Ciocărlia against Serbian Gypsy brass band Boban & Marco Markovic Orkestar. The pairing of the two Balkan brass bands proved popular, and the ensembles toured Europe several times, both bands sharing the stage as they engaged in a good-natured battle to see who could generate the loudest audience response. Having toured Balkan Brass Battle internationally, Fanfare Ciocărlia were invited to Toronto in 2013 to record with Canadian guitarist Adrian Raso. The resulting album, Devil's Tale, was released by Asphalt Tango Records in the spring of 2014 and billed as Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocărlia. Twentieth anniversary, new releases: 2016–present In 2016, Fanfare Ciocărlia released their eighth studio album, Onwards to Mars!, on Asphalt Tango Records. The album included "Fiesta de Negritos", a cumbia dance track they recorded in Medellín, Colombia with Puerto Candelaria. The same year, the band celebrated their twentieth anniversary. To commemorate this, Fanfare Ciocărlia released the compilation 20 and participated in a world tour. In 2021, Fanfare Ciocărlia published their latest album, It Wasn't Hard to Love You. Band members Current Costel Oprică Ivancea – saxophone, clarinet Dan Ionel Ivancea – saxophone, vocals Costică "Cimai" Trifan – trumpet, vocals Paul Marian Bulgaru – trumpet Lazăr Rădulescu – trumpet, vocals Crăciun Ovidiu Trifan – trumpet Benedikt Stehle – percussion Costel "Gisniaca" Ursu – bass drum Constantin Cântea – tuba Monel Trifan – tuba Constantin Călin – tenor horn Laurențiu Mihai Ivancea – baritone horn Past Ioan Ivancea – vocals Discography Studio albums Radio Pașcani (1998) Baro Biao – World Wide Wedding (1999) Iag Bari – The Gypsy Horns from the Mountains Beyond (2001) Gili Garabdi – Ancient Secrets of Gypsy Brass (2005) Queens and Kings (2007) Onwards to Mars! (2016) It Wasn't Hard to Love You (2021) Collaborations Aco Bocina (special guest Fanfare Ciocărlia) – Aco Bocina (2001) Boban & Marko Marković Orkestar with Fanfare Ciocărlia – Balkan Brass Battle (2011) Boban Marković, Fanfare Ciocărlia & more – Brass Noir – On the Trans Balkan Highway (2011) Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocărlia – Devil's Tale (2014) Live albums Live (2009) Compilations Princes Amongst Men – The Soundtrack to the Book (2008) Best of Gypsy Brass (2009) 20 (2016) DVDs Gypsy Brass Legends – The Story of the Band (2004) See also Lăutari Ciocârlia (lăutaresc tune) References External links Fanfare Ciocărlia on Asphalt Tango Records Romanian Romani musical groups Balkan music Lăutari and lăutărească music Brass bands Romani-language bands