“Blowin’ in the Wind” (2001) – Kek Lang * Written by Bob Dylan * LP: Chants from Kek Lang: Summer Moons, Winter Moons, Romany Songs * Label: Long Distance
In 2013, the Buda Musique label based in France released a compilation called From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan with an eye-catching cover featuring an image of Dylan’s profile as the borders of a nation. It comes off as a visual joke—no Dylan nation could be conceivable for such a border-defying body of work. A standout track among that CD’s rather exotic offerings, though, is this Hungarian gypsy folk version of “Blowin’ in the Wind” by the group Kek Lang, originally released in 2001 on the French Long Distance label. You’ll need to listen well beyond the one-minute mark, when the tempo picks up and the euphoria kicks in.