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Häns'che Weiss, famous for his Gypsy jazz style, won the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis; Hüsnü Şenlendirici – Turkish musician; Ion Voicu (1923–1997) – Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor, founder of Bucharest Chamber Orchestra; Irini Merkouri (born 1981) – Greek pop singer; Iva Bittová – Czech singer and violinist
Zhena Muzyka - Founder of Zhena’s Gypsy Tea [13] Boris Pelekh - singer [14] [15] Sani Rifati - Kosovar-American human rights activist and the President of Voice of Roma; Levi and Matilda Stanley - 19th century immigrant Romanichal elders; Nettie Stanley - matriarch of the family starring in the TLC reality television series "Gypsy Sisters"
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin For other uses, see Romani (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Romanians or Roman people. Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Gypsy (disambiguation). Ethnic group Romani people Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World ...
There has been an increased consciousness of the existence of the Roma as an American people after the Cold War, but there remains a sense of mythology around the group. [5] An announcement made on New York television station WABC referred to Romani people as 'real live Gypsies', suggesting a question mark on their existence. [8]
He is best known as one of the interviewed Irish Travelers in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2011. [24] Hughie Maughan, runner-up of Big Brother 17, contestant on the Irish Dancing with the Stars [25] he also partook in First dates ireland; Rosaleen McDonagh, playwright [26]
The Romani people are known by a variety of names, mostly as Gypsies, Roma, Tsinganoi, Bohémiens, and various linguistic variations of these names. There are also numerous subgroups and clans with their own self-designations, such as the Sinti, Kalderash, Boyash, Manouche, Lovari, Lăutari, Machvaya, Romanichal, Romanisael, Kale, Kaale, Xoraxai and Romungro.
Self published. Reprinted as The Guitar Styles of Django Reinhardt and the Gypsies, Music Sales America, 1992, ISBN 978-0-7119-1853-5; Cruickshank, Ian (1994). Django's Gypsies – The Mystique of Django Reinhardt and His People. Ashley Mark Publishing. ISBN 0-872639-06-2, OCLC 32394702; Delaunay, Charles (1961). Django Reinhardt. Da Capo Press.
The Romani people, also referred to as Roma, Sinti, or Kale, depending on the subgroup, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that primarily lives in Europe. The Romani may have migrated from what is the modern Indian state of Rajasthan, [1] migrating to the northwest (the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent) around 250 BC. [1]