Gypsy Fest, a large Rroma festival, just opened in Bratislava.
A nice article on Häns’che Weiss, one of the most prominent musicians of the Gypsy Jazz scene who recently passed away.
As every year, the so-called Travelling Culture Centre of Jenische, Sinti and Rroma stopped in Zurich. With a moving exhibition, a few caravans and some music, the centre aims to present the culture of travellers in Switzerland, mostly the Jenische, but to a lesser extent some of the Sinti and Rroma in that country.
An article on Romanian folk brass, and the tour of a group in Canada!
The movie on Rytmus, a now well-known musician in his home country Slovakia is touring the world. This time in India.
The Rroma music festival “Khamoro” just started in Prague.
A nice summary of the career of the Gypsy Kings!
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Two article on a festival last week end in Western France.
An interesting proposition … Concerts at home. A Dutch musician, together with 4 Rromni is making concerts in people’s homes. A nice way for people to meet Rroma.
In spite of some positive coverage due to the international Rroma day, this week’s French chronicle is not particularly nice. First, an intervention of the police in a Rroma camp near the prison of Loos in the North of France, an attempt to remove the Rroma from this camp; in the North, two families are expulsed; toilets are awaited in a camp near la Rochelle in the West of France; a new camping spot for travelers is installed near Paris in the bois de Vioncennes; near Paris, the arrival of Rroma is problematic; the Seine’s banks are being cleaned near a former Rroma camp; and news about a gang of thieves who stole tools near Dijon.
On a more positive note, a French Radio broadcasted for a day from a Rroma ghetto in Paris; and a positive action in the North of France!
Swiss travelers don’t want to be thrown into the same pot as foreign Rroma and Sinti (note that Rroma are always foreign here).
Too bad the press plays along.
A festival is taking place right now in the South of France in Marseilles…
Romanian Rroma street musicians have proven to be a hit on YouTube. 130’000 hits and counting.
The story of the Rroma musicians from Kosovo fighting discrimination is doing the rounds! Good and a good reminder that Rroma were ethnically cleansed away from Kosovo.
We reported yesterday on the Kosovo Rroma musician fighting prejudice. More about them here !
Some Rroma musicians in Kosovo are using music to fight the prejudices they are facing as Rroma in Kosovo. That country, although it had one of the highest proportion of Rroma in the Balkan has been ethnically cleaned. Only ca. 25’000 Rroma remain, less that 10% of the original population.
A Manouche in the temple of classical music in Zurich … It doesn’t happen everyday.
Gypsy jazz – kind of explained …
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