Gypsy music and musicians

Gypsy Music

Gypsy music comprises various genres performed by the Gypsy or Roma (also called Rom and romani) people. It varies considerably from country to country. It includes Spanish Gypsy rumba (Spain and the Camargue area in southern France), Flamenco (Spain), Gypsy jazz guitar or Manouche (France), Balkan brass bands, Eastern European wedding orchestras, and much more.

Gypsy Artists

World Music Central has a large database of world music artists. For Gypsy musicians go to Artist biographies and search under Gypsy or Roma.

Gypsy lyrics and songs

• The Amala Summer School has songs from Vojvodina, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Roma (Gypsy) songs in Real Audio format.

Gypsy music Schools

• Amala Summer School for Gypsy Music

• Several schools in Spain offer flamenco classes. Go to the Music schools section for more information.

Gypsy Culture Web sites:

• Rom News Network. Not exactly a music Web site, Rom News Network provides information about Gypsy culture and current affairs. E-mail: rnn@romnews.com

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