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The Rajko Ensemble: celebrating the influence of Romany tradition on classical music
The Gypsy fiddler is an enduring Romany stereotype, but we often forget there are also many Romany classical musicians and that in Central Europe the Romany tradition has…
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The Rajko Ensemble: celebrating the influence of Romany tradition on classical music
The Gypsy fiddler is an enduring Romany stereotype, but we often forget there are also many Romany classical musicians and that in Central Europe the Romany tradition has…
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Roma Rising: portrait of a community
While shooting portraits for what was to become an award-winning book - "101: Artists in the Post-Revolution Czech Republic" - the American photographer Chad Evans Wyatt…
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Goran Bregovic brings curious Balkan mix to Prague
Prague residents had a rare opportunity this weekend to hear an orchestra whose music is so eclectic, even its band leader calls it "Frankenstein." That's because Yugoslav…
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Goran Bregovic brings curious Balkan mix to Prague
Prague residents had a rare opportunity this weekend to hear an orchestra whose music is so eclectic, even its band leader calls it "Frankenstein." That's because Yugoslav…
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Nova Skola publishes new book of drawings and stories by Romany children
Nova Skola is a local non-governmental organisation here in the Czech Republic that runs an annual competition called Romano Suno, or Romany Dream, aimed at giving Romany…