Ou welto risella
3 Tu te souviendras de moi
4 Tu m'apprendras
5 Mit mour geiga
6 An miro terno tsiro
7 Je sais un petit coin joli
8 Maman, la plus belle du monde
9 Me Rodammen
10 I Leida
11 Sympathie
12 Rêver de vous
13 Ou djouvia
14 Me am kole morch
15 Pour un peu d'amour