In Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali and Romany, the words for counting from 1 to 4 are identical. Romany, an Indic language, has nothing to do with Romania, or Rome: It belongs to the Romany nation (often ...

To coincide with today’s essay on Gypsy music by Robert Christgau, Audiofile thought it would be fun to offer some audio accompaniment. Take a listen to the following songs and song samples from ...

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 ...

PETRŽALKA’s Klub Za Zrkadlom has developed a nice tradition of presenting, apart from time-tested musicians, interesting genres outside the current mainstream, like jazz, blues, folklore (including ...

Ultrafaux stands out from all of the other Reinhardt-inspired bands because they perform original material: strong tunes played by a hot band- and here the core is augmented by clarinet, violin and ...

A listening activity that focuses on how traditional, folk, and classical music influence one another, as exemplified by Sarasate's "Gypsy Airs" (Zieguernewisen). On this show 12-year-old Anna JiEun ...