Oct 11th, 2008 · Romanian singer Sanda Weigl learned traditional songs from the gypsies living around her home when she was a child. Today, she sings these songs across the U.S. as part of a Romanian cultural outreach campaign, but the singer's life remains larger than the Gypsy lore reflected in her songs.
Sep 25th, 2008 · There are more than nine million Roma, also known as "Gypsys," living in Europe. But their lives have been marked with poverty, lack of education and outright racism. The European Union (EU) met for the first time in its history last week to talk about the challenges faced by the Roma minority. David Mark, of the EU Roma Policy Coalition, explains the recent summit.
Sep 16th, 2008 · Although his career has been stylistically varied, multi-instrumentalist John Jorgenson is most comfortable performing the Django Reinhardt-inspired Gypsy swing heard here on Mountain Stage.
Aug 5th, 2008 · The French band has been energetically spreading its own brand of klezmer, Gypsy music and jazz around the entire world for almost 15 years. Leaders Eric and Olivier Slabiak bring their dueling fiddles to a live Mountain Stage performance.
Jul 10th, 2008 · Italy's anti-immigrant interior minister has launched a program to fingerprint its ethnic Roma gypsy residents as a measure to crack down on street crime. Is this an indication that Europe is becoming more hostile toward immigrants?
May 12th, 2008 · Firewater is the loose musical collective formed by the eccentric leader Tod A. In the last ten years, the unclassifiable group has released six albums that somewhat fit into the punk area, but Firewater is also fueled by gypsy music, ska, jazz and klezmer.
May 7th, 2008 · Decades after the death of Django Reinhardt, his music is flourishing and evolving in Roma musical communities all around the world. Hear an interview with Michael Dregni, author of a new book on Gypsy swing.
Apr 13th, 2008 · Gypsy's antiherone is a woman boiling over with frustrated ambition, who channels all her energies into turning her daughters into stars woe be to anyone who gets in her way. Jeff Lunden has an appreciation.