Palikerav Mamo (“Thank you, Mother”)

Palikerav Mamo (“Thank you, Mother”)

by | Nov 30, 2020

“Thank You Mother” is a popular Roma song that’s been recorded countless times. The original author is unknown, but this is not unusual for these types of songs: Someone writes a song, someone else hears it and repeats it, someone else modifies it and adds to it… then...
Namuk Man (Don’t Leave Me)

Namuk Man (Don’t Leave Me)

by | May 1, 2020

In our interviews and conversations during this project, one theme kept coming up again and again: Roma express all kinds of emotions through their music. This song is a perfect example, born of a time of fear and sadness. “One day my grandmother went to the doctor...