Esma Redžepova
Oyuncu · 1943 – 2016 · Skopje, Macedonia
Emma Redzepova was a Macedonian vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian of Romani ethnicity. Because of her prolific repertoire, which includes hundreds of songs, and because of her contribution to Roma culture and its promotion, she was nicknamed Queen of the Gypsies.
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Film7.3MüzikBelgeselA brief look into Romany culture and Rom (Gypsies) from around the globe as five famous Romany groups tour the USA.
Gypsy Caravan: When the Road Bends
2006 · 10 votes
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In 2001, twelve singing divas from all over the world gathered in Taormina, in the world-famous Greek amphitheater. Under the direction of André Heller, they let their unique voices ring out in the magically illuminated venue. This "festival of the last prima donnas" included, among others, the American star soprano Jessye Norman, the "Voice of Africa" Ami Koita, the jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, hailed as the "new Ella Fitzgerald," as well as the highly successful Israeli pop singer Noa and her Arab-Palestinian counterpart Amal Murkus, the "Piaf of the Gypsies" Esma Redzepova, and the reincarnation of Naples music, Lina Sastri.
FilmBelgeselMüzikRROMANI SOUL traces the true origin of the Rroma people. Through rituals, song and dance we follow emblematic figure and "Queen of the Gypsies" Esma Redzepova to Macedonia, south of France and finally to India. The film reveals for the first time ever that the true and unique origin of the Rroma is Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rromani Soul
2008
FilmBelgeselMüzikThey come from Romanian villages and the slums of Skopje: legendary Roma orchestras from Eastern Europe, singers and brass bands from the Balkans.
Film7.0BelgeselMüzikUntold human story about The King of Romani music and world blues legend.
Film8.0BelgeselMüzikAn impressive visual and sonorous experience through the meanders of the Danube, from its delta in the Black Sea to Serbia, in search of the gypsy people (or the Roma) and their music and culture.
Princes Among Men
2017 · 1 votes
FilmBelgeselMüzikA documentary about the life and career of Vanja Lazarova, the greatest female performer of Macedonian traditional songs, the first Macedonian singer to record phonograms for PHILIPS, and the only Macedonian singer to perform in front of Queen Elizabeth the Second and Sir Winston Churchill at the Royal Albert Hall.