Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month was established in Britain in 2008 as a way of challenging stereotypes and prejudice, and raising awareness of the diverse heritage and rich contributions of ...

My friend Donald Cohen has written a new book about Gypsy Music called Gypsy Voices: Songs from the Romani Soul. It is his third book about music; his earlier books include Fado Português: Songs from ...

That’s what Cinematic Intelligence Agency called “Gypsy Caravan,” a nearly two-hour documentary that follows a busload of Roma musicians on a triumphant tour across America. That quippy description is ...

Voice of Roma, a human rights advocacy organization dedicated to the promotion of Romani (Gypsy) cultural arts and traditions, is proud to announce the 18th annual Herdeljezi Balkan Romani Music ...

Summertime and the living is frenzied in Paris's trendy nightclub neighborhood of Pigalle. Where absinthe-swigging artists, musicians and cabaret singers once swarmed to watch the can-can girls raise ...

Everybody assumes the people most refer to as Gypsies, who prefer the name Roma, are travellers. In fact the common stereotype we have of the Roma is that they travel around in caravans stealing from ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Kitka is pleased to announce Voice of Roma's 19th annual Herdeljezi Romani ...

Sanda Weigl's life is larger than the gypsy lore reflected in her songs. Weigl was born in Romania and began her musical career in a state-sponsored East German rock band called Team 4. As a teenager ...

It’s easy to understand the allure of Gypsy music. It evokes a certain amount of vagabond romanticism that comes from a culture of people who have wandered for generations. There is also a passion in ...

Few cultures have been as demonized and romanticized as the Gypsies, but the New York Gypsy Festival focuses on their spirit as embodied in their soulful, exuberant music. This year’s festival, taking ...

This is the latest in a series profiling Pikes Peak region bands. Grace Easley and Gordon Lewis met while playing music in Springfield, Mo., and fell in love. “We both had instruments in hand when we ...

This week Rhythm Planet features music from a new book by music historian Donald Cohen, Gypsy Voices: Songs from the Romani Soul. The new volume explores the Roma diaspora throughout Eastern Europe, ...