Today (April 8) is International Romani Day, and in honor of this day we're releasing a virtual concert featuring some of the artists who have participated in Roma Voices Project. Because of pandemic restrictions, we weren't able to be all together in one place, so...
If you’ve listened to other songs in the Roma Voices Project, you may have noticed that Roma don’t shy away from expressing their emotions. Roma are a passionate and emotional people, and they openly express what they’re feeling – whether it’s anger, joy or...
Some traditional Roma songs like this one are heavy and sad. They express Roma identity, the harsh realities of life, and faith that things can be better. Maybe in this song you can hear echoes of spirituals from African American history – songs born out...
Many of our artists have said that Roma musicians strive to express all the strongest emotions that Roma experience. If that’s true, it’s no wonder so many Roma songs are also about sadness, death and dying. Pašo hrobos tells, in words and music, the...
