A new documentary, Gypsy Caravan, chronicles the trans-Atlantic music tour of five major gypsy ensembles. Director Jasmine Dellal discusses the film. There's another intriguing movie in theaters now ...
Documentary on history and culture of the gypsy communities worldwide. It takes you to India, then to Egypt and Spain, then to Bosnia, Herzegovina and Macedonia, then to Hungary and Germany, and ...
The Romany Trail Part One takes us on a search for the lost gypsy tribes of Egypt up the Nile to the ancient town of Luxor in the shadow of the great Pharaohs tombs Along the way from the markets of ...
Vol. 24, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE: The New Old Europe Sound: Claiming Balkan, Romani, and Klezmer Musics (August 2015), pp. 260-285 (26 pages) Published By: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. This article explores ...
The music of Gypsies (who prefer to be called Roma or Romani) is so hypnotic, it's being performed widely by others. Dozens of Northen California bands playing this type of music, but made up of ...
Going into this week’s International Accordion Fest (and beyond), it’d be helpful for “world music” fans to make a little permanent mental adjustment: Take all the good, funky associations you have ...
If you’re reading this as an adult, chances are you know how to tie your shoes. Whether you learned the loop swoop and pull method or the bunny ears method, you probably didn’t learn from a book but ...
Don’t let the name fool you: Flat Out Strangers aren’t difficult to meet. On any given First Thursday, the Columbia-based ensemble can be found at Michael’s Café and Catering on Main Street, ...
Headliners this year are legendary saxophonist Yuri Yunakov & the Grand Masters of Roma Music including Sal Mamudoski on clarinet, keyboardist and vocalist Erhan (Rambo) Umer, and percussionist Rumen ...
The Romany Trail Part Two is a penetrating provocative tour of a fabled peoples existence It reveals the prejudice they still face daily and which they combat with the lyrics and music they have ...