[WSMDiscuss] The Vibrant Romani Culture and Music across Europe

[Tord Björk]

Thankyou for this useful post coming timely after the post on repression of
Romani people in Europe. I posted it among the comments to the repression
post I made with the help of your first links on repression. Fore
whatever it is with the repression posts received more than 200 likes which
is considerably much for political posts in a country like Sweden with 10
million inhabitants. But more important than likes, thankyou for making
posts not only about repression bur also on culture.

Tord Björk

email: tord.bjork at gmail.com, skype: tordbjork, tel: +46 (0)722 15 16 90
address: Götgatan 7 A, 29133 Kristianstad, Sweden



On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 7:19 PM Umakant via WSM-Discuss <
wsm-discuss at lists.openspaceforum.net> wrote:

> Dear Friends
>
> Greetings! On the links given below you could read and also watch some
> videos about the vibrant Romani culture and music across Europe. It has a
> long history and it is also quite diverse and across genre from traditional
> folk songs to modern hip-hop and reggae style. Romani singers and musicians
> made a rich contribution in not only keeping their art alive but also
> passed them over to the future generations.
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> It may not be possible to compile everything in such a small post like
> this but an attempt has been made to give a preview of what lies beneath
> the rich history of Roma people in Europe through archival and contemporary
> resource materials.
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> Do pass it on to others in your circle/network.
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> *“Gelem, Gelem”,* The Roma Anthem was composed by Zarko Jovanovic and
> adopted at the First Romani Congress held in 1971. It has been adapted in
> several orthography and local dialects of Romani language across Europe. It
> was titles as “*Opre Roma (Arise, Roma)*”
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> I went, I went on long roads
> I met happy Roma
> O Roma, where do you come from,
> With tents happy on the road?
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> O Roma, O Romani youths!
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> I once had a great family,
> The Black Legion murdered them
> Come with me, Roma from all the world
> For the Roma, roads have opened
> Now is the time, rise up Roma now,
> We will rise high if we act
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> O Roma, O Romani youths!
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> Open, God, White doors
> So I can see where are my people.
> Come back to tour the roads
> And walk with happy Roma
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> O Roma, O Romani youths!
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> Up, Romani people! Now is the time
> Come with me, Roma from all the world
> Dark face and dark eyes,
> I want them like dark grapes
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> O Roma, O Romani youths!
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> (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_anthem)
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> *Gipsy Groove - Xhellem Xhellem - Çaje Shukarie, Kartolinë nga Kosova*
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxma46rDK6E
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> *Kosovo’s Bob Marley*
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> Egzon Avdullahi, Balkan Insight, July 25, 2012
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> https://balkaninsight.com/2012/07/25/kosovo-s-bob-marley/
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> Kafu earned his reputation from singing Qur’anic verses. But then he found
> Bob Marley and was inspired to created a new music band , Gypsy Groove,
> fusing Balkans Roma music, mixed with jazz and reggae.
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> *Gipsy Kings - Live at The Royal Albert Hall in London*
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x076bAjLo14
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> *Djelem Djelem - Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra*
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23dW3H9yFSU
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>
> *RomArchive*
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> https://www.romarchive.eu/en/
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> Available in English, German and Romani Language
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> *A new digital archive of the Roma reflects diverse cultures*
>
> DW, January 24, 2019
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> https://www.dw.com/en/a-new-digital-archive-of-the-roma-reflects-diverse-cultures/a-47208910
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> The Roma have contributed to European cultural history in unexpected ways.
> The new RomArchive is designed to raise awareness of Romani cultures and
> arts — and aims to counter stereotypical presentations.
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> *Kálmán Balogh: Hungarian Folk And Gypsy Music*
>
> Andrew Kingsford-Smith, Culture trip, December 07, 2016
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> https://theculturetrip.com/europe/hungary/articles/hungarian-folk-and-gypsy-music-an-interview-with-k-lm-n-balogh/
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> Renowned as one of the greatest cimbalom players in the world, Kálmán
> Balogh is an iconic figure in the Hungarian folk and Gypsy music scenes. We
> interviewed this virtuoso musician, asking him about his influences and
> what it is like fusing this age-old genre with other styles from different
> cultures.
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> *Gypsy Songs from Hungary*
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> Traditional Music Channel, November 22, 2016
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0-IAD9kNKk
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> *Gypsy melody*
>
> Al Jazeera, July 30, 2014
>
> Gypsy melody
> <https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeraworld/2014/07/gypsy-melody-201472982443236908.html>
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> Gypsy melody
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> Two Serbian Gypsies celebrate Roma culture through music.
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> <https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeraworld/2014/07/gypsy-melody-201472982443236908.html>
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> Two Serbian Gypsies celebrate Roma culture through music.
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> With Regards
>
> Umakant, Ph. D
>
> New Delhi
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> *My final words of advice to you are educate, agitate and organize; have
> faith in yourself. With justice on our side I do not see how we can lose
> our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy. The battle is in the
> fullest sense spiritual. There is nothing material or social in it. For
> ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is battle for freedom. It
> is the battle of reclamation of human personality. B.R.Ambedkar*
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