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Current AffairsKhamoro festival brings Roma music, culture to Prague
Prague is currently hosting the thirteenth annual Khamoro festival – a
celebration of Roma culture coupled with serious debate about conditions
for the Roma minority. Gypsy musicians from as far afield as Hungary,
India, France and Norway feature at this year’s festival, which began
with a re-enactment of a traditional Romani wedding. More
Current AffairsKhamoro Festival celebrates 10th anniversary in Prague
The Khamoro Festival is an international Romany Festival held in Prague
each year. This year saw the 10th anniversary of the event, which features
Romany performers and musicians from around the world, celebrating their
rich cultural heritage with a packed programme of performances. One of the
highlights is a vibrant procession of dancing and music which winds its
colourful way from Mustek to Old Town Square. Jamie Brindley followed the
procession yesterday.
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ArtsBalkan, Indian rhythms collide at Khamoro World Roma Festival
In this week's Arts, we look at the annual Khamoro Roma Festival, one of
the largest festivals of Roma arts and culture in Europe. For the past
week the Czech capital has reverberated to sounds from as far afield as
India, Portugal and the Balkans.
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Current AffairsKhamoro Roma festival brings music and more to Prague
This week Prague plays host to the ninth annual Khamoro Roma Festival, one
of the largest festivals of Roma arts and culture in Europe. For the next
five days the Czech capital will reverberate to sounds from all over the
world, from Macedonia's Orkestrar Strumica to the Dhoad Gypsies of
Rajasthan. At the same time, there will be a number of discussions
examining the issues facing contemporary Roma communities. Barbora
Subertova is one of Khamoro's organisers.
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Current AffairsKhamoro - Romany musician Harri Stojka: "Roma in the Czech Republic need to integrate"
The Khamoro world Roma festival is once again under way in Prague. For the
eighth year running Roma musicians have been flocking to the Czech capital
from all over Europe and the United States to perform everything from Gypsy
jazz to traditional Roma folk songs. The festival has also been offering
film screenings, book readings, and an exhibition of photographs. It all
culminates with a gala concert of traditional music and an international
seminar - a tribute to Milena Hubschmannova, who founded the Romany
studies department at Prague's Charles University and died last year.
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Current AffairsHighlights of World Roma Festival Khamoro
Every year we report from Khamoro the World Roma Festival, when top
international Gypsy musicians gather in Prague. Their performances are
always received with great enthusiasm. This year's 7th festival was no
exception, and has been hailed as a great success.
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Current Affairs"Khamoro" celebrates Gypsy art and music for the 7th time
The Khamoro World Roma Festival started in Prague once again this Tuesday.
The seventh festival of Roma culture will last one week with the highpoint
being a gala concert in Prague's Lucerna Ballroom on Saturday.
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