PragueBuzz!

Prague has just finished Khamoro Roma Festival, filled with melodies from many corners of the world: India, Portugal and the Balkans.
“Macedonia’s Orkestar Strumica - blasting passers-by in Prague’s Zelezna street with its ear-splitting blend of traditional Balkan gypsy music and their own, more modern compositions. Orkestar Strumica formed the vanguard of the traditional Khamoro parade through the Old Town, something that’s become very much the highlight of the festival.”

Music was not the only topic to be discussed at the festival as there was a series of discussions about issues faced by the Roma in their contemporary societies.

“There is of course a serious side to Khamoro. Many of Europe’s millions of Romanies live on the very margins of society, subject to discrimination in both schools and the workplace, and generally living shorter and less fulfilling lives than their non-Roma counterparts.”

Official website: http://www.khamoro.cz/

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