My Last Song – A Tribute to Macedonia’s Gypsy Queen (ARC Music) is a new album from Esma Redžepova and Nune Brothers, scheduled for release…
A Tribute to Macedonia’s Gypsy Queen
Tag: Gypsy music
WOMEX Award-Winner Mónika Lakatos Releases Hangszín
Award-winning Hungarian Roma (Gypsy) singer Mónika Lakatos has a new album titled Hangszín. The new recording showcases the living Olah Romani musical heritage, performed by…
Mónika Lakatos Receives the WOMEX 2020 Artist Award
Hungarian artist Mónika Lakatos is the recipient of the WOMEX 2020 Artist Award. Within Hungary, the Olah Roma (Gypsies) are a minority of a minority,…
Rich Vocal and Fiddle Traditions of Central Slovakia
Pokošovci – Ľudová hudba (Tradana, 2019) This splendid double album by Slovak band Pokošovci showcases the rich musical practices of Slovakia: traditional Slovak music, the…
Esma’s Band Continues the Tradition of the Queen of the Gypsies
The album Gipsy Dance (ARC Music) by Esma’s Band – Next Generation continues the tradition of famed Macedonian Roma (Gypsy) singer Esma Redžepova, also known…
Artist Profiles: Sergiu Popa
Born in Chisinau in 1981, Moldova, Sergiu Popa is a member of a well-known Roma (Gypsy) musical dynasty in his country. He, like several generations…
Artist Profiles: Alex Caton
Alex Caton grew up in England, Scotland and the East Coast of the United States. She first put a bow in her hands at the…
Olah Gypsy Maestros Romano Drom to Release Give Me Wine
Acclaimed Hungarian Gypsy band Romano Drom is set to release its new album, Give Me Wine, on May 31, 2019 through Riverboat Records. Romano Drom…
Interview with Faith i Branko
She’s an English rose, an accordionist and circus performer from a Cotswolds hamlet. He’s a virtuoso Roma violinist from a village in West Serbia. How…
Artist Profiles: Sukar
1990 was the first functioning year for the group Sukar, made up of active members of tamburitzza orchestras from Ljubljana at the time. These artists,…