Daily Archives: May 22, 2023

Czech Republic: Arson Victims

May 22, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Karel Janeček’s foundation, in response to the early release from prison of two of the Vítkov arsonists, has established a collection called “We Stand With Natálka” (“Stojíme za Natálkou”). The aim to not only to help the victims of this arson, but also to highlight that little is done in the country for victims of serious crime.

Czech collection established to aid family of Romani arson victim after two neo-Nazi arsonists’ early release from prison. In: Romea. 19.03.2023. https://romea.cz/en/czech-republic/czech-collection-established-to-aid-family-of-romani-arson-victim-after-two-neo-nazi-arsonists-early-release-from-prison

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Catalan Rumba in Hungary

May 22, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

MazsiMó-GipsyMó’s first album titled Gypsy DNA was launched in a concert on May 19, 2023 in the Akvárium Klub in Budapest. The formation, which plays music based on Catalan rumba, was created in August 2021 by the internationally recognized band Romengo and the head of the International Gypsy and World Music Network, Mihály Mazsi Rostás. The Catalan rumba was made known all over the world by the Gipsy Kings.

The members of the band express themselves most easily in the Lovári language, and they also want to get the young Gypsies – who generally speak the language of their grandparents less and less – to sing as much as possible to the catchy tunes in Gypsy.

Vérpezsdítő spanyolos dallamok hét gitáron és énekhangon. In: Index.hu. 18.05.2023. https://index.hu/kultur/2023/05/18/mazsimo-gipsymo-elso-lemeze-cigany-dns/

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