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Germany

RomnoPower

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RomnoPower

As part of the RomnoPower Culture Week 2025, Cinema Quadrat and the Baden-Württemberg Association of German Sinti and Roma will present

director Adrian Oeser’s two documentaries in person. In addition, protagonist Wesley Höllenreiner will provide insights into his family history. Both films address the long periods of disenfranchisement of Sinti and Roma.

Lithuania News Eastern Europe

Gypsy Fest

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Gypsy Fest

This year’s “Gypsy Fest” was an attempt to bring awareness to the Roma culture and customs. A colourful parade passed through the centre of Vilnius. One of the festival’s highlights was a Roma village with traditional dishes and handicrafts. A fashion show and a free concert also took place.

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Slovakia; Te prindžaras ame

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Slovakia; Te prindžaras ame

The 21st annual festival Te prindžaras amen – Let’s Get to Know each other, which will took place on Sunday at the Museum of the Slovak Village in Martin, was dedicated to traditional forms of dance of various Romani groups in Slovakia. As reported by the cultural and promotional manager of the Slovak National Museum (SNM) in Martin, Milena Kiripolská, the event’s program has been shortened to only 1:00 p.m. due to adverse weather.

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Vilnius: Festival

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Vilnius: Festival

The two-day “Gypsy Fest 2025” festival dedicated to Roma culture kicked off in Vilnius on Friday. The program includes a colorful parade, a fashion show, traditional food tastings, and Roma music concerts.

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“Traditional” Dance

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“Traditional” Dance

The 21st annual festival Te prindžaras amen – Let’s Get to Know Each Other, which will take place on Sunday, September 14 at the Museum of the Slovak Village in Martin, will be dedicated to traditional forms of dance of various Roma groups in Slovakia.

Unfortunate that the picture reflects more stereotypes that tradition …

Lithuania News Eastern Europe

Gypsy Fest in Lithuania

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Gypsy Fest in Lithuania

This September, Lithuanian listeners will be treated to a veritable cocktail of famous performers. According to the press release, the best Roma performers from abroad will perform on the stage of the international festival “Gypsy Fest 2025”.

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Gypsy Fire

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Gypsy Fire

On Saturday, September 6, the Bystrica amphitheatre will be singing and dancing for the 19th Gypsy Fire.

The Gypsy Fire traditionally brings a spirited musical experience full of passion. On Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 5:00 p.m., great Roma musicians, dancers and singers will perform at the Paľa Bielik Amphitheatre in Banská Bystrica. The climax of the Gypsy Fire will be Rytmus.

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“Djelem Djelem” Festival

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“Djelem Djelem” Festival

For the twelfth time, the “Djelem Djelem” cultural festival in Dortmund, Germany, invites visitors to numerous events in September. At Germany’s largest Sinti and Roma cultural festival, visitors can immerse themselves in the art, culture, history, and present of the Sinte*zze and Roma.

From September 1st to 15th, the Sintiand Roma cultural festival will focus on themes and events surrounding art, history, and the present that affect the Roma. The festival invites visitors to experience and celebrate these cultures with concerts, exhibitions, films, training courses, and encounters. Most of the events are free of charge. The festival is organized by the City of Dortmund together with numerous partners, including AWO Dortmund, Romano Than e.V., and Keuning.haus.

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Festival “Romský Bašavel”

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Festival “Romský Bašavel”

The sixth annual cultural event Roma Bašavel will take place on Thursday, August 14, 2025, from 5 p.m. at the Novodvorská Cultural Centre in Prague 4. The festival will present both traditional and modern Roma music and dance, and visitors can also look forward to a rich accompanying program and specialties of Roma cuisine. The Romea.cz news server was informed about this by Anna Chválová, the officer for national minorities and integration of foreigners of the Prague 4 Municipal District.

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Niš: Šaban Festival

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Niš: Šaban Festival

The 14th Roma Music Festival “Zauvek Šaban Bajramović”, dedicated to the Roma musician and composer Šaban Bajramović started on August 6th in the amphitheatre on the Niš quay in Serbia.

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Brass Festival

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Brass Festival

The world’s largest trumpet festival is dominated by Roma musicians from the Serbian south. This is their style, and most of the bad are professional, and an common sight in weddings, feasts, and burials.

The rest of the article is bad. “Irregular rhythms” refers to non ½ simple bats that are common in the Balkans, and the origins of Serbian Roma displayed there show the lack of knowledge of the journalist…

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Gypsy Fest

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Gypsy Fest

The festival that breaks down prejudices and unites cultures will celebrate its big anniversary in 2025. After ten years, Gipsy Fest returns to Žarnovica with the strongest program in history. You can look forward to Cigánski diabli, Kandračovci, P.A.T., Jasmina Alagič and many others.

Czech Republic

Pilsen Brawl

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Pilsen Brawl

A brawl between Roma families in Pilsen saw the intervention of the police, and cast a shadow on this event.

Bad.

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Roma Festivals …

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Roma Festivals …

An editorial one can only agree with. There is a multiplication of events called “Roma festivals”. This article focuses on the ones created in Slovakia, but this is a phenomenon that exists across Europe. Quality, impact, and meaningfulness are seldom discussed. We have basic folklore, unfortunately pandering to the usual stereotypes.

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Brawl

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Brawl

In the centre of Pilsen, Czechia, after the AraFest 2025 Roma culture festival, which took place on Republic Square in the very centre of the city, police had to intervene because of a fight between tow Romani families.

Shame.

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Glastonbury and Roma

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Glastonbury and Roma

The musical formation Songs of Roma will perform at one of the largest and most famous music festivals in the world in Glastonbury in the United Kingdom. They will present the Romani repertoire and will also lead a workshop on traditional singing. The festival takes place from June 25 to 29 and will offer a varied cultural program focused, among other things, on the Romani community.

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Khamoro Festival Volunteers

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Khamoro Festival Volunteers

Twelve ROMEA scholarship holders participated in the organization of the World Roma Festival Khamoro this year as part of the educational program “Khamoro shares experiences”, organized by Slovo 21. They helped with production, communication with guests, and documentation of events. In the process, they gained valuable experience, strengthened their self-confidence and pride in their own identity. They also shared their impressions on stage during the final gala concert, and Denisa Hamáčková’s vlog captures the process of their involvement.

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